Passport card
Republic of Ghana
Ghana
- Capital
- Accra
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Cedi
- Languages
- English
- People
- About 3.5 crore
- Size
- About 2.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- President John Dramani Mahama
- Free since
- 6 March 1957
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Accra
⭐ Ghana was the first colony south of the Sahara to win freedom.
Your Ghana stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Ghana
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Ghana
Turn the globe with your finger. Ghana has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Ghana and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 14 times the size of Ghana.
- PeopleIndia has about 42 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 3.5 crore in Ghana.
- DistanceAccra is about 8,500 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeGhana is 5½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Accra.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Ghana, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Ghana
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Ghana's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Ghana back on the map
Ghana and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Ghana worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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