British Indian Ocean Territory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory

GPTKB entity

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	British colony
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Foreign,_Commonwealth_and_Development_Office_(UK)
gptkbp:area	60 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Camp_Justice
gptkbp:climate	Tropical marine
gptkbp:coatOfArms	gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:United_States_dollar Pound sterling
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:Mauritius
gptkbp:demonym	None (no permanent population)
gptkbp:dialCode	+246
gptkbp:drivesOn	Left
gptkbp:established	8 November 1965
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:governor	gptkb:Paul_Candler
gptkbp:hasIsland	gptkb:Danger_Island gptkb:Diego_Garcia gptkb:Eagle_Islands gptkb:Egmont_Islands gptkb:Nelson_Island gptkb:Peros_Banhos gptkb:Salomon_Islands gptkb:Three_Brothers
gptkbp:hasMilitaryBase	gptkb:United_States_Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Expulsion_of_Chagossians_(1968–1973)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Indian Ocean Territory
gptkbp:internetTLD	.io
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	IO
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:legislature	nan
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity	Military support
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality	gptkb:Mauritius gptkb:Seychelles gptkb:Maldives
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:population	~3,000 (mostly military and contractors)
gptkbp:postalCode	BBND 1ZZ
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Chagos_Marine_Protected_Area
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Chagos_Archipelago
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:BIOT
gptkbp:state	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:status	Non-self-governing territory
gptkbp:timezone	UTC+6
gptkbp:UNResolution	UN General Assembly Resolution 73/295 (calls for return to Mauritius)
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode	IO
gptkbp:wildlife	Coconut crabs Sea turtles Seabirds
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USD gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4