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Republic of Ghana, a west African country. Is located in the south Atlantic Ocean. Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo borders with. Territories, before the colonial period in Ghana Empire in Africa, Ashanti, Fante, such as it was part of the former kingdoms.
15. century, increased trade with European countries the arrival of the Portuguese, the British established a colony here in 1874. Ghana became independent from England in 1957.
Territory Akosombo Dam in Ghana (Volta Lake), the world’s largest artificial water is stored. Dam, the White Volta and Black Volta Rivers was established by combining. The distance between north and south of most of the 520 km. long. In Ghana, gold, cocoa, manganese, bauxite, diamonds, timber index, the main export products.
