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British Indian Ocean Territory
- Location
Location Description
Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
- Continent
- Asia
- Bordering Countries
- None
- Independent
- No
- Parent Country
- United Kingdom
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is white with six blue, wavy, horizontal stripes. The UK flag is in the canton. The striped section has a palm tree and yellow crown centered in the fly half.
- Capital
- Diego Garcia
- Language
- English
- Currency
- (dollar)
- Size
- 23 sq mi (60 sq km) — 234th largest
- Total Population
- 0 people — 246th largest
- Population Density
- 0 people per sq mi (0 people per sq km) — 246th largest
- Fun Fact
- Earns millions of dollars in revenue each year from its Internet country code top-level domain, ".io"