Geography Of Ghana

Location	Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
Geographic coordinates	8 00 N, 2 00 W
Map references	africa
Area	total: 239,460 sq km land: 230,940 sq km water: 8,520 sq km
Area comparative	slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries	total: 2,094 km border countries: Burkina Faso 549 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877 km
Coastline	539 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Terrain	mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Afadjato 880 m
Natural resources	gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower
Land use	arable land: 16.26% permanent crops: 9.67% other: 74.07% (2001)
Irrigated land	110 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts
Environment - current issues	recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography note	Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake

Applied Language Solutions offer English Translation , English to Moshi-Dagomba Translation , English to Ewe Translation .

This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

Flags

If you would like to use this flag of Ghana or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. Please click here for information.

Map

If you would like to use this map of Ghana or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. Please click here for information.

Country Information

If you would like to use this information for Ghana or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. Please click here for information.

Geography Of Ghana