A common question people ask me is where is the Republic of Ghana, so I suppose I should get used to addressing the location.

So far, my best explanation is along the African West Coast on the bottom side of the part of the continent that stretches out to the left into the Atlantic Ocean. When I explain it this way, people tend to visualize it based on their memories of the seeing the Continent of Africa.

Anyway, following are a few things from a website about Ghana (http://www.mapsofworld.com/ghana/ghana-location-map.html): Ghana is a West African country, officially called the Republic of Ghana has constitutional democracy. Bordered by Cote d'Ivoire in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and Gulf of Guinea in the south, Ghana is almost landlocked from three sides. Ghana has only 539 km long coastline. The total area covered by Ghana territory is 238,533 sq. km. making it the eighty second largest country of the world. Geographically Ghana is estimated to be the closest country to the center of the earth. It is also located in closer proximity, north of the equator, thus Ghana mostly has tropical warm climate. The latitudinal extent of Ghana is 4° to 12°N latitudes and 4°W to 2°E longitudes. The prime meridian passes through the town of Tema in Ghana. Accra is the capital city of Ghana.

Ghana's topography mostly plains and lowlands with some plateau regions. World's largest artificial lake by surface area, the Lake Volta is situated in Ghana. Ghana's wide variety of wildlife and natural diversity is worth a visit to the country. The abundance of natural resources in the country has led to its growing economic development.