GHANA

CLIMATE OF GHANA

• Ghana is a tropical country
• All year round Ghana is warm and dry.
• South-West of Ghana is hot and humid.
• North of Ghana is hot and dry.

HiSTORY

• The ancient empire of Ghana reigned until the 13th century.
• Ghana was first seen by Portuguese traders in 1470.
• Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast.

THE PEOPLE IN GHANA

• The people who live in Ghana are called Ghananian people.
• They have a very different culture and life to us.

INTERESTING FACTS

• The population growth rate this year is 2.2 percent
• The Republic of Ghana has a total surface area of 238,837 square kilometers

WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE IN GHANA SPEAK ENGLISH

• A lot of people in Ghana speak English because they are a major country with lots of tourists, and part of the commonwealth.

AN AUSTRALIAN STATE THE SAME SIZE OF GHANA

• The state that is around the same size of Ghana is Victoria.

THERE ARE 145 Indigenous GROUPS IN AUSTRALIA.

THERE ARE 250 LANGUAGE GROUPS IN GHANA