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Culture In GhanaPresented by: Benedict Bortey Tawiah
Culture In GhanaPresented by: Benedict Bortey Tawiah
Location: West Coast of Africa
Land Surface : 92,100 square miles (238,540 Square Kilometer)
Population in 2010: 24,391,823
1995 2000 2005 20100
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POPULATION CHART
Popu
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Mill
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Year
Accra Capital City
Kumasi2nd Major City
Major Cities
Takoradi3rd Major City
Language:Over 60 different languagesNational Language: English Most spoken : Akan, Ga and
Ewe
Commercial Activities
oFishing
oFarming
Commercial Activities
Commercial Activities
oLivestock
Important Symbols
-Evokes or recall black pride-Power
-Commitment to pan African Unity
Important Symbols
Important Symbols
The Black Stars of Ghana National Soccer Team
Other Important Symbols
National Dress - Kente
Foods and Economy - Fufu
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Banku
Foods custom at special occasions
Festivals in Ghana
Education and Healthcare
Primary School - 6 years Junior High School - 3 yearsSenior High School - 4 yearsUniversity Bachelor's Degree - 4 years
Ghana operates on a
6-3-4-4 System
Students may study in any of the local languages for
much of the first three years, after which English
becomes the medium. Students continue to study
a local language and French as classroom
subjects through at least the ninth grade. All
textbooks and materials are otherwise in English.
University of Ghana at Legon, Accra
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology, Kumasi
University of Cape Coast
University of Education at Winneba
University of Development Studies,
Tamale
Ghana Institute of Management and
Public Administration/Greenhill
College, Accra
University of Mines and Technology,
Tarkwa
Public Transportation
TROTRO
Healthcare and medicine
Tourist Attractions in Ghana
Works Cited.
• Embassy of United states, Accra – Ghana. The Educational System of Ghana. Web. 24 June 2012
• BRUNER, EDWARD M. American Anthropologist vol. 98 (290–304). American Anthropological Association, 1996. wileyonlinelibrary. Web. 24 June 2012
• FESTIVALS OF GHANA. Georgia state University. Web. 24 June 2012. www2.gsu.edu/~finjws/emmat4.htm
• Ayitey, Joseph. Personal Interview. 23 June 2012.• Anang, Lydia. Personal Interview. 22 June 2012