Maps and Facts

When we tell people we are Traveling to Ghana, a lot of people look a little lost! So here is a map of Africa so you can get an idea to where we will be at.

We will be staying in the Volta Region Of Ghana.

Some Interesting Facts about Ghana

• One of the poorest countries in West Africa
• The Currency is cedi and 1 US Dollar = 13,665.8
  
• Ghanaian Cedi Life expectancy is around 56 years
• Literacy rate is just under 75%.
• We will be staying in the Volta region, and Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake
• The main religion is Christian
• Gold, timber, and cocoa production are Ghana’s major sources of foreign exchange
• Hospital Beds: 1.46 available per 1,000 people in need
• Physicians: 0.15 doctors per 1,000 people in need
• Less than 64% of the total population has access to sanitation facilities
• Infant mortality rate is 52% per 1,000 births a year