Goa

Goa (???? in Devan?gar?) is India's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. It is located on the west coast of India, in the region known as the Konkan, and is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's west coast. Panaji is the state's capital, and Vasco-da-Gama (Vasco) its largest town. Portuguese merchants first landed in Goa in the 16th century but soon after colonised it. The Portuguese colony existed for about 450 years, until it was annexed as part of India in 1961.

External links

• Goa Information Portal, Goa's best site for Information
• Goa Yellow Pages, Goa's Online Yellow Pages
• Goanet, Goa's premier mailing list
• Goa.pl History of Goa and Goa Trance music.
• Government of Goa official website
• Ministry of Tourism
• Goa Pictures Stunning pictures of Goa
• Goanet mailing lists and site
• SuperGoa - In English and Portuguese
• Lonely Planet
• Maps of Goa
• Goa Travel Info - Tips on staying safe and sane in Goa
• Goa Tourism
• Goan Recipe
• Goainformation
• Goa book reviews site
• webindia.com
• The GoaMog Information Resource Portal
• Freegoa - community site
• Ruth DeSouza's site with information about Goan migration