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Airports	1		[223rd of 247]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	1		[90th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	1		[117th of 157]
Airports > With paved runways > Total	1		[213rd of 234]
Ports and harbors	Diego Garcia
Ports and terminals	Diego Garcia
Roadways > Note short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but in 2001 were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation since eviction in 1965; the UK resists the Chagossians' demand for an immediate return to the islands; repatriation is complicated by the exclusive US military lease of Diego Garcia that restricted access to the largest island in the chain
Waterways	0 km		[98th of 165]

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