🌼🌺 GOA STATIC FACTS 🌺🌼 (The Pearl of the orient) ☘Formation Date - 30 May 1987 ☘Border States - Maharashtra(North), Karnataka( East & South), Arabian Sea( West) ☘Smallest State of india - Goa ☘Capital - Panaji(Old Name- Panjim) ☘Largest City - Vasco Da Gama ☘No. of Districts - 2 ☘Legislative Assembly - 40 ☘Lok Sabha - 2 ☘Rajya Sabha - 1 ☘State Animal - Gaur ☘State Bird - Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul or Black Crested Bulbul ☘State Tree - Matti ☘First CM- Pratap Singh Rane(1987) ☘First Governor - Gopal Singh(1987) ☘Present CM - Pramod Sawant ☘Present Governor - Bhagat Singh Khosiyari ☘Highest GDP per Capita - Goa ☘Literacy Rate - 88.70% ☘Official Language - Konkani, Marathi, English 🐳 National Park 🐳 🐅 Bhagwaan Mahavir( Mollem) National Park(1992) 🦚 Wildlife Sanctuary 🦚 🦓Bondla WLS 🦓Chorao Island or Dr Salim Ali WLS( Bird), 1988 🦓Cotigaon WLS 🦓Madei WLS 🦓Bhwagwan Mahavir( Mollem) WLS(1967) 🦓Netravali WLS(1999) ✈️Airport -- Goa International Airport, Dabolim, Goa 🛳Seaport -- Marmugao Port, Vasco Da Gama 🌺 Rivers of Goa 🌺 🌴Chapora river 🌴Mandovi river 🌴Mapusa river 🌴Sal river 🌴Tarekhol river 🌴Zuari river 🍄 Stadium in Goa 🍄 🌿Fatorda Stadium or Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 🌿Tilak Maidan Stadium -- Vasco Da Gama 🌿Duler Stadium -- Mapusa, Goa 🌿Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium -- Taleigao, Goa 🌾 Festival of Goa 🌾 ▪️Feast of Three Kings ▪️Sunburn Festival ▪️Gokulashtmi ▪️Feast of St. Xavier ▪️Fountainhas Festival of Art ▪️Mando Festival 💃Folk Dance 💃 ▪️Talgadi ▪️Mando ▪️Suvari ▪️Dasarawadan ▪️Kunbidance ▪️Fugadi ▪️Dekhni ▪️Dhangar ▪️Tonyamel ⛪Biggest Church in India - St Cathedral at Old Goa 🍀UNESCO Site - Churches and Convents of Goa, 1986 🌸 National Institute of Oceanography -- Goa 🍀 GI Tag 🍀 🌱Goan Cashew Feni 🌱Khola Chilli 🍀 Traditional Wear 🍀 🍁Nav Vari Saree 🍁Pano Bhaju 🍁Valkal 🍁Kashti with Kunbi Pallo ⛰Highest point of Goa -- Sonsogor(1166m) 🌸🌸SCHEMES🌸🌸 🏉Yashswini scheme 🏉modified Goa Laadli Laxmi scheme. 🏉Swasthya sakhi scheme