Ghana

Ghana

Part # 1

People living in Ghana

Ghana Switzerland

Population 26 million people 8 million people

Internet users 1.3 million 6.15 million

Life expectancy 66 years 82 years

GDP per capita USD 3,500 USD 55,000

Sourceshttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.htmlhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html

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The population of Ghana is growing

Official language English.

Major foreign languages French and Hausa.

Ghanian dialects 56 Ghanaian dialects of which Akwapim Twi, Asante Twi, Fante, Dangbe, Ewe, Kasem, Gonja, Dagare, Ga Dagbani and Nzema are the major languages.

http://www.proudlyafrican.info/Ghana/Top-Sustainable-Companies-in-Best-of-Ghana.aspx

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Ghana culture

There are few women in the Ghana parliament

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf

Most of these issues are morally unacceptable in Ghana

http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/04/15/global-morality/country/ghana/

http://www.gallup.com/poll/114211/Alabamians-Iranians-Common.aspx

Many people in Ghana – and Africa in general – are religious

Part # 2

Economy of Ghana

Natural resources

Gold

Timber

Diamonds

Bauxite

Manganese

Fish

Rubber

Hydropower Oil

Silver

Salt

Limestone

Natural resources in Ghana

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

Cocoa

Gold and cocoa account for 2/3 of exports.

http://media.ft.com/cms/e70a60ce-dee3-11de-adff-00144feab49a.pdf

Agriculture

Ghana Switzerland

238,000 km2

18% is arable land

41,000 km2

10% is arable land

Sourceshttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.htmlhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html

Country size and arable land

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

Agriculture accounts for about 35% of GDP and employs about 55% of the work force - mainly small landholders.

About 50% of the population in Ghana lack adequate water supplies.

70% of all illnesses in Ghana are related to waterborne contaminants.

Mahajan, Vijay: Africa Rising, p. 176.

Harvard University and MIT provide lending support to establish an agribusiness training center at the Afram Plains on the shoreline of the Lake Volta in Ghana.

The agribusiness knowledge center will facilitate research and industry training of farmers as entrepreneurs as well as assist the innovation in sustainable economic, environmental and social impact designs.

http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/03/harvard-university-mit-to-support-agribusiness-training-centre-setup-in-ghana/

http://www.chocosuisse.ch/web/chocosuisse/en/documentation/facts_figures.html

24% of the total cocoa harvest 2010 / 2011 was in Ghana

Energy and transportation

Road transport accounts for 96% of passenger and freight traffic in Ghana.

Buses account for 60% and taxis for 15% of passenger movement. The remaining 25% is accounted for by private cars.

http://www.gipcghana.com/invest-in-ghana/why-ghana/infrastructure/transportation-infrastructure.html

The Adome bridge crosses the Volta river

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Ghana

The 1,000 km. railway network in Ghana has improvement potential

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Ghanahttp://www.gipcghana.com/invest-in-ghana/why-ghana/infrastructure/transportation-infrastructure.html

Most of Ghana’s chief export, cacao, is shipped from Tema, the busiest port in Ghana.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/geography/tema.php

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is responsible for the distribution of electricity within all but northern Ghana.

The Volta River Authority (VRA) is, through its distribution agency “the Northern Electricity Department (NED)” the sole distributor of electricity in the Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, and parts of Ashanti and Volta Regions of Ghana.

http://www.gipcghana.com/invest-in-ghana/doing-business-in-ghana/cost-of-doing-business/utilities.html

Telecommuniations

VodafonePurchased 70% of formerly state-owned Ghana Telecom in 2008.

MTNMarket leader in Ghana as in the rest of Africa.

Bharti AirtelTook over mobile operations from Zain in Africa.

MillicomEmerging markets telecoms specialist. Operates as Tigo.

GlobacomFrom Nigeria.

Sourceshttp://media.ft.com/cms/e70a60ce-dee3-11de-adff-00144feab49a.pdfhttp://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-263/telecoms/two-of-ghana-s-mobile-operators-set-to-offer-gprs-and-kasapa-launches-http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2010/07/05/bharti-airtel-to-pump-200-million-into-zain-operations/

Finance

Few households in Ghana have access to financial services

http://www.weforum.org/pdf/AFCR09/AFCR09_full_report.pdf

Ghana

The 5 most problematic factors for doing business in Ghana

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Africa_Competitiveness_Report_2013.pdf

Education

The need for education in Ghana is relatively large. About ¼ of the people over 15 years of age living in Ghana cannot read and write.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2103.html

Health

Ghana was the first country to roll out pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines at the same time.

http://www.one.org/us/2014/04/23/world-immunization-week-joan-awunyo-akaba-the-ghanaian-voice-no-one-could-stifle/

Supermarkets and open-air markets

https://www.facebook.com/AccraMallLimited/

LizMart in Ashanti is owned by Albert Quagrine.

http://www.modernghana.com/news/32739/1/obuasi-hosts-ashantis-biggest-supermarket.html

Sourceshttp://www.shoprite.co.za/Pages/Ghana.aspxhttps://www.msu.edu/course/aec/841/Discussion/DPR_Weatherspoon-Reardon-Rise_African_Supermarkets.pdf

Shoprite has stores in Accra and Tema.

http://www.ifama.org/files/IFAMR/Vol%2017/(7)%20Meng_20130041.pdf

Open-air markets still dominate the food retail system in Ghana and are preferred by non college-educated households.

3 examples of open-air markets Techiman’s food market. Market circle in Takoradi. Makola market outside Accra.

http://www.ifama.org/files/IFAMR/Vol%2017/(7)%20Meng_20130041.pdf

Part # 3

Political aspects

After more than 50 years of colonisation by Britain, Ghana achieved independence on March 6th, 1957, becoming the first African country to free itself from a colonial power.

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Democracy in Ghana

http://www.freedomhouse.org/report-types/freedom-press

Free press in Ghana Green = freePurple = Not free

Ghana

http://www.transparency.org/cpi

Degree of corruption in Ghana

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http://www.visionofhumanity.org/

Ghana is a relatively peaceful country

Further inspiration

https://twitter.com/ghanadecideshttps://twitter.com/JDMahamahttps://twitter.com/KBAmissahArthur