Capital None
Status Overseas territory of the United Kingdom
Official language(s) English
Population
3,500
Currency Pound sterling
Calling Code 246

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an abroad district of the United Kingdom placed in the Indian Ocean, one half the way between Africa & Indonesia.

The province comprises the six atolls of the Chagos Archipelago by using over 1,000 individual islands. The greatest island is Diego Garcia, the place of a joint military installation of the United Kingdom & the U.S.A.

The province is an archipelago of 2,300 islands, the largest being Diego Garcia. The entire area of the district is 60 sq km. The terrain is flat & low, with a distinctive elevantion of four metres. The clime is tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds.

Most of the islands in the territory have no roads of any sort Diego Garcia has a short stretch of paved road between the port and airfield; To the highest degree transport is by bicycle. Diego Garcia includes a major naval port but no other island has a port or harbour. The only airport is the military base on Diego Garcia, which one has numerous paved runways, occasionally over 3000 ms long.