Welcome to Ghana High Commission - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Welcome - High Commissioner

I wish to warmly welcome you to the website of the Ghana High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This website is meant to be a source of information on the history, people, culture, geography, economy and politics of Ghana.

It is also to enlighten users on trade, investment and tourism potentials as well as other opportunities available in Ghana. The website also provides consular information for people desirous of visiting Ghana.

The Ghana High Commission is ready to provide any additional information to all persons who require it, especially investors and businessmen wishing to invest or do business in Ghana.

Our objective is to strive to enhance the already healthy relations between Ghana and Malaysia and also between Ghana and other nations in South East Asia.I am therefore convinced that all who visit the website will find it useful in obtaining information about Ghana.

PRESS STATEMENT

Ghana is a West African country bounded on the north by Burkina Faso, on the east by Togo, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Formerly a British colony known as the Gold Coast, was led to independence by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on the 6th of March, 1957. Ghana became the first black nation in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve independence from colonial rule. 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 population of Ghana is divided into some 75 ethnic groups. In 2010 the estimated population of Ghana was 23,887,812 (females-51%, males 49%), giving the country an overall population density of 78 persons per sq km (201 per sq mi). The most densely populated parts of the country are the... Read More