The Republic of Ghana extends inland from the Gulf of Guinea on the western 'bulge' of Africa, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Togo to the east, Burkina Faso to the north and La Cote d'Ivoire to the west.

With a surface area of 238, 537 sq km, it is similar in size to Great Britain or the American state of Oregon. It is bisected by the Greenwich Meridean and lies entirely within the northern tropics between 4.5° N and 11° N. Most of the country is relatively flat and lies below an altitude of 150m, but several peaks in the east rise to above 800m.

It has a typical tropical climate , warm to hot all year through, and can be divided into two broad geographical zones: the south and centre are moist and support a cover of lush rainforest and grassland, whereas the north consists of a dreir savannah environment.