Location of Goa
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Goa:
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
- Pronunciation:/ɡoʊə/
- Etymology: Etymology of 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
Rankings (amongst India's states)
- by population: 25th
- by area (2011 census): 28th (Goa is the smallest state of India)
- by crime rate (2021): 21st
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2019-20): 21st
- by Human Development Index (HDI) (2021): 2nd
- by life expectancy at birth (2019): 2nd
- by literacy rate (2011): 3rd
- Indian states ranking by media exposure (2015–16): 2nd
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
- Goa is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
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Environment of Goa
- Biodiversity hotspots in Goa
- Climate of Goa
- Protected areas of Goa
- National parks of Goa
- Wildlife Sanctuaries of Goa
- Wildlife of Goa
Natural geographic features of Goa
- Bodies of water of Goa
- Arabian Sea
- Lakes of Goa
- Rivers of Goa
- Hills and mountains of Goa
- Sonsogor
- Western Ghats (range)
- Highest Peak of Goa: Sonsogor
- Islands of Goa
- Konkan Coast
- Mountain passes in Goa
- Waterfalls in Goa
Administrative divisions of Goa
Demography of Goa
Government and politics of Goa
- Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Capital of Goa: Panaji
- Elections in Goa
1963 | 1967 | 1972 | 1977 | 1980 | 1984 | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | 2002 | 2007 | 2011 | 2017 | 2022
- Political issues in Goa
- Politics of Goa
- Political families of Goa
- Political Parties in Goa
- Aam Aadmi Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party / Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa
- Goa Forward Party
- Indian National Congress / Goa Pradesh Congress Committee
- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- Revolutionary Goans Party
Union government in Goa
Branches of the government of Goa
Executive branch of the government of Goa
- Head of state: Governor of Goa
- official residence - Raj Bhavan
- Head of government: Chief Minister of Goa,
- Cabinet of Goa: Goa Council of Ministers
- Departments and agencies
- Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, Goa
- Gazetteer of India, Union Territory: Goa, Daman and Diu
- Goa Human Rights Commission
- Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development
- Goa Konkani Akademi
- Goa Lokayukta
- Goa Public Service Commission
- Goa State Commission For Women
- Goa State Election Commission
- Goa State Information Commission
- Gomant Vibhushan
- Kadamba Transport Corporation
- Sports Authority of Goa
- Yashadamini Puraskar
Legislative branch of the government of Goa
- Goa Legislature
- Goa Legislative Assembly
- Constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly
- Secretariat of Goa
- Legislative capital: Porvorim
Judicial branch of the government of Goa
Judiciary of Goa
- High Court of Bombay at Goa
- Judicial capital: Porvorim
Law and order in Goa
- Amendments to the Constitution of India regarding Goa
- Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of India
- Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India
- Fifty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India
- Seventy-first Amendment of the Constitution of India
- Animal rights in Goa
- Capital punishment in Goa
- Goa civil code
- Goa Lok Adalat
- Human rights in Goa
- Freedom of religion in Goa
- LGBT rights in Goa
- Law enforcement in Goa
- Goa Police
- Polícia do Estado da Índia (1946 - 1961)
- Corpo de Polícia e Fiscalização da Índia (pre-1946)
- Organised Crime in Goa
- Penal system of Goa
- Reservation in Goa
History of Goa
History of Goa, by period
Portuguese Goa
Indian Goa
History of Goa, by region
History of Goa, by subject
Culture of Goa
- Architecture of Goa
- Comunidades of Goa
- Goan cuisine
- Cultural capital: Margao
- Galleries, Libraries, Museums and Archives in Goa
- Geographical Indications of Goa
- Feni
- Goan Khaje
- Harmal Chilli
- Khola Chilli
- Myndoli Banana
- Languages of Goa
- Media in Goa
- Mailing list
- Newspapers and magazines
- Radio
- Television
- Monuments in Goa
- Public squares in Goa
- Susegad
- Symbols of Goa
- World Heritage Sites in Goa
Art in Goa
- Arts of Goa
- Cinema of Goa
- Cultural and technical festivals of Goan colleges
- Dances of Goa
- Festivals in Goa
- Literature of Goa
- Music of Goa
- Bands from Goa
- Dulpod
- Fell
- Goa trance
- Goans in Hindi film music composition
- Konkani liturgical music
- Mando
- Ovi
- Traditional Musical Instruments of Goa
- Ver
- Zoti
- Theatre in Goa
People of Goa
Religion in Goa
Sports in Goa
- Chess in Goa
- Cricket in Goa
- Field hockey in Goa
- Goans in field hockey
- Football in Goa
- Goan Sports Association
- Goans in sports
- Running in 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
- Commercial capital: Margao
- Communications in Goa
- Internet in Goa
- Currency of Goa:
- Xerafim:- Before 1668
- Portuguese Indian rupia (1668 - 1958)
- Portuguese Indian escudo (1958 - 1961)
- Indian rupee (1961–present)
- Dams and Reservoirs in Goa
- Hotels in Goa
- Mapusa Municipal Market
- Prisons in Goa
- Shopping Malls in Goa
- Stadiums in Goa
- Arlem Breweries Ground
- Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground
- Campal Indoor Complex
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Stadium
- Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium
- Duler Stadium
- Fatorda Stadium
- GMC Athletic Stadium
- Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground
- Goa Cricket Association Stadium
- Railway Stadium, Vasco da Gama
- Tilak Maidan Stadium
- Tourism in Goa
- Traditional occupations of Goa
- Transport in Goa
- Airports in Goa
- Bridges in Goa
- National Waterways of India
- Ports in Goa
- Railway in Goa
- Hubli railway division
- Part of South Western Railway zone
- Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section (formerly West of India Portuguese Railway)
- Karwar railway division
- Part of Konkan Railway
- Skybus Metro
- Hubli railway division
- Roads in Goa
Education in Goa
Health in Goa
Health in Goa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Goa
- Hospitals in Goa
- Medical Colleges in Goa
- Ambulance service
See also
References
External links
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