slovo | definícia |
ghana (mass) | Ghana
- Ghana |
ghana (msas) | Ghana
- GH, GHA, Ghana |
ghana (msasasci) | Ghana
- GH, GHA, Ghana |
ghana (encz) | Ghana,Ghana n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
ghana (czen) | Ghana,Ghanan: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Ghana (gcide) | Ghana \Gha"na\ (g[aum]"n[.a]) prop. n.
A country in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo, with Burkina Faso
bordering on the north, with a population of 17,698,271 (July
1996 est), and a total area of 238,540 sq km. The government
is a constitutional democracy, and the capital city is Accra.
[PJC]
Note: It has a tropical climate, being warm and comparatively
dry along the southeast coast, hot and humid in
southwest and hot and dry in the north. Its terrain is
mostly low plains with a dissected plateau in the
south-central area.
The official language is English, and several African
languages are spoken, including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba,
Ewe, and Ga. The population is comprised 99.8% of black
Africans and 0.2% European and other nationalities. The
major tribes are: Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%,
and Ga 8%. The religious composition is 38% indigenous
beliefs, 30% Muslim, 24% Christian and 8% others.
The unit of currency is the new cedi; 1 new cedi (C) =
100 pesewas. The exchange rates for the cedi were: new
cedis per US$1 - 1,246.11 (September 1995), 956.71
(1994), 649.06 (1993), 437.09 (1992), 367.83 (1991).
Navigable waterways include the Volta, Ankobra, and
Tano Rivers, providing 168 km of perennial navigation
for launches and lighters. --CIA Factbook 1996
[PJC] |
ghana (wn) | Ghana
n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was
colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: Ghana,
Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
ghana (mass) | Ghana
- Ghana |
ghana (msas) | Ghana
- GH, GHA, Ghana |
ghana (msasasci) | Ghana
- GH, GHA, Ghana |
ghana (encz) | Ghana,Ghana n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
ghanaian (encz) | Ghanaian,ghanský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ghana (czen) | Ghana,Ghanan: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
hl.m. - ghana (czen) | hl.m. - Ghana,Accran: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Ghanaian (gcide) | Ghanaian \Ghanaian\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Ghana; as, Ghanaian
writers.
Syn: Ghanian, Ghanese.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. of or pertaining to Ghana. Ghanaian cocoa production
Syn: Ghanese, Ghanian.
[WordNet 1.5] |
capital of ghana (wn) | capital of Ghana
n 1: the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water
port [syn: Accra, capital of Ghana] |
ghana (wn) | Ghana
n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was
colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: Ghana,
Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast] |
ghanaian (wn) | Ghanaian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Ghana or its
people or language; "Ghanaian cocoa production" [syn:
Ghanaian, Ghanese, Ghanian] |
republic of ghana (wn) | Republic of Ghana
n 1: a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was
colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" [syn: Ghana,
Republic of Ghana, Gold Coast] |
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