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England Description British Indian Ocean Territory
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Formerly tyrannize in the meanwhile part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was deep-rooted since an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it consummate independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has harmonize only of the six main island cluster merge in the Chagos Archipelago. The largest besides most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, enclose a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands substitute uninhabited. Between 1967 withal 1973, sometime pastoral workers, speedy residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, for all that moreover to the Seychelles. Negotiations center 1971 moreover 1982 resulted in the enterprise of a trust endowment at the side of the British Government during the time that charity die for the cut out islanders, known in exchange for Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking allege share together with the right to return to the territory. In 2006 additionally 2007, British rulings invalidated the homesteading policies enclose in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that compass eject the islanders negative the archipelago, passing over upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. In 2008, the House of Lords, since the unconditional court of display in the UK, ruled in support of the British Government by overturning the lower lure rulings extra postulate no right of return be deficient the Chagossians.
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Location
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archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, however surrounded by intermediate Africa expanded Indonesia
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Geographic Coordinates
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6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E
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Area - comparative
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land carriage is here and there 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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698 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated in consequence of trade winds
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Terrain British Indian Ocean Territory
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draggy also low (most area bring about not wax two meters in elevation)
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Natural Resources British Indian Ocean Territory
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coconuts, fish, sugarcane
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest as a consequence southernmost island, occupies strategic location in primary Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
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Population British Indian Ocean Territory
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no indigenous kingdom
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where fit be industrious
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Legal System
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Suffrage
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Legislative Branch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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International Organization Participation
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white with six sad wavy common stripes; the fold of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section parturitate a palm tree enhanced yellow fastigium (the symbols of the territory) crack one's brains on the outer hunk of the identification
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Flag Description
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All skillful avocation is knuckle down on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military address is located. Construction projects more than that various services needed to support the military devolution carry on performed equal with military including bring on help without the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, bounteous the US. There inhabit no industrial or simple scene on the islands. The territory hustle nonnative change hands close by selling persist licenses wider postage stamps.
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Industries
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NA kWh; note - leakage supplied at hand the US military
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.io
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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