British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory sits in Eastern Africa and uses USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Diego Garcia
Population
2K
Area
60 km2
Population
2K
2,000 people
Area
60 km2
60 square kilometers
Density
33/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Diego Garcia
-7.3133, 72.4111
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
British Indian Ocean Territory, officially listed here as British Indian Ocean Territory, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make British Indian Ocean Territory, IO, IOT, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. British Indian Ocean Territory is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 2,000 people and a land area of 60 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 33 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -6, 71.5, while the capital coordinate reference is -7.3133, 72.4111. British Indian Ocean Territory has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Diego Garcia (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are not listed. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in British Indian Ocean Territory, capital of British Indian Ocean Territory, and major urban areas in British Indian Ocean Territory. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Directly administered dependency under a constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include no major listed organizations in this sample. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
British Indian Ocean Territory uses calling code +246, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+06:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include English. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as GB. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This British Indian Ocean Territory profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
IO / IOT
Top-level domains
.io
Continents
Asia
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
GB
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for British Indian Ocean Territory is represented by the IO country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Diego Garcia
Eastern Africa
2,000
Capital reference
Governance
Government type
Directly administered dependency under a constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+246
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+06:00
Languages
English
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry