Ghana Facts

                                                     
                                               
Pictures used from: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html

Capital: Accra

Population: ~25 million people

                   0-14 years: 36.5%
                   15-64 years: 60%
                   65 years and over: 3.6%          
      
                   Median Age: 21.4    

Currency: Cedis (GHC)
                 The current exchange rate is 1.57.
                 They use coins in denominations of 50, 100, 200, and 500
                       and banknotes in denominations of 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, and 20,000.

Airports: Accra, Kumasi, Navrongo, Wa, Sekondi-Takoradi, Sunyani, Tamale, Yendi
               One source said there were 11 airports with only 7 paved runways, 1 for customs.

People and Culture:

• Always greet people first when you enter a room.
• Always greet people right to left, even if you enter the room on the left.
• Four types of music: Contemporary, Traditional, Gospel and Imported
• Use your right hand when eating or giving people something.
• Ghana is a tolerant Nation so never make derogatory remarks about other religions, politics, etc.
• Be respectful of elders
• Always share
• Do not be wasteful.  It's ok to offer something you might have extra of to someone else
• Direct conversation is considered rude.
• Starting times are not always accurate
• Keep dress proper

Weather: Humid along the coast (which Accra is)
               During the months of December through February  there is the Harmattan that sweeps through
               Ghana.  This is a dry, dusty, Sahara wind.  It is stronger in the northern part of Ghana.

Language: Other, which includes English is the official language (36.1%)
                  Asante (14.8%)
                  Ewe (12.7%)
                  Fante (9.9%)
                  Boron (4.6%)
                  Dagomba (4.3%)
                  Dangme (4.3%)
                  Dagarte (3.7%)
                  Akyem (3.4%)
                  Ga (3.4%)
                  Akuapem (2.9%)
    
Diversity of Country: Nationality: Ghanian
                 Akan 45.3%
                 Mole-Dagbon 15.2%
                 Ewe 11.7%
                 Ga-Dangme 7.3%
                 Guan 4%
                 Gurma 3.6%
                 Grusi 2.6%
                 Mande-Busanga 1%
                 other tribes 1.4%
                 Other 7.8%

Political Conditions: Constitutional Democracy President Professor John Evans Atta Mills
                                 3 Branches of Government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial
                                 Universal Suffrage: 18
                                 Formerly known as the Gold Coast
                                 Independence from UK on March 6th 1957
                                 National Anthem: God Bless Our Homeland Ghana

Religion: Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestand 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%)
                Muslim 15.9%
                Traditional 8.5%
                Other 0.7%
                None 6.1%      

Differences in Terminology:

Thank you	Me da se
Please	Me pow chow
Excuse me	Me pow chow

White person	Obruni
Black person	Obibini

How are you?	E te sen?
I am fine	Me ho ye
How are you?	Wo ho te sen?
I am fine	Me ho ye
Goodbye	Bye bye

More  words and videos of the Twi (Ch-ee) Language: http://www.easytrackghana.com/cultural_overview_ghana/language-videos-ghana.html


Communication Styles:
                   Handshake: Shake hands and then snap middle finger against other person's hand.


Information used from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html and http://www.easytrackghana.com/