Passport/Visa Requirements: Canadian and U.S. citizens need passports, visas, sufficient funds and proof of onward passage. A yellow-fever certificate is also required. Reconfirm travel document requirements with your carrier before departure.
Population: 22,931,299.
Languages: English; more than 50 tribal languages, including Dagbani, Fante, Twi, Ewe and Ga..
Predominant Religions: Animist, Christian, Islamic..
Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Daylight Saving Time is not observed.
Voltage Requirements: 220 volts.
Telephone Codes: 233, country code;
For More Information
Tourist OfficesGhana: Ghana Tourist Board, Nsawam Road, Accra. Phone 233-21-231-817. Fax 233-21-231-779.
Ghana does not have tourist offices in Canada or the U.S.
Ghana Embassies
Canada: High Commission of Ghana, 153 Gilmour St., Ottawa, ONT K2P 0N8. Phone 613-236-0871. Fax 613-236-0874. http://www.ghc-ca.com.
U.K.: Ghana High Commission, 13 Belgrave Square, London SWIX 8PN. Phone 020-7201-5900. Fax 020-7245-9552. http://www.ghanahighcommissionuk.com.
U.S.: Embassy of Ghana, 3512 International Drive N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202-686-4520. Fax 202-686-4527. http://www.ghana-embassy.org.
Foreign Embassies in Ghana
Canadian High Commission, 42 Independence Ave., Accra. Phone 233-21-228-566. Fax 233-21-773-792.
UK: 1 Abdul Gamel Nasser Ave, Accra. Phone 233-21-221-665. Fax 233-21-221-715.
U.S. Embassy, Ring Road East, Accra. Phone 233-21-775-347. Fax 233-21-776-008. http://usembassy.state.gov/ghana. The consular section is at the corner of Sixth and 10th lanes, 798/1 Osu, Accra. Phone 233-21-776-601. Fax 233-21-775-747.
Additional Reading
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou (Random House). The award-winning author and her son join a group of black travelers from the U.S. in Ghana. Angelou explores what it means to be an African American in Africa.
Search Sweet Country by Kojo Laing (Picador). An exuberantly written novel about a transformative period in Ghana's history.
Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo (Feminist Press). The story of an educated, successful woman in modern Ghana.
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade by Manu Herbstein (ereads.com). Excellent novel about the slave trade, winner of the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best First Book and nominated for several other literary awards.
