#language en = Goa = '''Goa''' (pronounced [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English|/ˈɡoʊ.ə/]]; [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_language|Konkani]]: गोंय) is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India|India]]'s smallest [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India|state]] by area and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_India_by_population|fourth smallest by population]]. Located on India's west coast in the region known as the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkan|Konkan]], it is bounded by the state of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] to the north, and by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka|Karnataka]] to the east and south, while the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Sea|Arabian Sea]] forms its western coast. Goa is India's richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole. 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. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaji|Panaji]] is the state's capital, while [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama,_Goa|Vasco da Gama]] is the largest city. The historic city of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margao|Margao]] still exhibits the cultural influence of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal|Portuguese]], who first landed in the early [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century|16th century]] as merchants, and conquered it soon thereafter. The Portuguese overseas territory existed for about 450 years, until it was annexed by India in 1961. Renowned for its beaches, places of worship and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site|world heritage architecture]], Goa is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year. It also has rich [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_(plants)|flora]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_(animals)|fauna]], owing to its location on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats|Western Ghats]] range, which is classified as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity_hotspot|biodiversity hotspot]]. == Teams == Please add links to your team(s) name here: * [[2010/Asia/India/Goa/osum|Osum]] (The idea of adding another team page is that there many be more than one team in a region/city) == Create a new Team page: == <> In all cases you need to keep the {{{CategoryRegion}}} to allow your page/region to be listed! ---- CategoryRegion