>Where is Ghana?

Where is Ghana Located?

The given Ghana location map shows that Ghana is located in the western part of Africa continent.
Ghana map also shows that the country shares its international boundary with Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Besides, the country has also coastline opens into Gulf of Guinea in the south. The name of country i.e. Ghana is not given randomly rather it is given after the Ghana Empire. In fact, Ghana means ‘Warrior King.’ However, after its independence, Ghana has constituted as a parliamentary democracy.

Surprisingly, Ghana is the second largest producer of cocoa in the entire world; hence, besides cocoa, the other major contributors of Ghana economy are – gold, oil, timber, electric power, diamond, bauxite, and manganese. Above all, Ghana is home of Lake Volta; it is the largest artificial lake in the world in terms of surface area.

Country	Ghana
Continent	Africa
Where is Located	Ghana is a country located in the West Africa
Coordinates	5°33'N0°15'W
Capital	Accra
Largest City	Accra
Neighboring Countries	Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo
Administrative divisions	10 regions
Area	92,098 sq mi
Population	24233431
Official Language	English
Currency	Ghana cedi (GH) (GHS)
ISO Alpha-2 Code	GH
ISO Alpha-3 Code	GHA
ISO Numeric Code	288
GDP	$97.5 billion 2014 estimate
Calling code	233
Time Zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Internet TLD	.gh