Ghana

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Ghana is a West African nation known for being the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule and for its stable democracy and rich cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in West Africa
sovereign state
administrativeDivisionType region
borderCountry Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire

Togo
borderFeature Gulf of Guinea
callingCode +233
capital Accra
continent Africa
currency Ghanaian cedi
demonym Ghanaian
drivesOnThe right
famousFor cocoa production
gold production
historic coastal forts and castles
kente cloth
rich cultural heritage
stable multi-party democracy
firstSubSaharanAfricanCountryToGainIndependenceIn20thCentury true
formerColony Gold Coast
foundingLeader Kwame Nkrumah
governmentType unitary presidential constitutional republic
hasAdministrativeDivision Ashanti Region
Central Region
Eastern Region
Greater Accra Region
Northern Region
Upper East Region
Upper West Region
Volta Region
Western Region
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasOneOfWorldsLargestArtificialLakes Lake Volta
headOfGovernment President of Ghana
headOfState President of Ghana
independenceDate 1957-03-06
independenceDayObservedOn March 6
independenceEvent Independence from the United Kingdom
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .gh
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code GH
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code Ghana self-linksurface differs
surface form: GHA
largestCity Accra
legislature Parliament of Ghana
locatedIn West Africa
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
memberOf African Union
Commonwealth of Nations
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

International Monetary Fund
Non-Aligned Movement
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
nationalAnthem God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
nationalFlag Flag of Ghana
nationalFlagColors gold
green
red
nationalFlagSymbol black star
nationalHoliday Independence Day
nationalMotto Freedom and Justice
nationalSport football
notableLake Lake Volta
notableRiver Volta River
officialLanguage English
officialReligion none
region Sub-Saharan Africa
timeZone UTC+0
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
usesDaylightSavingTime false

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School of Social Sciences country Ghana
subject surface form: School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana
College of Humanities country Ghana
subject surface form: College of Humanities, University of Ghana
Nyagbo language country Ghana
Wasa people country Ghana
Lolobi dialect country Ghana
Buem country Ghana
Lefana (Lelemi) country Ghana
Nawuli country Ghana
subject surface form: Nawuri language
Nawuli country Ghana
subject surface form: Nawuri people
Akyem Twi country Ghana
Mina language country Ghana
Kumasi Airport country Ghana
Civil Division country Ghana
Burma Camp, Accra country Ghana
Sehwi people country Ghana
Sehwi culture country Ghana
Wasa country Ghana
subject surface form: Wasa people
Nawuri country Ghana
Mawu country Ghana
Akpafu dialect country Ghana
Santanɛ dialect country Ghana
Likpe dialect country Ghana
Tafi Atome country Ghana
Tafi Abuife country Ghana
Tafi Mador country Ghana
Tafi Agome country Ghana
Lelemi people country Ghana
Akposso people country Ghana
Osu, Accra country Ghana
Osu neighborhood country Ghana
subject surface form: Osu
Kebu-Akebu country Ghana
Kusasi country Ghana
Nawuri people country Ghana
Mawu people country Ghana
Tafi people country Ghana
Logba Ikpana country Ghana
Buli people country Ghana
Weija country Ghana