Ghana
Created By: kinet
Last Modified: 12/04/05
Summary: Located in the West Coast of Africa, at the bottom edge of the so-called 'Elephant's Ear', on the Gulf of Guinea, population 18,000,000, 238,536 sq km. It borders Corte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo to the east, and borders the Gulf of Guinea to its south. The capital and largest city is Accra. Also called "The Gold Coast" for the riches that were found there when the Dutch first arrived. The people... the land... the sordid history...Link: Ghana Fact Book
Summary: CIA's page on facts about Ghana, includes a map with the major cities in it and a sidebar linking to such interesting subjects as 'transcontinental issues'.
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Hungry?
Summary: Street vendors walk among the cars, daring the traffic every day as they search for people to buy their wares. You can buy everything from these "Goat's balls" (think giant doughnut hole) to engine parts.
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http://www.bigfoto.com/africa/ghana
http://www.bigfoto.com/africa/ghana/Link: Ghana Government
Summary: Official site for Ghana's government. Right on the front page is a summary of the major news headlines for each day.
Link: Ghana Web
Summary: Ghana's home page. Yes, the country has its very own homepage, including a sidebar replete with goodies. There's a search engine that allows you to peruse the site via. a search, taking all the 'hits' from the site itself.
Link: Palm Wine
Summary: What's your poison? When asked many a Ghanian will reply: palm wine. A spirit made from the distilled sap of a palm tree. It turns out to be very sweet and tasty; however there is no way to measure the alcohol content in it so be warned!
Did you know...
- Ghana was the first country that the Peace Corps went to? Sadly, Peace Corps volunteers are still there... after almost fifty years.
- This is the country I served in from 2000-2002
