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The New International Encyclopædia/India, Portuguese

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2325636The New International Encyclopædia — India, Portuguese

INDIA, Portuguese. Possessions of Portugal in India, comprising Goa, Daman, and Diu. (See these respective titles.) Area, 1558 square miles. Population, in 1881, 420,868; in 1894, 494,836. For history, see under India; East India Company; Dias; Gama; Almeida; and Castro.