| Religious Freedom Ranking: 3.5 out of 5 stars: Needs
Improvement Ghana was the first African country to gain
independence. The country suffered from instability and
corruption until 1981 when Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings
staged a coup and led the nation to economic stability and
democracy. The 1992 Constitution established the nation as a
democracy and Ghana is now a model for political and economic
reform in Africa. Furthermore, in 2007 oil was discovered off
shore, adding to the country’s prosperity. There are
approximately 24 million citizens in Ghana. Christians account
for 69 percent of the population, 15.6 percent is Muslim, 8.5
percent practice indigenous beliefs, and 6.9 percent follow
other religions including people that have no specific religious
beliefs. Among the Christians, Roman Catholics, Methodists,
Anglicans, Mennonites, Evangelical Presbyterians, African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church members, Evangelical Lutherans,
F’edens, Mormons, Seventh-day Adventists, Pentecostals,
Baptists, Af