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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Lake Volta country Ghana
Lake Volta basinCountry Ghana
Independence Day country Ghana
subject surface form: Independence Day (Ghana)
Independence Day observedIn Ghana
subject surface form: Independence Day (Ghana)
this entity surface form: Republic of Ghana
Ashanti Region country Ghana
Ashanti Region partOf Ghana
this entity surface form: Republic of Ghana
Volta Region country Ghana
Volta Region partOf Ghana
this entity surface form: Republic of Ghana
Volta Region country Ghana
subject surface form: Ho
Volta Region country Ghana
subject surface form: Hohoe
Volta Region country Ghana
subject surface form: Mount Afadja
Volta Region country Ghana
subject surface form: Kyabobo National Park
Northern Region country Ghana
Northern Region locatedIn Ghana
Northern Region partOf Ghana
this entity surface form: Republic of Ghana
Western Region country Ghana
Western Region partOf Ghana
this entity surface form: Republic of Ghana
Flag of Ghana country Ghana
Central Region country Ghana
Central Region locatedIn Ghana
Eastern Region country Ghana
Eastern Region locatedIn Ghana
Upper East Region country Ghana
Upper East Region country Ghana
subject surface form: Bolgatanga
Upper East Region governingCountry Ghana
this entity surface form: Republic of Ghana
Akan language country Ghana
Fante people country Ghana
Fon language spokenIn Ghana
Avatime language spokenIn Ghana
Avatime language country Ghana
Anyin language spokenIn Ghana
Anyin language country Ghana
Ga language spokenIn Ghana
Ga language country Ghana
Dangme language country Ghana
Sehwi language spokenIn Ghana
Sehwi language country Ghana
Nawuri language country Ghana