British Indian Ocean Territory

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The British Indian Ocean Territory is a remote UK overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, best known for hosting the U.S.–UK military base on Diego Garcia and having no permanent civilian population.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Overseas Territory
Overseas territory
administeredBy British Indian Ocean Territory Administration
callingCode +246
capital Diego Garcia
claimedBy Mauritius
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
containsIsland Danger Island
Diego Garcia
Eagle Islands
Nelsons Island
Peros Banhos
Salomon Islands
Three Brothers
containsIslandGroup Chagos Archipelago
containsMilitaryBase Diego Garcia U.S.–UK military base
linked to: Diego Garcia
createdFrom Mauritius
Seychelles
currency Pound sterling
United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
drivingSide left
environment Tropical marine
established 1965
evictionOfInhabitants late 1960s and early 1970s
flag Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory
formerInhabitants Chagossians
governingCountry United Kingdom
hasDisputedStatus true
hasMarineProtectedArea Chagos Marine Protected Area
hasNoIndigenousPopulation true
hasNoPermanentPopulation true
headOfState Charles III
internetTLD .io
ISO3166-1Alpha-2 IO
ISO3166-1Alpha-3 IOT
largestIsland Diego Garcia
locatedIn Chagos Archipelago
Indian Ocean
officialLanguage English
partOf British Overseas Territories
population 0 permanent residents
primaryUse Military
representedBy Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory
sovereignState United Kingdom
strategicImportance Indian Ocean military logistics and surveillance
subjectTo United Nations decolonization discussions
timeZone UTC+06:00
uses Joint UK–US military operations
usesLegalSystem English law

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Pound sterling officialCurrencyOf British Indian Ocean Territory
Indian Ocean hasMajorIsland Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
British Overseas Territories include British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory locatedIn Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory administeredBy British Indian Ocean Territory Administration
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory containsIslandGroup Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
British Overseas Territories Act 2002 excludes British Indian Ocean Territory
IOT represents British Indian Ocean Territory
IOT assignedTo British Indian Ocean Territory
Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory hasJurisdictionOver Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory legalAuthority British Indian Ocean Territory Order
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Peros Banhos locatedIn Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Peros Banhos country British Indian Ocean Territory
Peros Banhos partOf British Indian Ocean Territory
Peros Banhos partOf Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Peros Banhos archipelago Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Three Brothers country British Indian Ocean Territory
Three Brothers locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory
Three Brothers partOf Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Three Brothers administeredBy British Indian Ocean Territory Administration
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Three Brothers archipelago Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Three Brothers region British Indian Ocean Territory
Three Brothers governedUnder British Indian Ocean Territory Ordinances
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Chagos Marine Protected Area locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory
Chagos Marine Protected Area relatedDispute United Kingdom–Mauritius sovereignty dispute over Chagos Archipelago
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory country British Indian Ocean Territory
Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory usedBy British Indian Ocean Territory
Chagossians countryOfOrigin British Indian Ocean Territory
Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory country British Indian Ocean Territory
Diego Garcia country British Indian Ocean Territory
Diego Garcia locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory
Diego Garcia administeredAs British Indian Ocean Territory
Diego Garcia exclusiveEconomicZoneOf British Indian Ocean Territory
Danger Island locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory
Danger Island governedBy British Indian Ocean Territory Administration
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Eagle Islands locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory
Eagle Islands partOf British Indian Ocean Territory
Eagle Islands isPartOf British Indian Ocean Territory
Eagle Islands governingAuthority British Indian Ocean Territory Administration
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Salomon Islands locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory
Salomon Islands partOf British Indian Ocean Territory
Salomon Islands adminUnit British Indian Ocean Territory
British overseas territories citizenship territoriesCovered British Indian Ocean Territory
Nelsons Island locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory
Nelsons Island country British Indian Ocean Territory
Nelsons Island administeredBy British Indian Ocean Territory Administration
linked to: British Indian Ocean Territory
Diego Garcia Tracking Station locatedIn British Indian Ocean Territory