Ghana lies between latitude 4° and 11° north of the equator, on the West Coast of Africa. Ghana is bounded on the north and northwest by Burkina Faso, on the east by Togo, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by Cote d'Ivoire. The country is named after the ancient empire of Ghana, from which the ancestors of the inhabitants of the present country are thought to have migrated. The total land area is 238,537 square kilometres (about the same size as the British Isles or the State of Oregon in the USA).

Ghana is a lowland country, except for range of hills on the eastern border. Half of the country lies less than 150 meters above sea level, and the highest point, in the eastern hills, is 883 meters (2,900 ft.). The coastline is mostly a low, sandy shore backed by plains and scrub and intersected by several small rivers and streams. A tropical rain forest belt extends northward from the shore, near the Cote d'Ivoire frontier. North of this hilly belt lies an undulating low bush savannah and grassy plains.

Lake Volta, in the east, is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world (downstream length 520 km).

Source (read more there):

 »www.ghana.gov.gh

 »www.ghanaweb.com

Interactive Map of the ten administrative regions:

 »www.ghana.gov.gh

Dawn at Mt. Gemi, Volta Region

Harbour in the Western Region