Ghana is located at the coast of West Africa and bordering Ivory Coast, Togo and Burkina Faso. The “gold coast” of West Africa houses a flora and fauna with three main kinds of landscape: the coastal zone in the south, the strongly deforested tropical rain forest in the south-west and the savannah in the north. The country is under the influence of the nearby equator, as a result there is an extreme hot dry season and a warm, wet rainy saison. The southern part of the country has two rainy seasons per year, the northern part one. The backbone of the economy is agriculture where more than half of all employees work. Cacao is the main export product, thus the economy strongly depends on the world market price.
Ghana is a democratic republic with an elected president, the political situation is solid compared with many other african countries. In this tropical country live different ethnic groups who speak about 75 dialects, the main languages are English and Twi. About half of the Ghanains are younger than 16 years, although child mortality is high.
