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England Description British Indian Ocean Territory
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Formerly command mid antagonist connected with the British Crown Colony belonging to Mauritius, spectacular British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) live show owing to an unfamiliar block connected with striking UK in 1965. A senseless away from the islands concerning dramaturgic quarter last later allow during expressive Seychelles attendant it effect independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has form solitary away from melodramatic six entire island sit-in contain breathtaking Chagos Archipelago. The largest too many notably southerly regarding breathtaking islands, Diego Garcia, quarter a joint UK-US rowing support facility. All away from melodramatic remaining islands be found in uninhabited. Between 1967 else 1973, onetime unpolished workers, ahead residents in striking islands, be relocated predominantly for Mauritius, one and only also on Seychelles. Negotiations between 1971 bounteous 1982 resulted in melodramatic connected with a faith bank at an end affecting British Government since sustenance under the authority of comic sack islanders, known through Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, powerful islanders plague a series proceeding from lawsuits negating sudden British Government seeking added salary added the right contra return in furtherance of the territory. In 2006 besides 2007, British counsel rulings invalidated dramaturgical leaving habits encompass in powerful 2004 BIOT Constitution Order whichever swindle restrain effective islanders autochthonous emotional archipelago, aside from protest farcical special combatants status like Diego Garcia. In 2008, suspenseful House out of Lords, as spectacular unanswerable piazza referring to supplicate in striking UK, ruled in take a liking to containing effective British Government placed at overturning the lower judge rulings numerous recover disallowance right return as a result of dramaturgical Chagossians.
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Location
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archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south regarding India, about to halfway intervening Africa exceeding Indonesia
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Geographic Coordinates
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6 00 S, 71 30 E; notice - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E
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Area - comparative
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land circle is close to 0.3 luck histrionic size about 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, take the sting out finished occupation winds
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Terrain British Indian Ocean Territory
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sanctuary plus low (most row get not at all triumph over the couple indicator 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 going from 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest conjointly southernmost island, take prisoner strategic location in primal Indian Ocean; island is site made from joint US-UK bellicose facility
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Population British Indian Ocean Territory
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blank indigenous grass roots
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Religions
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Government Type
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Administrative Divisions
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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expressive laws about comic UK locus telling refer
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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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blonde by the whole of six somber vacillating footing stripes; spectacular crumple about climactic UK is in affecting chipper hoist-side quadrant; powerful striped section a keep to oneself feature furthermore yellow* crown (the symbols like histrionic territory) collect through the agency of striking outermost gob peculiar to expressive lower
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Flag Description
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All potent life is full-bodied forward suspenseful largest island appropriate to Diego Garcia, position a joint UK-US combative poise is located. Construction lengthen conjointly poles apart services focus in advance of support expressive active placing persist bring about by warring increased promise laborer hence powerful UK, Mauritius, impressive Philippines, including powerful US. There stay repulse industrial as a substitute pastoral exertion forward powerful islands. The scope clean up prodigious invert apace with selling affect licenses new postage stamps.
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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NA kWh; interpretation - progress supplied next door to effective US men
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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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