Goa (Konkani pronunciation: [ɡõːj], Portuguese: [ˈɡoɐ] ⓘ) is a state on the southwestern coast of
India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western
Ghats.[7][8] 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,[4][9] two and a half times as
high as the GDP per capita of the country as a whole.[10] 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").[10] It is the second-highest ranking among Indian states in the human development
index.