Map of Ghana can be very useful to those persons who are interested in the geography of the place. Map of Ghana deals with the location of the place and its latitudinal and longitudinal position.
Ghana lies in the center of the West African coast and shares about 2,093 km of land borders with the three French-speaking nations.These nations are Burkina Faso to the north, Côte d'Ivoire to the west and Togo to the east. To the south of Ghana lies the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Ghana Map also gives an idea about the total land area of the place which is about 238,533 square kilometers. Size of Ghana is about the same as United Kingdom and is slightly smaller than Oregon.The Cape Three Points is 4° 30' north of the equator and lies in the southernmost part of Ghana.From this position the country extends for about 670 kilometers inland to about 11 degree north.The gap between the widest part of Ghana located between one degree twelve minutes east longitude to three degree fifteen minutes longitude is about 560 kilometers. The Greenwich meridian passing through London also passes through the eastern part of the country at Tema.
The country is located in West Africa and is very close to the equator.Its capital is Accra.The other major cities of Ghana are Kumasi, Tema, Tamale and Sekondi-Takoradi. Plains, scrublands, rain forest and savanna mainly compose the terrains of Ghana.The Map of Ghana also reveals about the population of the place which is about 17.7 million and has a tropical climate.
Ghana is mainly divided into ten regions namely the Northern, Upper West, Upper East, Volta, Ashanti, Western, Eastern, Central, Brong - Ahafo and Greater Accra.
Ghana is the first sub Saharan country to have achieved independence in colonial Africa. The place was previously a colony formed due to the merger of British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland.In the year 1992 a new constitution was approved and Lt. Jerry Rawlings became the head of the state who ruled the state up to 2000.
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