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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]

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Names

Rankings (amongst India's states)

Geography of Goa

Geography of Goa

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

1963 | 1967 | 1972 | 1977 | 1980 | 1984 | 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

Judicial branch of the government of Goa

Judiciary of Goa

Law and order in Goa

History of 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

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

Economy and infrastructure of Goa

Economy of Goa

Education in Goa

Education in Goa

Health in Goa

Health in Goa

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 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)

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