GHANA

geographical name ancient empire W Africa in what is now W Mali; flourished 4th-13th centuries, country W Africa bordering on Gulf of Guinea; a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly (as Gold Coast) a British territory comprising Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, Northern Territories, & British Togoland trust territorial capital Accra area 92,100 square miles (238,539 square kilometers ), population 15,636,000 , ~ian adjective or noun Ghanian adjective or noun Ghanese adjective