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British Indian Ocean Territory
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The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a British Overseas Territory situated in the Indian Ocean. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islands, many very small, amounting to a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23 square miles). The largest and most southerly island is Diego Garcia, 27 square kilometres (10 square miles), the site of a Joint Military Facility of the United Kingdom and the United States. Official administration is remote from London, though the local capital is often regarded as being on Diego Garcia.
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Pictures
Street in Diego Garcia. Traffic drives on the right, unlike other British territories, except for Gibraltar.gin_e from Paris, France · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Royal Air Force base at Diego Garcia during World War II.Lea T (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer · Public domain 
British diplomatic cable signed by D.A. Greenhill, 1966, relating to the depopulation of the Chagos Archipelago.on file · CC0 
View of Diego Garcia, showing military base.Public domain 
Two F-14 Tomcats fly over Diego Garcia.US Navy · Public domain 
Shores of Diego Garcia.Official Navy Page from United States of America MC1 Ryan B. Tabios/U.S. Navy · Public domain
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