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Area > Comparative land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	60 sq km		[7th of 238]
Area > Total	54,400 sq km		[132nd of 250]
Area > Water	54,340 sq km		[13th of 239]
Climate tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds
Coastline	698 km		[104th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates 6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E
Geography > Note archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility
Land use > Arable land	0%		[230th of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[17th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[217th of 258]
Location archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
Map references	Other
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[181st of 191]
Natural resources	coconuts, fish, sugarcane
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[237th of 256]
Terrain flat and low (most areas do not exceed two meters in elevation)

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