Goa (Napoleon's World)

Goa is a country in the Indian subcontinent, part of the Commonwealth of Portugal. It is a sovereign state with the King of Portugal as its head of state, while Deepak Marivedi is the current Prime Minister. It has been part of the Kingdom of Portugal since 1561, when Vasco de Gama established a colony there, though it became fully sovereign beginning in 1968. Portugal maintains a major naval base in Goa, which was a key installation for US operations in Ceylon during the 1970s. The capital of Goa is Panjim (Pangim in Portuguese), and the country has a population of approximately 1,800,000 as of 2019.