Republic+of+Ghana

Created by: Melisa López and Javier Naranjo toc = **My country facts** =

**General infromation**
**Official country name:** The republic of Ghana **Year that the country joined the UN:** 1957

** People **
The people of Ghana is called Ghanaian.
 * 1. What are the people from the country called? **

The official language of Ghana is English but also the have other different languages they speak like Akan,Ashanti Twi, Fanti, Akuapem Twi, Akyem, Kwahu, Nzema, Sagaare, Dagbani, Dangme, Ewe, Ga, Gonja and Kasem, also the French.
 * 2. What is the official language? What other languages do people speak?**

The most practiced religion is the Christianism (63%) and then the Islam (16%) the rest practics other religions.
 * 3. What is the most-practiced religion?**

More or less in Ghana are 23.382.848 inhabitants.
 * 4. How many inhabitants does the country have?**

**Government**
The name of the actual president is John Atta Mills.
 * 1. What is the name of the leader of the country?**

The country is ruled by a Presidential Republic.
 * 2. What type of government is the country ruled by?**

Ghana have two parties, they are called New Patriotic Party and the Nacional Democratic Congress.
 * 3. What are the main political parties of the country?**

Yes it was a colony jointed with the United Kingdom, Ghana gain its idependence in the 6 of March of 1957.
 * 4. Was your country ever a colony? If so, when did it gain its independence?**


 * 5. With how many countries does Ghana** **have diplomatic relations?**

** Geography **
Ghana is located in Africa, in the west side.
 * 1. Where is the country located?**

Ghana is surrounded by Togo, Burkina Faso an Cote d'Ivoire
 * 2. What other nations border the country?**

It have a mountainous landscape.
 * 3. What kind of landscape does the country have?**

Ghana have a tropical climate.
 * 4. What type of climate does your country have?**

**Economy**
The most common sector of enployment is the agriculture.
 * 1. What is the most common sector of employment in the country?**

The unemploiment rate is of the 40 %
 * 2. What is the unemployment rate in your country?**

Ghana exported cocoa, gold, wood , and diamonds.
 * 3. How much money is earned with exportation? Which good are exported?**

That Ghana have gained 4 times the African Cup
 * The most surprising thing Iearned about my country was:**