Line #16 UsefulNotes/Ghana


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3	Formerly known as Gold Coast, the '''Republic of Ghana''' used to be a [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire British colony]] until 1957. It was the first sub-Saharian UsefulNotes/{{Africa}}n country to become independent.
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5	Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was an early promoter of Pan-Africanism. While it wouldn’t catch on in his lifetime, eventually his vision became true with the foundation of the African Union.
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7	Ghana has suffered from the requisite UsefulNotes/ColdWar-era military dictatorships, but during Jerry Rawlings' second period in office (1981-2000) it lurched steadily towards democracy, and Rawlings even won elections in 1992 and 1996 that the international community judged largely free and fair, even if the domestic opposition disagreed. Eventually Rawlings relinquished control, and it's since transitioned to being a stable democracy.
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9	Though it’s a mildly poor country, Ghana has been growing steadfastly in the later years, especially the tourism branch, which attracts all kinds of rich Americans, Europeans and others. It also has a bit of a computer industry developing, thanks to a bunch of charities sending computers to the country. Usually they were sent there to be disposed of, but a few Ghanians have actually have salvaged usable parts from them and apparently reverse-engineered a few.
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11	The religion is mainly Christian, with a Islamic minority concentrated on the north. There are also the traditional religions of the zone.
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13	The main sport is [[UsefulNotes/TheBeautifulGame football]]; it's well known today for producing world-class players. In fact, in the [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup 2010 World Cup]] they made it to quarter-finals, before losing to a hand.
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15	The most famous Ghanaian must be [[BadassPacifist Kofi Annan]], known because of his former job as Secretary-General to the UN and because his name [[PunnyName sounds pretty similar to “coffee”]].
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17	By the way, the name “Ghana” comes from the ancient Empire of Ghana, one of the first West African empires. However, modern Ghana [[VestigialEmpire is nowhere near the titular antique empire]]. In fact, the ancient Ghana Empire is actually in what is today UsefulNotes/{{Mauritania}} and UsefulNotes/{{Mali}}, but when Kwame Nkrumah became president, he chose to rename his nation in honor of it.
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19	!! Notable works:
20	* Myth/AkanMythology
21	* Myth/GbeMythology
22	* Myth/MossiMythology
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24	[[AC:The Ghanaian flag]]
25	https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ghana_flag_8529.png
26	->The flag uses the Pan-African colors, but with its own interpretation. The red, yellow and green stripes symbolize the blood of fallen Ghanaian freedom fighters, mineral wealth, and the forests, respectively; the black star symbolizes African freedom, and was likely derived from the logo of Black Star Line, a shipping company led by Jamaican activist UsefulNotes/MarcusGarvey which helps bring freed slaves back to their racial homeland.
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28	[[AC:The Ghanaian national anthem]]
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30	->God bless our homeland Ghana
31	->And make our nation great and strong,
32	->Bold to defend forever
33	->The cause of Freedom and of Right;
34	->Fill our hearts with true humility,
35	->Make us cherish fearless honesty,
36	->And help us to resist oppressors' rule
37	->With all our will and might for evermore.
38	->And help us to resist oppressors' rule
39	->With all our will and might for evermore.
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41	->Hail to thy name, O Ghana,
42	->To thee we make our solemn vow:
43	->Steadfast to build together
44	->A nation strong in Unity;
45	->With our gifts of mind and strength of arm,
46	->Whether night or day, in the midst of storm,
47	->In every need, whate'er the call may be,
48	->To serve thee, Ghana, now and for evermore.
49	->In every need, whate'er the call may be,
50	->To serve thee, Ghana, now and for evermore.
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52	->Raise high the flag of Ghana
53	->and one with Africa advance;
54	->Black star of hope and honour
55	->To all who thirst for liberty;
56	->Where the banner of Ghana freely flies,
57	->May the way to freedom truly lie;
58	->Arise, arise, O sons of Ghana land,
59	->And under God march on for evermore!
60	->Arise, arise, O sons of Ghana land,
61	->And under God march on for evermore!
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63	[[AC:Government]]
64	* Unitary presidential constitutional republic
65	** President: Nana Akufo-Addo
66	** Vice-President: Mahamudu Bawumia
67	** Speaker of Parliament: Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin
68	** Chief Justice: Gertrude Torkornoo
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70	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
71	* '''Capital and largest city:''' Accra
72	* '''Population:''' 31,072,940
73	* '''Area:''' 239,567 km
74	(92,497 sq mi) (80th)
75	* '''Currency''': Ghanaian cedi (₵) (GHS)
76	* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' GH
77	* '''Country calling code:''' 233
78	* '''Highest point:''' Mount Afadjato (880 m/2,887 ft) (167th)

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