August 1st: Just landed in Accra, Ghana - the capital of Ghana! I am very exhausted from the long 16 hour journey, but I am finally here and I couldn't be more excited!! I am about to sleep soon because I have to wake up at 6 am tomorrow morning for a 12 hour journey to travel to Tamale, a region in the Northern Region of Ghana where I will be
working for Unite for Sight.
Before I go to bed - I just wanted all of you to get to know Ghana a bit better:
- Full name: Republic of Ghana
- Location: Ghana is located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
- Population: 24.3 million
- Capital: Accra
- Area: 2,098 sq miles (Slightly smaller than Oregon)
- Major languages: English, African languages including Akan, Ewe, Twi
- Major religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs, Islam
- Life expectancy: 57 years (men), 59 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: Cedi
- Main exports: Gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminium, manganese ore, diamonds
- Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
- Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies
- Motto: "Freedom and Justice"
- President: John Atta Mills
- Popular Sport: Soccer
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