... at least 500miles from modern Ghana. Included parts of modern Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. This empire arose around the 3rd Century BC and flourished for more than a thousand years. * Ghana was an important center of trade. Its wealth was great that Arabs called it the land of gold and this is still used today * Modern Ghana is located in West Africa bordering the Gulf of Guinea between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo * Has a tropical climate that is warm and relatively dry along the Southeast cost, hot and humid in the Southwest and hot and dry in the north. * Natural resources are gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, rubber and hydropower. * Population about 20 million people with approximately 32 % living in poverty. * English is the official language with ethnic languages in use (e.g. Akan, Ewe, Ga etc.) * Religious brake down of the population (63%Christian, 21%Indigenous and 16%Muslims) * Current ...

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