United Kingdom (administered as British Indian Ocean Territory)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_(administered_as_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Overseas territory
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area 60 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Chagos_Archipelago
gptkbp:currency Pound sterling
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Mauritius
gptkbp:dialCode +246
gptkbp:established 1965
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:governor Appointed by the UK Foreign Office
gptkbp:hasMilitaryBase gptkb:United_States_Navy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Kingdom (administered as British Indian Ocean Territory)
gptkbp:internetTLD .io
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code IO
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Diego_Garcia
gptkbp:nativePopulation Chagossians (deported 1968–1973)
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:British_Indian_Ocean_Territory
gptkbp:population ~3,000 (mostly military and contractors)
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Chagos_Marine_Protected_Area
gptkbp:status Non-self-governing territory
gptkbp:timezone UTC+6
gptkbp:UNResolution UN General Assembly Resolution 73/295 (calls for return to Mauritius)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peros_Banhos_Lagoon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7