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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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Ghana
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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
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
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.
http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/ghana.pdf
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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.visionofhumanity.org/
Ghana is a relatively peaceful country
Further inspiration
https://twitter.com/ghanadecideshttps://twitter.com/JDMahamahttps://twitter.com/KBAmissahArthur
