Outline of Goa

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Goa:

Location of 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 referenceEdit

NamesEdit

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
- ISO 3166-2 code: IN-GA
- Vehicle registration code: GA, series: List of Regional Transport Office districts in Goa

Rankings (amongst India's states)Edit

by population: 25th
by area (2011 census): 28th (Goa is the smallest state of India)
by crime rate (2019): 23th
by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 21st
by Human Development Index (HDI) (2018): 2nd
by life expectancy at birth:
by literacy rate (2011): 4th
Indian states ranking by media exposure (2015-16): 2nd

Geography of GoaEdit

Geography of Goa

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

Government and politics of GoaEdit

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
- Goa Special Status
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 GoaEdit

Branches of the government of GoaEdit

Government of Goa

Executive branch of the government of GoaEdit

Legislative branch of the government of GoaEdit

Goa Legislative Assembly
- Constituencies of Goa Legislative Assembly
- Goa State Legislative Assembly Complex
- Legislative capital: Porvorim

Judicial branch of the government of GoaEdit

Judiciary of Goa

High Court of Bombay at Goa
Judicial capital: Porvorim

Law and order in GoaEdit

Law of Goa

Animal rights in Goa
Capital punishment in Goa
Goa civil code
Human rights in Goa
- Freedom of religion in Goa
- LGBT rights in Goa
  - Pride De Goa
Law enforcement in Goa
- Goa Police
- Polícia do Estado da Índia (1946 - 1961)
- Corpo de Polícia e Fiscalização da Índia (pre-1946)

History of GoaEdit

History of Goa

Timeline of Goan history

History of Goa, by periodEdit

Portuguese GoaEdit

Indian GoaEdit

Annexation of Portuguese India

History of Goa, by regionEdit

History of Goa, by subjectEdit

Culture of GoaEdit

Culture of Goa

Art in GoaEdit

People of GoaEdit

People of Goa

Religion in GoaEdit

Religion in Goa

Sports in GoaEdit

Sports in Goa

Symbols of GoaEdit

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 GoaEdit

Economy of Goa

Commercial capital: Margao
Communications in Goa
- Internet in Goa
  - Goa Broad Band Network
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 Friday Market
Prisons in Goa
Shopping Malls in Goa
Stadiums in Goa
Tourism in Goa
Traditional occupations of Goa
Transport in Goa
- Airports in Goa
- Bridges in Goa
- National Waterways of India
- Ports in Goa
  - Mormugao Port
- 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
- Roads in Goa
  - 18th June Road
  - National Highways in Goa/National Highways in Goa (old numbering)

Education in GoaEdit

Education in Goa

Health in GoaEdit

Health in Goa

Science and technology in GoaEdit

Goans in science and technology

ReferencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

External linksEdit

Wikimedia Atlas of Goa

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