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Ghana
Map of Ghana
ContinentAfrica
Geographic coordinates8°00′N 2°00′W / 8.000°N 2.000°W / 8.000; -2.000
AreaRanked 82nd
- Total238,533 square kilometres (92,098 sq mi)
- % water3.5% (8,520 square kilometres (3,290 sq mi))
Coastline539 km
Highest pointMount Afadja, 885 m
Lowest pointAtlantic Ocean, 0 m
Longest riverVolta
Largest inland body of waterLake Volta
Land Use 
- Arable land20.66 %
- Permanent crops11.87 %
- Other67.48% (2012)
Irrigated land309 square kilometres (119 sq mi) (2003)
ClimateTropical
Natural resourcesindustrial minerals, gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, natural gas, silver, salt, limestone
Environmental issuesdrought, deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, poaching, habitat destruction, water pollution
Satellite image of Ghana

Ghana is a West African country in Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea.

Ghana encompasses plains, low hills, rivers, Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, Dodi Island and Bobowasi Island on the south Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana. Ghana can be divided into four different geographical ecoregions. The coastline is mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains and scrub and intersected by several rivers and streams. The northern part of Ghana features high plains. South-west and south-central Ghana is made up of a forested plateau region consisting of the Ashanti uplands and the Kwahu Plateau. The hilly Akwapim-Togo ranges are found along Ghana's eastern international border.

The Volta Basin takes up most of south-central Ghana and Ghana's highest point is Mount Afadja which is 885 m (2,904 ft) and is found in the Akwapim-Togo ranges. The climate is tropical and the eastern coastal belt is warm and comparatively dry, the south-west corner of Ghana is hot and humid, and the north of Ghana is warm and wet. Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial lake, extends through small portions of south-eastern Ghana and many tributary rivers such as the Oti and Afram rivers flow into it.

The northernmost part of Ghana is Pulmakom and the southernmost part of Ghana is Cape three points near Axim. Ghana lies between latitudes 4° and 12°N. South Ghana contains evergreen and semi-deciduous forests consisting of trees such as mahogany, odum, ebony and it also contains much of Ghana's oil palms and mangroves with shea trees, baobabs and acacias found in the northern part of Ghana.

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