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the Supreme Courts, the Courts of Appeal and the
High Courts of Justice. Beneath this circuit exist the
customary courts, as well as extrajudicial institutions
such as public tribunals in which citizens may partici-
pate as juries or assessors.
Umbrella Rock in Eastern Region
GEOGRAPHY
Ghana in situated in Western Africa, on the border
of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean and be-
tween Ivory Coast on the west, Burkina Faso on the
north, and Togo on the east. The country is divided
between 10 administrative regions: Ashanti, Greater
Accra, Brong Ahafo, Volta and the Central, Northern,
Upper West, Upper East, Eastern and Western re-
gions. Each of them has a capital and is again subdi-
vided in a total of 138 districts.
However, the country can be divided in five geo-
graphical regions according to their landscape and
climate. The sandy coastline run across by sev-
eral rivers contrasts with its northern counterpart,
mainly composed with high plains, while the south
central and southwest Ghana are made of forested
plateaus, among them the Ashanti uplands and the
Kwahu Plateau. Ghana’s highest point, the 885m
high Mount Afadjato, is situated in Akuapim-Togo
ranges in the central east Ghana Volta Basin.
CLIMATE
A few degrees north of the Equator, the 238,500 km2
of Ghana’s surface are bathed in a typical tropical
climate. Day temperatures are high throughout the
country, approaching or topping 30°C on most days.
Temperatures drop at night but more in the dry north
than in the humid south. The highlands flanking the
Volta Basin are the only temperate parts of the coun-
try where temperatures can be genuinely cool after
dusk.
Ghana does not experience the strong seasonal
changes like European countries or North America.
The main seasonal factor is rain. The rainy season