# Outline of Ghana

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ghana:
Ghana – sovereign country in West Africa in Africa. The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King", and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea). Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, foremost the Bono state, including the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante states along the coast and inland. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874. Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana that once extended throughout much of Western Africa. In the Akan language it is spelled Gaana.

## General reference

* Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːnə/
* Common English country name: Ghana
* Official English country name: The Republic of Ghana
* Common endonym(s):
* Official endonym(s):
* Adjectival(s): Ghanaian
* Demonym(s):
* International rankings of Ghana
* ISO country codes: GH, GHA, 288
* ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GH
* Internet country code top-level domain: .gh

## Geography of Ghana

Geography of Ghana
* Ghana is: a country
* Regions : 16 Regions
* Population of Ghana: 28,830,000 - 47th most populous country
* Area of Ghana: 238,535 km$^2$
* Atlas of Ghana

### Location

* Ghana is situated within the following regions:
** Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime Meridian
*** Africa
**** West Africa
* Time zone: Coordinated Universal Time UTC+00
* Extreme points of Ghana
** High: Mount Afadja 880 m (2,887 ft)
** Low: Gulf of Guinea 0 m
* Land boundaries: 2,094 km
    Togo 877 km
    Cote d'Ivoire 668 km
    Burkina Faso 549 km
* Coastline: 539 km

### Environment of Ghana

* Climate of Ghana
* Geology of Ghana
* Protected areas of Ghana
** National parks of Ghana
* Wildlife of Ghana
** Fauna of Ghana
*** Birds of Ghana
*** Mammals of Ghana

#### Natural geographic features of Ghana

* Glaciers in Ghana: none
* Rivers of Ghana
* World Heritage Sites in Ghana

### 16 Regions of Ghana

* Regions of Ghana
** Districts of Ghana

#### Administrative divisions of Ghana

Administrative divisions of Ghana

##### Districts of Ghana

Districts of Ghana

##### Municipalities of Ghana

* Capital of Ghana: Accra
* Cities of Ghana

### Demography of Ghana

Demographics of Ghana

## Government and politics of Ghana

Politics of Ghana
* Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
* Capital of Ghana: Accra
* Elections in Ghana
* Political parties in Ghana

### Branches of the government of Ghana

Government of Ghana

#### Executive branch of the government of Ghana

* Head of state: President of Ghana,
* Head of government: Prime Minister of Ghana,

#### Legislative branch of the government of Ghana

* Parliament of Ghana (unicameral)

#### Judicial branch of the government of Ghana

Judiciary of Ghana
* Supreme Court of Ghana

### Foreign relations of Ghana

Foreign relations of Ghana
* Diplomatic missions in Ghana
* Diplomatic missions of Ghana

#### International organization membership

The Republic of Ghana is a member of:

### Law and order in Ghana

* Constitution of Ghana
* Human rights in Ghana
** Abortion in Ghana
** LGBT rights in Ghana
* Law enforcement in Ghana

### Military of Ghana

Military of Ghana
* Command
** Commander-in-chief:
*** Ministry of Defence of Ghana
* Forces
** Army of Ghana
** Navy of Ghana
** Air Force of Ghana

## History of Ghana
### Period-coverage

* Early history
* Colonial era
* Dominion
* 1966 to 1979

### By field

* Economic history of Ghana
* History of the Jews in Ghana
* Political history of Ghana
* Postage stamps and postal history of Ghana

### By populated place

* Elmina
* Kumasi

## Culture of Ghana

Culture of Ghana
* Architecture of Ghana
* Cuisine of Ghana
* Festivals in Ghana
* Ghanaian literature
* Languages of Ghana
* Media in Ghana
* Social conduct in Ghana
* National symbols of Ghana
** Coat of arms of Ghana
** Flag of Ghana
** National anthem of Ghana
* Prostitution in Ghana
* Public holidays in Ghana
* Religion in Ghana
** Christianity in Ghana
** Hinduism in Ghana
** Islam in Ghana
*** Ahmadiyya in Ghana
* World Heritage Sites in Ghana

### Art in Ghana

* Akan art
* Cinema of Ghana
** Kumawood
* Kente cloth
* Music of Ghana
** Afrobeats
** Gh hiphop
** Hiplife
** Highlife
** Raglife
* Video gaming in Ghana

### Sports in Ghana

Sports in Ghana
* Football in Ghana
* Ghana at the Olympics
* Rugby union in Ghana

## Economy and infrastructure of Ghana

Economy of Ghana
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 101st (one hundred and first)
* Agriculture in Ghana (Fishing in Ghana, Forestry in Ghana)
* Communications in Ghana
** Internet in Ghana
*** Ghana Internet Policy
*** New media in Ghana
* Companies of Ghana
* Currency of Ghana: Cedi
** ISO 4217: GHS
* Electricity sector in Ghana
* Healthcare in Ghana
* Petroleum industry in Ghana
* Mining in Ghana
* Manufacturing in Ghana
* Ghana Stock Exchange
* Salt industry in Ghana
* Trade unions in Ghana
* Transport in Ghana
** Airports in Ghana
** Rail transport in Ghana
** Road Network
* Water supply and sanitation in Ghana

## Education in Ghana

Education in Ghana

## Health in Ghana

Health in Ghana
* Eye care in Ghana
** Optometry in Ghana