IngPanaji (a ausan da muringPanjim) ing tungku (capitoliu o cabecera) ning estadu. IngVasco da Gama (a neng kai papakuyad da kingVasco) ing pekamaragul a lakanbalen o ciudad. Mayayakit pa murin ing bakas ning culturangPortugues king makasalesayan a lakanbalen ningMargao. Minuna lang miras king Goa antimong talapangalakal o negosianti kanitang umpisa ning kalabing anam a dilanua/siglu (early 16th century), at e melambat, sinakup de iti. Miras 450 banua ing pamandatila ning teritoriung sumangid dayatmalat (overseas territory) ning Portugal, anggang liban na ne man ning India kanitang 1961.[3][4]
Pikabaluan ya ing Goa kareng kayang dalampasigan, lugal a pisasamban, amponggusaling pamanang pangyatu (world heritage architecture). Mabandi ya murin kareng tanaman ampong animal, uli ning kayang kabilian king kabundukan aWestern Ghats, a tuturing dangbiodiversity hotspot (lugal a mitmu ampong dakal a miayaliwang mabibie).
Ing Catedral ning Sé kingMatuang Goa, metung a alimbawa ning arquitecturangPortugues.Sagkal ning armas ning Goa aniang bandi ne ning Portugal (1675).
↑Goa.Commissioner Linguistic Minorities, 42nd Report, July 2003 to June 2004.National Commissioner Linguistic Minorities.Archived fromthe original on2019-01-07.Retrieved on2007-07-17.“Konkani is the official language of the state. There is no second official language. However, as per notification, Marathi will be used for the purpose of reply by the Government whenever communications are received in that language. In the Official Language Act, it is provided that "the Marathi language, shall also be used for all or any of the official purposes". Further it is provided that "nothing contained in this sub section shall be deemed to affect the use of the Marathi language in educational, social or cultural fields".”
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