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The name Ghana comes from Wagadu, an empire in west Africa from the 3rd to 12th centuries.

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Ghana

Population
35.1M
Area
238,533 km²
Capital
Accra
Continent
Africa
47th most populous country in the world

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east.

From the “Etymology” section

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Ghana is the country closest to the intersection of the Prime Meridian and the Equator.

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Ghana

Population
35.1M
Area
238,533 km²
Capital
Accra
Continent
Africa
47th most populous country in the world

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east.

From the “Geography” section

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The earliest kingdoms in Ghana included Bonoman in the south and the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north.

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Ghana

Population
35.1M
Area
238,533 km²
Capital
Accra
Continent
Africa
47th most populous country in the world

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east.

From the “History” section

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Ghana is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy with a parliamentary multi-party system.

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Ghana

Population
35.1M
Area
238,533 km²
Capital
Accra
Continent
Africa
47th most populous country in the world

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east.

From the “Politics” section

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Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa globally.

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Ghana

Population
35.1M
Area
238,533 km²
Capital
Accra
Continent
Africa
47th most populous country in the world

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east.

From the “Economy” section

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