Geography
Annual rainfall in the south averages 2,030mm but varies greatly throughout the country, with the heaviest rainfall in Western Region and the lowest in the north.
The People and language
Ghana’s population is estimated at 20 million, roughly ten percent of whom live in and around the capital city of Accra. Other major urban centres include Kumasi, Tamale, Tema, Takoradi and Cape Coast. More than 70 languages and major dialects are spoken countrywide, classified in four linguistic groups: Akan, Mole-Dagbani, Ewe and Ga. The most widespread Akan language is Twi which is spoken by roughly half the population, including the Asante (Ashanti) people of Kumasi and the coastal Fante.
While the Lingua Franca of the country is English, French and Hausa are also spoken as two major foreign languages.
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