Ghana — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Ghana: capital Accra, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Ghana is in Africa. Its capital is Accra.

Climate

Tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in the north

Low plains with dissected plateau in the south-central area

Ghana was the first African country south of the Sahara to gain independence.

Lake Volta in Ghana is the world's largest artificial lake by surface area.

Ghana is the second-largest producer of cocoa in the world after Ivory Coast.

1200: Rise of the Ashanti Empire in the Gold Coast region

1482: Portuguese build Elmina Castle, the first European structure in sub-Saharan Africa

1874: Gold Coast becomes a British colony

1957: Ghana becomes the first African country south of the Sahara to gain independence

1992: New constitution establishes the Fourth Republic

2010: Commercial oil production begins in the Jubilee Field