British Indian Ocean Territory

former overseas territory in the Indian Ocean
AdministrativeArea british_overseas_territory Q43448
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British Indian Ocean Territory

Summary

British Indian Ocean Territory is a British overseas territory[1]. It draws 1,857 Wikipedia views per month (british_overseas_territory category, ranking #12 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Indian Ocean Territory is located in British overseas territory[3].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's continent is recorded as Africa[5].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's instance of is recorded as British overseas territory[6].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's capital is recorded as Diego Garcia[7].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's official language is recorded as English[8].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's currency is recorded as United States dollar[9].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's currency is recorded as pound sterling[10].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg[11].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .io[12].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[13].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory.svg[14].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's flag is recorded as flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory[15].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140141371[16].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's GND ID is recorded as 4480858-6[17].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory[18].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's locator map image is recorded as British Indian Ocean Territory on the globe (Afro-Eurasia centered).svg[19].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79124777[20].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is recorded as IO[21].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code is recorded as IOT[22].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's ISO 3166-1 numeric code is recorded as 086[23].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's Commons category is recorded as British Indian Ocean Territory[24].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1993867[25].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00[26].
  • British Indian Ocean Territory's telephone country code is recorded as +246[27].

Body

Geography

British Indian Ocean Territory is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in British overseas territory[3]. Its continent is recorded as Africa[5].

Physical Characteristics

British Indian Ocean Territory's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+60'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4000'}[29] and {'amount': '+3000'}[30].

Designation and Status

British Indian Ocean Territory's instance of is recorded as British overseas territory[6].

Why It Matters

British Indian Ocean Territory draws 1,857 Wikipedia views per month (british_overseas_territory category, ranking #12 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . cia.gov. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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