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

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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