Ghana
"Warrior King"
Facts!
Capital - Accra
Demonym - Ghanaian
Official Language - English
Languages Spoken - Akan (Asante 14.8%, Fante 9.9%, Akyem 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%), Ewe 12.7%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Ga 3.4%, other (includes English) 36.1%
Currency - Ghanaian Cedi
Flag Description - "This flag was the first to use the Pan-African colors of red, yellow, green and black. Red recalls the blood shed by freedom fighters during the struggle for independence. Yellow represents the country's mineral wealth, while green is symbolic of the country's forests."
National Motto - "Freedom and Justice"
National Anthem - "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana"
Popular Dish - Fufu
Independence from Great Britain - March 6, 1957
Government - Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic
*Ghana was the first black African country to become independent.
*The name Ghana means warrior king and harks back to the days of the Ghana Empire between the 9th and 13th centuries.
*The Ghana Empire was built on trade in salt and gold, which is why British merchants later called it the Gold Coast.
Annual Average Temperature - 26 degrees Celsius or about 79 degrees Fahrenheit
Demonym - Ghanaian
Official Language - English
Languages Spoken - Akan (Asante 14.8%, Fante 9.9%, Akyem 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%), Ewe 12.7%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Ga 3.4%, other (includes English) 36.1%
Currency - Ghanaian Cedi
Flag Description - "This flag was the first to use the Pan-African colors of red, yellow, green and black. Red recalls the blood shed by freedom fighters during the struggle for independence. Yellow represents the country's mineral wealth, while green is symbolic of the country's forests."
National Motto - "Freedom and Justice"
National Anthem - "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana"
Popular Dish - Fufu
Independence from Great Britain - March 6, 1957
Government - Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic
*Ghana was the first black African country to become independent.
*The name Ghana means warrior king and harks back to the days of the Ghana Empire between the 9th and 13th centuries.
*The Ghana Empire was built on trade in salt and gold, which is why British merchants later called it the Gold Coast.
Annual Average Temperature - 26 degrees Celsius or about 79 degrees Fahrenheit
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