Ghana is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso to north, Togo to the east and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.
The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957,becoming the first African nation to do so, from colonialism. A global poll found that Ghana was the most religious country in the world.
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an estimated urban population of 2,291,352 as of 2012.
