Ghana, officially 11 the Republic of Ghana (English: Republic of Ghana), 3 12 is a West African country constituted as a semi-presidential republic. It is bordered on the north by Burkina Faso, on the east by Togo, on the west by the Ivory Coast and on the south by the Gulf of Guinea. The territory has been flow of constant European expeditions, mainly of Portuguese, British and Dutch, for the commerce of the great amount of gold that there was by all the zone. Therefore, the territory was called "Costa de Oro".

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Currently, the country is one of the most powerful democracies in the continent, highlighting the important role it plays in the most important organization in the area: the African Union (AU). In addition to this, it is a member of other organizations in which the country does not have great importance: the United Nations (UN), the Commonwealth of Nations (better known by its English name Commonwealth of Nations) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). ). The government is headed by John Dramani Mahama who took over after the death of John Evans Atta Mills who managed to form a government in which many women held important positions.