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Ghana

Ghana is a country in Africa with 3 land neighbours — 29 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Accra.

Capital
Accra
Population
35.1 million
Area
238,533 km²
Land borders
3
Currency
Ghanaian cedi (GHS)

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Countries that border Ghana

3 land neighbours: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo. Each one has a page of its own.

Why this one is hard

3 neighbours to keep in the right order.

29 countries in Africa have more than its 3 land borders; it is the same as Burundi, Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, Malawi, Somalia and Togo. Of the 3 possible pairings among them, 2 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Burkina Faso is the most connected of them, with 6 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Africa map with Ghana, and on the world map with everyone else.

  • 3

    land borders — 29 countries in Africa have more

  • 2

    pairs of its neighbours that border each other

  • 6

    borders on Burkina Faso, its most-connected neighbour

  • 54

    countries on the Africa map

The capital

Accra

In Capital Rush you see Ghana and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Ghana is the right one.

ISO code
GH
Currency
Ghanaian cedi (GHS)
Official language
English
Quiz maps
Africa · World

Ghana, asked and answered

What countries border Ghana?

Ghana has 3 land neighbours: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo.

What is the capital of Ghana?

Accra. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Ghana comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Ghana in?

Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Where can I practise finding Ghana on a map?

On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Ghana is in the pool, along with all 3 of its neighbours.

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Can you find Ghana on a blank map?

Its 3 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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