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Tourism, Fertilizers, Fisheries, Food-canning, Distilling of Feni ( a local liquor ), Shipping and Mining

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Goa is bounded on the north by Sindhudurg district of Maharastra state, on the West by the Arabian sea, on the South by Karwar district of Karnataka state and on the East by Belgaum district of Karnataka state
The highest mountain is Sonsogor in the Sahyadri range of the Western Ghats which is 3,827 feet.

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For its size and topography, Goa is well connected with roads both locally and nationally via the National Highway system. The contributions are - National highways 224.00 Km’s, the State highways 232.00 Km’s, Major district roads 815.00 Km’s, Village roads (surfaced) 2086.00 Km’s and Village roads (un-surfaced) 1490.00 Km’s

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Climate in Goa - rain summer winter

Winter: Ranges from 21 0C
Summer: 35 0C
Goa receives rainfall from the South West monsoon winds between June and September. Rainfall received in 1998 was 3008 mm. This is also the tourist “OFF SEASON”.

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Goa’s total population is around 1,169,793 (1991 census of India) The density of population is 316 per SqKms. Most of Goa’s population is rural ( 690,041), a significant population is however urban ( 479,752).
Hindus account for a little more than 64.68 per cent of the total population, Christians (Roman Catholics) nearly 29.86 per cent and Muslims 5.25 percent of the population. The remaining 1.21 percent comprise of other religions including Buddhism, Jainism, Sikh etc. The scheduled castes amount to 2 per cent of the population. There are no scheduled tribes in Goa.

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