British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory · Eastern Africa
The British Indian Ocean Territory is a territory in Eastern Africa, with Diego Garcia as its capital. The British Indian Ocean Territory shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Diego Garcia |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD $) |
| Calling code | +246 |
| ISO codes | IO / IOT / 086 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇮🇴 |
| Area | 60 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .io |
| Demonym | Indian |
About British Indian Ocean Territory
The British Indian Ocean Territory is a dependency or territory in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Diego Garcia. It has no land borders. The official currency is the United States dollar ($), using the code USD.
To call the British Indian Ocean Territory from abroad, dial the country code +246. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes IO (alpha-2) and IOT (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels.
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Why the British Indian Ocean Territory has its own code
ISO 3166-1 assigns codes to territories as well as to sovereign states, because the codes are used for shipping, banking, internet domains, statistics and data exchange rather than as a statement about statehood. That is why this territory appears in country dropdowns, address forms and datasets alongside places many times its size.
The British Indian Ocean Territory holds the alpha-2 code IO, the alpha-3 code IOT, the numeric code 086 and the internet domain .io. The World Bank does not publish a separate population figure for it, so this page shows none rather than an estimate. Calls are routed through the code +246.
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