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    Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically

    separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states
    of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea in the
    west. It is India's smallest state by area and fourth-smallest by population. Goa has the
    highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, two and a half times as high as the GDP per
    capita of the country as a whole. The Eleventh Finance Commission of India named Goa the
    best-placed state because of its infrastructure, and India's National Commission on
    Population rated it as having the best quality of life in India (based on the commission's "12
    Indicators"). It is the third-highest ranking among Indian states in the human development index.
    Panaji is the state's capital, while Vasco da Gama is its largest city. The historic city of Margão in
    Goa still exhibits the cultural influence of the Portuguese, who first voyaged to the
    subcontinent in the early 16th century as merchants, and conquered it soon thereafter,
    whereupon Goa became an overseas territory of the Portuguese Empire, part of what was then
    known as Portuguese India, and remained as such for about 456 years until it was annexed by
    India in 1961. Goa's official language, which is spoken by a majority of its inhabitants, is Konkani.
    Goa is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year because of its
    white-sand beaches, active nightlife, places of worship, and World Heritage-listed architecture. It
    also has rich flora and fauna because it lies very close to the North Western Ghats rainforests,
    one of the rare biodiversity hotspots of the world.

    Dudhsagar Falls is a four-tiered waterfall located on the Mondovi River in the Indian
    state of Goa. It is 60 km from Panaji by road and is located on the Belgaum–Vasco Da Gama rail
    route about 46 km east of Madgaon and 80 km south of Belgaum. Dudhsagar Falls is
    amongst India's tallest waterfalls with a height of 310 m (1017 feet) and an average width of 30
    metres (100 feet).
    The falls are located in the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park among
    the Western Ghats. The falls are a punctuation mark in the journey of the Mandovi River from the
    Western Ghats to Panjim where it meets the Arabian sea. The area is surrounded by deciduous
    forests with rich biodiversity. This waterfall is also known as Tambdi Surla to some of the local
    people. The falls are not particularly spectacular during the dry season but during the monsoon
    season, however, the falls are fed by rains and form a huge force of water.

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