| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Total
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54,400 sq km
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[132nd of 248]
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Area > Water
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54,340 sq km
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[13th of 237]
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Climate
tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds |
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Coastline
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698 km
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[101st of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Indian Ocean 0 m |
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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 |
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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[171st of 185]
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Land use > Arable land
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0 %
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[233rd of 241]
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Land use > Other
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100 %
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[24th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0 %
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[211st of 241]
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Location
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia |
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Map references
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Other |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone
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200 nm
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[6th of 33]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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3 nm
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[184th of 190]
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Natural resources
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coconuts, fish, sugarcane |
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Population density
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0 people per sqkm |
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[237th of 256]
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Terrain
flat and low (most areas do not exceed two meters in elevation) |
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