World Countries

British Indian Ocean Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory coat of arms
The flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory 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.

Common Name: British Indian Ocean Territory

Official Name: British Indian Ocean Territory

Geographic Details

CapitalDiego Garcia
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAfrica
SubregionEastern Africa
Landlocked❌
Area60 km²
Coordinates(6° 0' S, 71° 30' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population0
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($)
TimezonesUTC+06:00
LanguagesEnglish
UN Member❌

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.io
Calling Code+2
Independent❌
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeIO
alpha3CodeIOT