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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ghana: Ghana – sovereign country in West Africa in Africa. The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King",〔Jackson, John G. ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', 2001. Page 201.〕 and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French ''Guinoye'') used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea). Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, including the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante states along the coast and inland. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874.〔MacLean, Iain. ''Rational Choice and British Politics: An Analysis of Rhetoric and Manipulation from Peel to Blair'', 2001. Page 76.〕 Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom in 1957,〔Peter N. Stearns and William Leonard Langer. ''The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged'', 2001. Page 1050.〕 the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana that once extended throughout much of western Africa. In the Akan language it is spelled ''Gaana''. ==General reference== * Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Ghana * Official English country name: The Republic of Ghana * Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Ghanaian * Demonym(s): * Etymology: Name of Ghana * International rankings of Ghana * ISO country codes: GH, GHA, 288 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GH * Internet country code top-level domain: .gh 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of Ghana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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