Language spoken in goa: Konkani is the official language of Goa and is spoken on the south

coast of the country. The official spoken language of Goa is Konkani, followed by Hindi,
English, Portuguese, Marathi, Urdu, and Kannada.

Animals in Goa: You find leopards, monkeys, deer, leopard cat, Indian civet, the gaur or
Indian bison, the sloth bear, the Indian porcupine, the pangolin, the slender loris, the wild boar
and the mongoose. Monkeys are found all across Goa.

Education in goa: Education in Goa is on the overdrive and is better than many
states of the nation in terms of availability, encouragement and infrastructure.
The importance of education existed from the colonial days and its importance
even today reflects by the literacy rate prevalent in the state. The future of
education in Goa.

History of goa: Goa is India's smallest state; it is located on the west coast of India in the region known
as Konkan. Goa was ruled by the Portuguese for 450 years till it was liberated from the Portuguese to form a
part of India on 19th December 1961. In the 3rd century BC, Goa was part of the Maurya Empire, ruled
by the Buddhist emperor, Ashoka of Magadha.

Geography of goa: Goa encompasses an area of 3,702 km2 (1,429 sq mi). It lies between the latitudes
14°53′54″ N and 15°40′00″ N and longitudes 73°40′33″ E and 74°20′13″ E.
Goa is a part of the coastal country known as the Konkan, which is an escarpment rising up to the
Western Ghats range of mountains, which separate it from the Deccan Plateau. The highest point is
the Sonsogor, with an altitude of 1,167 metres (3,829 ft). Goa has a coastline of 160 km (99 mi).