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(“goa” is a ‘state’ in ‘west india’ within the ‘coastal region’ known as the ‘konkan’)
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(bounded by ‘maharashtra’ to the north + ‘karnataka’ to the ‘east’ + ‘south’, 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)
(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”)
(“panaji” is the state’s capital, while “vasco da gama” is its largest city)
(the historic city of “margao” still exhibits the cultural influence of the portuguese, who first landed in the early 16th century as merchants and conquered it soon thereafte).
(“goa” is a former portuguese province; the portuguese overseas territory of “portuguese india” existed for about 450 years until it was annexed by india in 1961)
(“goa” is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year for its beaches, places of worship and world heritage architecture)
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(it has rich flora and fauna, owing to its location on the “western ghats” range, a ‘bio-diversity hotspot’)
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