![]() Map Of Ghana: Ghana is located in West Africa near the equator and on
the Greenwich meridian. It is bounded on the north and north west by
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), on the east by Togo, on the south by the
Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by La Cote D'Ivoire (known as the Ivory Coast).
Ghana's total area is 238,537 sq. km (92,100 sq. miles) its
capital city is Accra. Other cities are Kumasi, Tema, Tamale and Sekondi-Takoradi. The terrain is composed of plains and scrubland, rain
forest and savanna. Ghana has a tropical climate and has a population of about 17.7 million (estimated in 1997).
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