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Two traditional s ys tems of i nh eritance are practis ed by
t he t ribes i n the c ount r y , matriline ",l and patriline al. The
fo rme r i s practised e ntirely by the Aka ns , Whilst the latter
is practised by all the other ethnic g roups .
Religion: 'rtu-e e types of religious practices exist i n t he
country, Chris tia nity 50%, Traditional 22%, and Islam 14%
( 1 9 ] .
o c c;;pation : Farming is the s i ng le most i mpor.t a nt occupation
for the majori ty of Ghanaians ; over 61% e rc invol ved i n small
scale f a r mi ng [20] .
Administrativ e s t r u c t u r e : The cou ntry is divided into 10
admi nist rative regions a nd each region is further divided into
districts . In all t here a r e 110 districts presently . I n
coexistence wi thin t his modern structure ho wever are also
t raditional a dmi n i s t r a t i ve areas of " c hie f doms" which play
important ad mini s t r a t i ve roles a t the community l e ve l (19] .
J\,SH1I.NTI REGI ON: This r eg i on which i s ce ntrally located i n the
c ountry , has an area o f 24,390 sq. km and a po pulation of about
2 . 4 mi llion (a bo ut 1 7% of nationa l pop ulation) wi th an a nn ual