With over 35 million inhabitants, ghana is the thirteenth-most populous country in africa, and the second-most populous country in west africa specifically. The capital and largest city is accra. A virtual guide to ghana, formerly known as the gold coast, a country in western africa just north of the equator.

Summary ghana, a country on the west coast of africa, is one of the most thriving democracies on the continent. Several international airlines, including british airways and delta airlines, operate regularly scheduled flights from ghana to major cities in north america, europe, africa and the middle east. The republic of ghana is located in west africa. It borders cote d’ivoire to the west, burkina faso to the north, togo to the east and the gulf of guinea to the south.