Interesting Facts about Ghana

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15 curious facts about Ghana.

Ghana has national parks, game reserves, and wildlife sanctuaries, but the elephant, lion and leopard populations are diminishing.
Ghana was the first nation to gain its independence in Sub-Saharan Africa in 1957.
The consent of the two extended families is needed for a couple to marry, even if they are living overseas.
The richest deposit in the world of high quality gold is in Ghana's Ashanti gold fields.

In the rural villages Ghanaians usually learn trades by apprenticeship.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Ghana's Azuma Nelson, was the World Boxing Council's Featherweight and Super Featherweight champion.
Ghana is one of the most densely populatd countries in West Africa
According to traditional beliefs spirits are known to shape peoples destinies. Destiny is based on personality and one's existence in relation to God, called Nana Nyame. This belief system also uses myths, concepts and dreams. A person's state of health is examined taking into consideration all these factors.
At the time of independence in 1957, Ghana had only a handful of schools and one university. Today there are five universities and over 15,000 primary and secondary schools.
If an Akan man has eaten a meal, but it is without fufu, he will claim he has not eaten.