A BRIEF HISTORY

1482 - Portuguese settle in Ghana
1874 - Coastal area declared a British Crown Colony
1957 - Ghana gains independence, Kwame Nkrumah elected prime minister
1960 - Ghana proclaimed a republic, Kwame Nkrumah elected president
1966-1991 – Ghana experiences political unrest
1992 - Ghana approves a new constitution and Jerry Rawlings elected president
2000 - John Agyekum Kuffuor elected president
2008 - Presidential elections on 7th December

CHURCHES OF CHRIST OF GHANA

Congregations - @ 3000+
Membership – @ 700,000
Programs: Ghana Bible College, Heritage Christian College, West Coast School of Preaching; Rural Water Development Project; Village of Hope; Clinics; Numerous schools (K-12, technical, etc.)

GHANA IN BRIEF

Official name: Republic of Ghana
Population: 23,382,848
Land Area: 92,098 sq miles
Government: Constitutional democracy
President: John Agyekum Kufuor
Capital: Accra
Independence: March 6, 1957

Languages: English, African languages including Akan, Ewe
Religion: Christianity – 68.8%, Islam – 15.9%, indigenous beliefs – 8.5%

Life expectancy: Men-58.7 yrs, women-60.4 yrs
Infant mortality: 52.31 deaths per 1,000 live births

Monetary unit: New Cedi
Agriculture: cocoa, rice, cassava, peanuts, corn, millet, pepper, shea nuts, bananas; timber
Industry: mining, lumbering, food processing, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, cement
Main exports: Gold, cocoa, diamonds, timber, fish, bauxite, manganese ore, petroleum, hydropower
GNI per capita: US $590 (World Bank, 2007)
Internet users: 650,000+
Mobile/cell phones: 7.604 million (2007)