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CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

  • Ghana practices the parliamentary democracy of government and we got that from our colonia rulers (Britain).

  • Ghana has population of 25.9 million people.

  • The country is divided into 10 different Regions, what Americans call state.

Here are the  regions with their capitals ; 

Regions
Capitals
  • Ashanti.
  • Brong-Ahafo.
  • Greater Accra.
  • Central.
  • Eastern.
  • Western 
  • Northern.
  • Upper East.
  • Upper West
  • Volta
     
     
     
     
  • Kumasi
  • Sunyani
  • Accra
  • Cape Coast
  • Koforidua
  • Sekondi-Takoradi  
  • Tamale
  • Bolgatanga
  • Wa
  • Ho

  • Ghana practices the multiparty systems and has over 20 political parties, but only a few gets the chance to stand for elections due to lack of financial support.

  • Convention People's Party (CPP)

    • National Convention Party (NCP) - merged with PCP to reform CPP

    • People's Convention Party (PCP) - merged with NCP to reform CPP

      • National Independence Party (NIP) - merged with PHP, forming PCP

      • People's Heritage Party (PHP)- merged with NIP, forming PCP

  • Democratic Freedom Party (DFP)

  • Democratic People's Party (DPP)

  • Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE Party)

  • Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP)

  • Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)

  • Ghana Freedom Party (GFP)

  • Ghana National Party (GNP)

  • Independent People's Party (IPP)

  • National Democratic Congress (NDC) - ruling party

  • National Democratic Party (NDP)

  • New Patriotic Party (NPP) - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition

  • National Reform Party (NRP)

  • New Vision Party (NVP)

  • People's National Convention (PNC)

  • Progressive People's Party (PPP)

  • Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD)

  • United Development System Party (UDSP)

  • United Front Party (UFP)

  • United Ghana Movement (UGM)

  • United Love Party (ULP)

  • United Renaissance Party (URP)

  • Yes People's Party (YPP)

  • Ghana Redevelopment Party (GRP)

 

These are some of the political parties. 

 

  • Ghana has literacy rate of is 71.5%

  • The official language is English and the second popular language is Twi which is from one of the tribes in the country. 

  • Apart from the president and the government entourage, the country has various chiefs and kings who help the government in abiding by the rules in the country

  • Ghana has over a 100 languages and about nine major tribes with many ethnic groups.

  • The Ghana constitution constitution caters for the traditional rulers who reign over some of the local areas in in the country.

  • Ghana has three government systems; Lesgislation. judicial and the excutive branch. According to the Ghana constitution that was approved on 28th April, 1992, the legislature has an unicameral house with 230 members and a Speaker, they make the laws. The president is the head of the executives, the judiciary is an independent body that administer justice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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