Outline of Goa

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Location of Goa

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Goa – state in southwest India, bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa is one of India's richest states with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country.[1] It was ranked the best placed state by the Eleventh Finance Commission for its infrastructure and ranked on top for the best quality of life in India by the National Commission on Population based on the 12 Indicators.[1]


General reference[]

Names[]

  • Official name(s): State of Goa
  • Common name(s): Goa
  • Local name: Goem
  • Nickname: Pearl of the Orient
  • Adjectival(s): Goan, Goenkar, Goykar, Goes
  • Demonym(s): Goans, Goenkars, Goes/Goesa, Goanese (considered derogatory by some)
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • ISO 3166-2 code: IN-GA
    • Vehicle registration code: GA, series: List of Regional Transport Office districts in Goa

Rankings (amongst India's states)[]

Geography of Goa[]

Geography of Goa

  • Goa is: an Indian state
  • Population of Goa: 1,457,723
  • Area of Goa: 3,702 km2 (1,429 sq mi)

Location of Goa[]

Environment of Goa[]

Natural geographic features of Goa[]

Administrative divisions of Goa[]

Demography of Goa[]

Demographics of Goa

Government and politics of Goa[]

| 1967 | 1972 | 1977 | 1980 | | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | 2002 | 2007 | 2011 | 2017 | 2022

Union government in Goa[]

Branches of the government of Goa[]

Government of Goa

Executive branch of the government of Goa[]

Legislative branch of the government of Goa[]

  • Goa Legislative Assembly
    • Constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly
    • Legislative capital: Porvorim

Judicial branch of the government of Goa[]

  • High Court of Bombay at Goa
  • Judicial capital: Panaji

Law and order in Goa[]

  • Animal rights in Goa
  • Capital punishment in Goa
  • Goa civil code
  • Human rights in Goa
      • Pride De Goa
    • Goa Police
    • Polícia do Estado da Índia (1946 - 1961)
    • Corpo de Polícia e Fiscalização da Índia (pre-1946)
    • Goa mafia
  • Reservation in Goa

History of Goa[]

History of Goa

History of Goa, by period[]

Portuguese Goa[]

Indian Goa[]

  • Annexation of Portuguese India

History of Goa, by region[]

History of Goa, by subject[]

Culture of Goa[]

Culture of Goa

Art in Goa[]

People of Goa[]

People of Goa

Religion in Goa[]

Religion in Goa

Sports in Goa[]

Sports in Goa

Symbols of Goa[]

Symbols of Goa

  • State animal: Gaur, (Bos gaurus)
  • State bird: Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul, (Pycnonotus gularis)
  • State fish: Grey mullet/Shevtto in Konkani (Mugil cephalus)
  • State flower: Jasmine, (Plumeria rubra)
  • State fruit: Cashew, (Anacardium occidentale)
  • State heritage tree: Coconut palm, (Cocos nucifera)
  • State motto:
    • Devanagari - सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखमाप्नुयात्
    • Latin script - (May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain)
  • State seal: Seal of Goa
  • State tree: Matti, (Terminalia crenulata)

Economy and infrastructure of Goa[]

Economy of Goa

Education in Goa[]

Education in Goa

Health in Goa[]

Science and technology in Goa[]

  • Goans in science and technology

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Reports of the finance commissions of India: First Finance Commission to the Twelfth Finance Commission: the complete report. India. Finance Commission. Academic Foundation. 2005. p. 268. ISBN 81-7188-474-1.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Goa

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