Outline of Goa

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Goa:
Goa - a 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 List of states and territories of [India by population|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.

General reference

Names

Official name: State of Goa
Common name: Goa
* Pronunciation:
* Etymology: Etymology of Goa
Local name: Goem
Nickname: Pearl of the Orient
Adjectival: Goan, Goenkar, Goykar, Goes
Demonym: Goans, Goenkars, Goes/Goesa, Goanese
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)

by population: 25th
by area : 28th
by crime rate : 21st
by gross domestic product (GDP) : 21st
by Human Development Index (HDI) : 2nd
by life expectancy at birth : 2nd
by literacy rate : 3rd
Indian states ranking by media exposure : 2nd

Geography of Goa

Geography of Goa

Goa is: an Indian state
Population of Goa: 1,457,723
Area of Goa: 3,702 km²

Location of Goa

Goa is situated within the following regions:
* Northern Hemisphere
* Eastern Hemisphere
** Eurasia
*** Asia
**** South Asia
***** Indian subcontinent
****** India
******* Western India
******** Konkan
Time zone: Indian Standard Time

Environment of Goa

Natural geographic features of Goa

Administrative divisions of Goa

Districts of Goa
Talukas of Goa
Urban agglomerations of Goa
Cities and Towns of Goa
* Municipal Corporations
**Panaji
* Municipalities
**Bicholim
**Canacona
**Cuncolim
**Curchorem
**Mapusa
**Margao
**Mormugao
**Pernem
**Ponda
**Quepem
**Sanguem
**Sanquelim
**Valpoi
Parishes of Goa
Renamed places of Goa
Villages and Agraharas in Goa and their ancient names

Demography of Goa

Demographics of Goa

Government and politics of Goa

Form of government: Indian state government
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 Goa

Branches of the government of Goa

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,
* Deputy Chief Ministers 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
** 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th 7th 8th
* 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
**Pride De Goa
Law enforcement in Goa
* Goa Police
* Polícia do Estado da Índia
* Corpo de Polícia e Fiscalização da Índia
Organised Crime in Goa
* Goa mafia
Penal system of Goa
Reservation in Goa

History of Goa

Timeline of Goan history

History of Goa, by period

Portuguese Goa

Indian Goa

Annexation of Portuguese India

History of Goa, by subject

Culture of Goa

Art in Goa

People of Goa

Religion in Goa

Religion in Goa

Sports in Goa

Symbols of Goa

State animal: Gaur,
State bird: Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul,
State fish: Grey mullet/Shevtto in Konkani
State flower: Jasmine,
State fruit: Cashew,
State heritage tree: Coconut palm,
State motto:
*Devanagari - सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखमाप्नुयात्
*Latin script -
State seal: Seal of Goa
State tree: Matti,

Economy and infrastructure of Goa

Education in Goa

Education in Goa

Health in Goa

COVID-19 pandemic in Goa
Goa Dental College
Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour
Medical Colleges in Goa
Ambulance service
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