10 Things You Didn't Know About Ghana

Hello Displorers, Welcome back to another exciting video and thanks for watching, As you already know, it a pleasure presenting to some interesting but lesser known facts about the beautiful countries on the African continent. Today we are shihing the light on one of the most peaceful country in Africa, Ghana. officially refered to as the Republic of Ghana, Ghana is a country located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language. Ghana which got its independe from Britain in 1957 has a surface area of about 238.535 km2 and a population of about 30 million people. The capital and largest city in Ghana is Accra and the official Language of the country is English but Asante, Twi and ga are also popular languages in the country.
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Ghana is a country with interesting cultures, friendly people and rich cusine and with said, her are 10 things you probably didn’t know about Ghana.

1. Ghana is the second Largest Producers of Cocoa in the World

Cocoa is the chief agricultural export of Ghana and Ghana's main cash crop. Cocoa cultivation is not native to the country; Ghana's cocoa cultivation, however, is noted within the developing world to be one of the most modeled commodities and valuables. Ghana's cocoa production grew an average of 16% between 2000–03. Cocoa has a long production cycle, far longer than many other tropical crops, and new hybrid varieties need over five years to come into production, and a further 10 to 15 years for the tree to reach its full bearing potential. In 2018/2019, Ghana is estimated to have produced about 900 thousand tons of cocoa beans, a decrease from approximately 969 thousand tons in 2016/2017. Although cocoa beans originate from South America, the majority of cocoa bean production is attributed to Africa and Ghana currently ranks as the second Cocoa producing nation in the world.

2. Ghana was the first sub-sararan country to gain independence
The decolonization of Africa took place in the mid-to-late 1950s and 1960s, with sudden and radical regime changes on the continent as colonial governments made the transition to independent states; this was often quite unorganized and marred with violence and political turmoil. In 1949, Riots broke out across the territory and while Nkrumah and other leaders ended up in prison, the event became a catalyst for the independence movement. After being released from prison, Nkrumah founded the Convention People’s Party ), which launched a mass-based campaign for independence with the slogan ‘Self Government Now!. In February of 1951, the Convention People's Party gained political power by winning 34 of 38 elected seats, including one for Nkrumah who was imprisoned at the time. London revised the Gold Coast Constitution to give Blacks a majority in the legislature in 1951. On 6 March 1957, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain its independence from European colonization.

3. Ghana is the fourth most peaceful country in Ghana
According to the Global Peace Index, Ghana is ranked the fourth most peaceful country in Africa and 44 in the world.
“Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008. It is joined at the top of the index by New Zealand, Austria, Portugal, and Denmark. Bhutan has recorded the largest improvement of any country in the top 20, rising 43 places in the last 12 years,” the report said. Ghana is set to be peaceful due to goof leadership and political Stability.

4. Ghana has never won a gold medal at the Olympics

Ghana first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, when it was known by the colonial name of Gold Coast. The nation has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then, missing the 1956 Games, boycotting the 1976 Games in protest of the participation of New Zealand (who still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa), and joining the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Ghana participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in Vancouver in 2010. The National Olympic Committee for Ghana was created in 1951 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the upcoming year. Ghanaian athletes have won a total of four Olympics medals, two bronze and one silver) in boxing, and a bronze medal by the under-23 Ghana national football team in 1992.