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Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on British Indian Ocean Territory & United Kingdom

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  • Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Note: This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
  • Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Water: Total water area in square kilometers
STAT British Indian Ocean Territory United Kingdom HISTORY
A note includes the entire Chagos Archipelago includes Rockall and <a href=/encyclopedia/Shetland-Islands><a href=/encyclopedia/Shetland-Islands>Shetland</a></a> Islands
Comparative land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC slightly smaller than Oregon
Comparative to US places land area is about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC slightly smaller than Oregon
Land 60 sq km
Ranked 8th.
241,590 sq km
Ranked 77th. 4027 times more than British Indian Ocean Territory

Note includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
Total 54,400 sq km
Ranked 129th.
243,610 sq km
Ranked 81st. 4 times more than British Indian Ocean Territory

Water 54,340 sq km
Ranked 13th. 32 times more than United Kingdom
1,680 sq km
Ranked 94th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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