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• We are group of students from Ghana and to be
  precisely the Ashanti region of Ghana, so even
  though we will try as much as possible not to
  center our whole research on our region only we
  will let you know exactly what you asked with
  regards to our country.
• No history of Ghana can be written without the
  Ashantis. The Ashantis are one section of the
  people known as the Akans in Ghana. They live in
  the central part of the country, about three
  hundred kilometers from the coast. The vast
  territory they occupy in this position is most
  densely forested and because of the richness of
  forest, lands in soil, minerals (Gold), it is
  known to be the richest in the country.
  Generally, the Ashantis (Asantes) are very
  industrious their innate desire to live
  independent lives categorizes them as "Most
  Hardworking People". They are extremely ambitious
  and determined to succeed in every venture they
  undertake.

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• What are the advantages and disadvantages of your
  countrys geographic location?
• Ghana is a tropical country south of the Sahara
  Desert in West Africa, with a short 539km long
  coastline on the South Atlantic Ocean. The
  country has a land area of 239 thousand square
  kilometers, which places Ghana as slightly larger
  than the State of Victoria. The capital Accra is
  5 degrees north of the Equator and lies nearly on
  the prime meridian (0 degrees longitude), due
  south of London. Thus, Accra time is eight hours
  behind Perth time, there being no time adjustment
  in summer. Accra can be reached from Perth on
  flights via Europe (London, Amsterdam, Zurich,
  Frankfurt or Rome) on any day of the week, or via
  Johannesburg three times a week.

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• The climate is tropical. The eastern coastal belt
  is warm and comparatively dry the southwest
  corner, hot and humid and the north, hot and
  dry. There are two distinct rainy seasons in the
  south May-June and August-September, whereas in
  the north, the rainy seasons tend to merge. A dry
  but gentle, north-easterly wind, the Harmattan,
  blows in from the Sahel and the Sahara Desert in
  January and February. Annual rainfall in the
  coastal zone averages 83 centimeters (33 in.).

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• The coastline is mostly a low, sandy shore backed
  by plains and scrub and intersected by several
  rivers and streams, most of which are navigable
  only by canoe. A tropical rain forest belt,
  broken by heavily forested hills and many streams
  and rivers, extends northward from the shore,
  near the Cote d'Ivoire frontier. This area
  produces most of the country's cocoa, minerals,
  and timber. North of this belt, the country
  varies from 91 to 396 meters (300-1,300 ft.)
  above sea level and is covered by low bush,
  savanna, and grassy plains, which resemble
  Northern Australia in character. The man-made
  Lake Volta extends from the Akosombo Dam in
  south-eastern Ghana to the town of Yapei, 520 km
  (325 mi.) to the north. The lake generates
  electricity, provides inland transportation, and
  is a potentially valuable resource for irrigation
  and fish farming.

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• How influential is the geographic location of
  your country to its economy?
• The Economy of Ghana depends on the Agricultural
  sector, and as said above most of the Regions
  engage in farm activities such as fish farming,
  crop and rearing of farm animals mostly in the
  north.
• Those who love nature and the forest reserves in
  the country mostly patronize the place for
  leisure and tourist activities.
• The Portuguese who came to Ghana in the 15th
  Century found so much gold between the rivers
  Ankobra and the Volta that they named the place
  Mina - meaning Mine. The Gold Coast was later
  adapted to by the English colonisers. Similarly,
  the French, equally impressed by the trinkets
  worn by the coastal people, named The Ivory
  Coast, Cote d'Ivoire. In 1482, the Portuguese
  built a castle in Elmina. Their aim was to trade
  in gold, ivory and slaves. In 1481 King John II
  of Portugal sent Diego d'Azambuja to build this
  castle.
• Now Ghana is among the top gold exporters in the
  world. The farm lands also provide cocoa to the
  world.

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• Does it have any positive or negative influence
  to your military power?
• Not really. But the Military are mostly base
  inland except for the navy which work along the
  banks of the rivers of Ghana and the Gulf of
  Guinea, thus the southern most part of the
  country.
• What kind of contribution does it provide?
• A whole lot as illustrated above, it helps in the
  Agricultural sector, Mining, and Industries.
• How will it be possible to change negative
  effects into positive ones?
• Most of the effects seem to benefit us immensely