Goa (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: गोवा govÄ; Portuguese: Goa) is India's smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). It is located on the west coast of India, in the region known as the Konkan, and is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the east and south and the Arabian Sea binds it to the west. Panaji (Panjim) is the state's capital, and Vasco-da-Gama (Vasco) its largest city.