Goa (21st Century Crisis)

The Kingdom of Goa (Konkani: राज्य गोंय Raajy Goa, Portuguese: Reino de Goa) also known is a country located in the western Indian Subcontinent. It is surrounded by India on land, the Arabian Sea forms its western coast.

Goa is South Asia's richest country 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.

Panaji is the state's capital, while Vasco da Gama is its largest city. The historic city of Margao still exhibits the cultural influence of the Portuguese, who first landed in the early 16th century as merchants and conquered it soon thereafter. Goa is a former Portuguese province; the Portuguese overseas territory of Portuguese India existed for about 450 years until it became independant, rather than joining India.

Goa currently runs under an absolute monarchy, and has been under the rule of the Timayya dynasty ever since the 1500s. Its current king is Tobias I. Goa is recieved a postivie international reputation for womens rights, as part of the Royal Constitution of Goa, power is divided equally between both the king and queen.

Konkani and Portuguese are the country's official languages.

Currently, Christianity, particularily Roman Catholicism, forms the majority of Goa's population, at approximately 64%, as a result of lasting Portuguese influence. The rest include Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism and Bahá'í Faith.