British Indian Ocean Territory

Property	Value
factbook:airports_total	1 (xsd:long)
factbook:airports_withpavedrunways_total	1
factbook:area_comparative	land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
factbook:area_land	60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km
factbook:area_note	includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands
factbook:area_total	54400
factbook:area_water	54340
factbook:background	Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius but also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order that had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia.
factbook:climate	tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
factbook:coastline_total	698 (xsd:long)
factbook:countryname_conventionallongform	British Indian Ocean Territory
factbook:countryname_conventionalshortform	none
factbook:currency_code	both the British Pound (GBP) and the US Dollar (USD) are accepted
foaf:depiction
factbook:disputes_international	Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia; in 2001, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, evicted in 1967 and 1973 and now residing chiefly in Mauritius, were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation; in May 2006, the High Court of London reversed U.K. Governments 2004 orders of council that banned habitation on the islands; a small group of Chagossians visited Diego Garcia in April 2006; repatriation is complicated by the exclusive US military lease of Diego Garcia that restricts access to the largest viable island in the chain
factbook:economy_overview	All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military facility is located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installation are performed by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. When the native Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing. The territory makes money by selling fishing licenses and postage stamps.
factbook:electricity_consumption	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_production	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint	15 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint_place	unnamed location on Diego Garcia
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint_place	Indian Ocean
factbook:executivebranch_chiefofstate	Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
factbook:executivebranch_elections	none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch
factbook:executivebranch_headofgovernment	Commissioner Tony CROMBIE (since January 2004); Administrator Tony HUMPHRIES (since February 2005); note - both reside in the UK
factbook:factbookcode	io
factbook:flag	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/io-flag.gif>
factbook:flagdescription	white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
factbook:geographiccoordinates_latitude	-6.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:geographiccoordinates_longitude	71.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:internetServiceProviders_ISPs	1 (xsd:long)
factbook:internetcountrycode	.io
factbook:internethosts	65
factbook:irrigatedland_total	0
rdfs:label	British Indian Ocean Territory
factbook:landboundaries	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:landuse_arableland	0.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_other	100.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_permanentcrops	0.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:large_flag	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/io-lgflag.gif>
factbook:legalsystem	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
factbook:location	archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia
foaf:logo	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/io-flag.gif>
factbook:map	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/io-map.gif>
factbook:maritimeclaims_territorialsea	3 (xsd:long)
factbook:name	British Indian Ocean Territory
factbook:population_note	approximately 1200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004, there were approximately 4000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia
factbook:population_total	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:portsandterminals	Diego Garcia
factbook:radiobroadcaststations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0
factbook:roadways_paved	short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia
factbook:telephonesystem_domestic	all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet
factbook:telephonesystem_generalassessment	separate facilities for military and public needs are available
factbook:telephonesystem_international	international telephone service is carried by satellite
factbook:televisionbroadcaststations	1
factbook:terrain	flat and low (most areas do not exceed two meters in elevation)
rdf:type	factbook:Country
factbook:url	<https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/io.html>

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