A flag card from Ghana has arrived and another for the collection in this great series of cards..Thanks Lili for this swap...great card ..thanks..
Posted 13 March: Arrived Sydney 01 April .Traveled 19 days..Thanks Lili..
GREETINGS from GHANA.:
GHANA : has an area of 238,535KM2.:and is located in West Africa.
POPULATION : of Ghana is 27,043, 093 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Ghana is Accra.
UNIQUE : The Ghanaian Kente cloth is woven fro silk and cotton and was originally held in such high esteem that only royalty and nobility would wear it.
CURRENCY : Ghanaian currency meant cowry shells in the past , the shells from the snails were used as currency.
FAMOUS : Lake Volta one of the largest man made lakes in the world. The surface area covers 8,502 KM2.
ATHLETICS: Ferdi Ato Abobe this athlete holds the world's record for walking backwards ..100 Meters in 13.6 seconds and a hundred yards in 12.7 seconds.
HISTORY : Name Origin and Meaning .Ghana's name means "warrior king ".and is named after that medieval West African Ghanaian empire circ.300-1200.
INDEPENDENCE: Ghana obtained Independence on the 6th March 1957 from the United Kingdom.
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