Daman and Diu
(,
Hindi: दमन à¤"र दीव) is a
union territory in
India. For over 450 years these coastal enclaves on the
Arabian Sea coast were part of
Portuguese India, along with
Goa and
Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman, and Diu were incorporated into the Republic of India on
December 19,
1961;
Portugal did not recognize Indian rule in these territories until
1974.
Goa, Daman, and Diu were administered as part of a single union territory until
1987, when Goa was granted statehood, leaving Daman and Diu as a separate union territory; each enclave constitutes one of the union territory's two
districts.
Gujarati is the main language; use of
Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). There are
Portuguese-based creole languages in Daman (known as
LÃngua da Casa, "Home Language") and Diu (
LÃngua dos Velhos, "Elder's Language"). The Creole of Diu is rapidly becoming extinct by the pressure of Gujarati.
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Diu*
DamanDaman and Diu's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $156 million in current prices.
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