| Climate Ghana :
| tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
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| Terrain Ghana :
| mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area
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| Elevation extremes lowest Ghana :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Ghana :
| Mount Afadjato 880 m
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| Natural resources Ghana :
| gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Ghana :
| 16,26%
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| Irrigated land Ghana :
| 110 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Ghana :
| dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds occur from January to March; droughts
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| Environment current issues Ghana :
| recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water
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| Geography note Ghana :
| Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake
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