61. Adherents.com: By Location African indigenous churches, Ghana, 2408000, 14.00% About 44% of Ghana s 18million people belong to the Akan and its subgroups, such as the Asante, http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_116.html

Adherents.com - Religion by Location Over 42,000 religious geography and religion statistics citations (membership statistics for over 4,000 different religions, denominations, tribes, etc.) for every country in the world. To Index back to Germany, West, poll - say religion fairly important to them Germany, West, continued... Group Where Number of Adherents % of total pop. Number of congreg./ churches/ units Number of countries Year Source Quote/ Notes poll - say religion not at all important to them Germany, West . Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce: Washington, D.C. (Dec. 1977), pg. 555. [Orig. source: American Institute of Public Opinion (Gallup Poll), Religion in America Table: "Importance of Religious Beliefs in Selected Countries: 1975-76 "; Respondents who say their religious beliefs are: (1) Not at all important, (2) Not too important, (3) Fairly important, (4) Very important. poll - say religion not too important to them Germany, West . Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce: Washington, D.C. (Dec. 1977), pg. 555. [Orig. source: American Institute of Public Opinion (Gallup Poll), Religion in America Table: "Importance of Religious Beliefs in Selected Countries: 1975-76 "; Respondents who say their religious beliefs are: (1) Not at all important, (2) Not too important, (3) Fairly important, (4) Very important.

62. Adherents.com 1 africa. Cleveland, OH Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. About 44% of Ghana s 18 million people belong to the Akan and its subgroups, http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_17.html

Adherents.com 43,941 adherent statistic citations : membership and geography data for 4,300+ religions, churches, tribes, etc. Index back to Ajivikas, India Ajivikas, continued... Group Where Number of Adherents % of total pop. Number of congreg./ churches/ units Number of countries Year Source Quote/ Notes Ajivikas India 300 C.E. Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions . San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions , 1981; pg. 19. "As noted, the Ajivikas remained active and visible after the death of Maskarin Gosala [ca. 485 B.C.]. Epigraphic evidence and imperial donations of cave-monasteries to the Ajivikas indicate numerical and geographical expansion in the period of the Mauryan Dynasty (third century A.D.). Thereafter, however, the Ajivikas apparently became steadily less in number and influence in Northern India, dying out by the Gupta era (fourth century A.D.). " Ajivikas India 1300 C.E. Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions . San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as

63. The Racism Online Discussion Forum - Modern Day Africans And Most of these people don t even realize Egyptians Egyptian civilization, as was theKwahu, Ensiman, Ewe Tut) are mere translations of indigenous African names. http://www.racismonline.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1023

64. RAI AT 2003 According to one cleanroom manual, people who tend to be nervous, badtempered or This is Akua Mansaa, an elder in the town of kwahu-Tafo, Ghana, http://lucy.kent.ac.uk/Gallery/rssite/irss/www.therai.org.uk/pubs/at/contents/20

65. MSN Encarta - Search View - Ghana Following independence, Ghana assumed the leadership role in the African The people of this densely populated country belong to more than 100 different http://encarta.msn.com/text_761570799__1/Ghana.html

Search View Ghana Article View To find a specific word, name, or topic in this article, select the option in your Web browser for finding within the page. In Internet Explorer, this option is under the Edit menu. The search seeks the exact word or phrase that you type, so if you don’t find your choice, try searching for a key word in your topic or recheck the spelling of a word or name. Ghana I. Introduction Ghana , nation in West Africa, a former British colony known as the Gold Coast until 1957. That year Ghana became the first state in sub-Saharan Africa to gain political independence from European colonial rule. Drawing on tradition, the new state took its name from that of the medieval empire of Ghana, on the upper Niger River, several hundred miles to the northwest of modern Ghana. Following independence, Ghana assumed the leadership role in the African continent’s struggle for national liberation. The people of this densely populated country belong to more than 100 different ethnic groups, but Ghana has largely been spared the ethnic conflict that has torn apart many other African countries. The capital city of Accra is the largest city in the country. English is the official language of the country, but most Ghanaians also speak at least one African language. Ghana has one of the strongest economies in West Africa, yet the country’s economic base continues to be agriculture and the people remain poor.

66. Ghana: Land & People The chiefs and people of the communities also use the occasions to plan The breed mostly reared is West African shorthorn type which is small, http://www.ghanahighcommission-canada.com/corp-e-land-people.html

THE LAND The Republic of Ghana lies almost in the centre of the countries along the Gulf of Guinea (the West African coast). Its southern coast extends between latitudes 4½° North at Cape Three Points and 6½° North in the extreme east and is thus not far from the Equator. From the coast, the country extends inland to about latitude 11° North covering a distance of 672 kilometres from South to North. The distance across the widest part from east to west measures 536 kilometres. The country has a total land area of 239,460 square kilometres. To the east if Ghana lies the Republic of Togo, beyond which are Benin and Nigeria. On the west is La Côte d'Ivoire and on the north is Burkina Faso. Ghana's coastline is 560 kilometres of mainly sandy beaches. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND DRAINAGE The country had tropical vegetation of dense tropical rain forest which tails off into savanna and grassland towards the north and the coast. There are a few mountains and several hills rising to a height of 900 metres and above. The highest mountain, Afadzato, is 1,500 metres above sea level . Several big rivers criss-cross the country, the most import being the River Volta which has been dammed at Akosombo and Akuse for two hydro-electric power generation plants. The large lake formed is navigable for a distance of about 400 km and motor vessels now ply its waters carrying passengers and goods from the south of the country to the north and vice versa. Other big rivers are the Pra, Ankobra and Tano. Among the smaller rivers are the Densu and Ayensu which provide Winneba and parts of the capital, Accra, with pipe-borne water. The largest natural lake in the country is Bosomtwi with a total area of 48 square kilometres and reaching depths of 72 metres in some parts.

67. Adu, Paul, Ghana, Wesleyan Methodist In every way, he shared in the common life of the people, and gained J.Kofi Agbeti, West African Church History, Vol.1 (Leiden EJ Brill, 1986) 54. http://www.dacb.org/stories/ghana/adu_paul.html

Adu, Paul 1915 to 1991 Wesleyan Methodist Ghana Paul Adu was born Kwabena Mensah on September 21, 1915, at Kintampo to Opanyin Kwame Adu of Obo and Obaapayin Akosua Oweridua of the Krontihene family of Mpreaso, Kwahu Traditional Area. The parents had moved to this area to worship a local divinity Jaama Ntoa , in Jaama village, ten miles from Kintampo in search of a solution to the problem of child mortality that had troubled them for many years.[1] Nurtured in this environment, the boy Kwabena, the second of six siblings, was introduced to the worship of this divinity at an early age. However, around 1922, a Methodist missionary from Wenchi in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana preached the gospel in Kintampo. About this time, Paul Adu, began his elementary education and he was in his first year at school when his elder brother, Jacob Adu, converted to Christianity. They joined the church's singing band. But their father was angry with them, especially the elder son, for converting to Christianity. His attempt to withdraw them from the church was restrained by the timely counsel of the priest in charge of the Jaama cult. He advised their father to allow the boys to continue in their new faith because he perceived a spirit in them greater that his.[2] Kwabena was subsequently baptized and adopted the name Paul. Later, when it became necessary for the father to return south in 1930, he found it expedient to place Paul in the care of Rev. Debrah, a Methodist minister in Osiam, in the eastern part of the country. Before he died, in 1944, he too converted to Christianity.

68. Camel World English (official), Akan, Nzima, Dagbane, Ga, Ewe, other African languages Number of televisions per 1000 people, 124 (2000 estimate) http://www.camelworld.com/info_ghana.htm

Home Route All Countries Algeria ... Zimbabwe 8 months, 19 countries, and 2 vehicles so far... Reference Ghana Facts and Figures from Encarta Basic Facts Official name Republic of Ghana Capital Accra Area 238,500 sq km 92,090 sq mi People Population 20,467,747 (2003 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.45 percent (2003 estimate) Projected population in 2025 25,364,645 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 29,845,538 (2050 estimate) Population density 86 persons per sq km (2003 estimate) 222 persons per sq mi (2003 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 36 percent (2001 estimate) Share rural 64 percent (2001 estimate) Largest cities, with population Accra 1,904,000 (1999 estimate) Kumasi 399,300 (1990 estimate) Tema 180,600 (1990 estimate)

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