DID YOU KNOW?

• Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan country to in Africa to gain independence.
• The Ghanaian currency known as Cedi is actually a type of shell.
• Ghana is home to the largest open air market in West Africa.
• Polygamy is legal.
• Before 1957, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast, due to the availability of gold along the rivers Ankobra and Voltra.
• Ghana had their first constitution in 1946.

SOURCE: The Fact Life.