Its capital city, Accra is the commercial hub of the country. What's more, Accra is the seat of the country's government and is the country's most populous city. Accra” translates to “ants”, named as such because of the anthills that once surrounded the city. English is Ghana's official language. Ghana's current president is Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo.
Learn more about Ghana through these
ten interesting facts.
1. After English, Akan is the most
popularly used language in Ghana, and is spoken by approximately 67.1% of
the Ghanaian population.
2. Ghana emerged the fourth most peace
nation in Africa (out of 54), in the 2019 Global Peace Index. The first three
most peaceful countries in Africa, as per the aforementioned index are:
Botswana, Malawi, and Mauritius, respectively.
3. The Ghanaian cedi (GH₵, GH¢) is Ghana's unit of currency. One
cedi is divided into one hundred pesewas. The Ghanaian cedi is currently the
third highest valued currency in Africa. $1 = 4.75 CEDI. The first and second
highest valued African currencies are the Libyan Dinar and Tunisian Dinar
respectively.
4. Ghana is home to the biggest market
in West Africa, Kejetia, which is located in Kumasi. Kejetia hosts around
10,000 traders within its confines. About everything is sold at Kejetia - food,
textile, pottery, metal, and what have you.
5. Lake Volta in Ghana's Volta region
is the world's largest man-made lake. Lake Volta is contained behind the
Akosombo Dam. It has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometers, and is located
in the South-Eastern part of Ghana.
6. Ghana is the second-largest producer
of cocoa beans in the world. Cocoa production in Ghana accounts for almost a
sixth of the country's GDP. The largest cocoa-producing country in the world is
Ivory Coast, on 1,448,992 tons. Ghana follows with 835,466 tons.
7. Former United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian. The Ghanaian diplomat served as
the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to
December 2006. Mr. Annan and the UN were co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace
Prize. He passed away on August 18, 2018.
8. Ghanaians tend to make coffins that
reflect the life, dreams, passions and status of the dead. In most cases, the
coffin designs reflect the occupation or status of the deceased.
9. Ghana's Kakum National Rainforest
boasts of over 650 butterfly species, while Ghana's Mole National Park is home
to more than 250 species of birds.
Kakum National Rainforest
10. The highest waterfall in West
Africa, Wli Waterfalls, is found in Ghana.
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