Economy of Ghana and the phosphates. The Ministry of Tourism has placed great emphasis upon further tourism support and development. Tourism contributed to 4.9% of GDP in 2009, attracting around 500,000 visitors. Tourist destinations include Ghana's many castles and forts, national parks, beaches, nature reserves, landscapes and World Heritage buildings and sites. In 2011, "Forbes" magazine ranked Ghana eleventh-friendliest country in the world. The assertion was based on a survey of a cross-section of travelers in 2010. Of all the countries on the African continent that were included in the survey, Ghana ranked highest. To enter Ghana, it is necessary to have a
Nigeria EduSat-1 Nigeria EduSat-1 Nigeria EduSat-1 is a satellite built by the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), created in conjunction with the Japanese Birds-1 program. It is Nigeria's first satellite built by a university. It was launched from the Japanese Kibō module of the International Space Station. Japan supports non-spacefaring countries to build their first satellites through a program called The Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project (Birds). Five countries constructed satellites in the Birds-1 program: Bangladesh, Ghana, Japan, Mongolia, and Nigeria. Together, the five satellites make up the Birds-1 fleet. "Nigeria EduSat-1" is the first satellite built by a Nigerian