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🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3IOT
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2IO
UN M49 numeric086
IOC code
Official nameBritish Indian Ocean Territory
Native name(s)eng: official: British Indian Ocean Territory; common: British Indian Ocean Territory
Alt spellingsIO
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentNo
UN memberNo

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionEastern Africa
UN regional group
CapitalDiego Garcia
Area (km²)60
Lat / Lng-6.0000, 71.5000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.io
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 46

Demographics

Population (World Bank)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)
Languageseng: English
Demonymseng: f: Indian; m: Indian; fra: f: —; m: —
Population time-series (UN WPP)0

Economy

GDP (current USD)
GDP per capita (current USD)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesUSD: name: United States dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

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Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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  "iso3": "IOT",
  "iso2": "IO",
  "ccn3": "086",
  "cioc": "",
  "name": {
    "common": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
    "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
    "native": {
      "eng": {
        "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
        "common": "British Indian Ocean Territory"
      }
    }
  },
  "alt_spellings": [
    "IO"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "ara": {
      "official": "إقليم المحيط الهندي البريطاني",
      "common": "إقليم المحيط الهندي البريطاني"
    },
    "bre": {
      "official": "Tiriad breizhveurat Meurvor Indez",
      "common": "Tiriad breizhveurat Meurvor Indez"
    },
    "ces": {
      "official": "Britské indickooceánské území",
      "common": "Britské indickooceánské území"
    },
    "deu": {
      "official": "Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean",
      "common": "Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean"
    },
    "est": {
      "official": "Briti India ookeani ala",
      "common": "Briti India ookeani ala"
    },
    "fin": {
      "official": "Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue",
      "common": "Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue"
    },
    "fra": {
      "official": "Territoire britannique de l' océan Indien",
      "common": "Territoire britannique de l'océan Indien"
    },
    "hrv": {
      "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
      "common": "Britanski Indijskooceanski teritorij"
    },
    "hun": {
      "official": "Brit Indiai-óceáni Terület",
      "common": "Brit Indiai-óceáni Terület"
    },
    "ita": {
      "official": "Territorio britannico dell'Oceano Indiano",
      "common": "Territorio britannico dell'oceano indiano"
    },
    "jpn": {
      "official": "英領インド洋地域",
      "common": "イギリス領インド洋地域"
    },
    "kor": {
      "official": "인도 공화국",
      "common": "인도"
    },
    "nld": {
      "official": "Brits Indische Oceaan Territorium",
      "common": "Britse Gebieden in de Indische Oceaan"
    },
    "per": {
      "official": "قلمرو بریتانیا در اقیانوس هند",
      "common": "قلمرو بریتانیا در اقیانوس هند"
    },
    "pol": {
      "official": "Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego",
      "common": "Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego"
    },
    "por": {
      "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
      "common": "Território Britânico do Oceano Índico"
    },
    "rus": {
      "official": "Британская территория Индийского океана",
      "common": "Британская территория в Индийском океане"
    },
    "slk": {
      "official": "Britské indickooceánske územie",
      "common": "Britské indickooceánske územie"
    },
    "spa": {
      "official": "Territorio Británico del Océano Índico",
      "common": "Territorio Británico del Océano Índico"
    },
    "srp": {
      "official": "Britanska Teritorija Indijskog Okeana",
      "common": "Britanska Teritorija Indijskog Okeana"
    },
    "swe": {
      "official": "Brittiska territoriet i Indiska Oceanen",
      "common": "Brittiska territoriet i Indiska Oceanen"
    },
    "tur": {
      "official": "Britanya Hint Okyanusu Toprakları",
      "common": "Britanya Hint Okyanusu Toprakları"
    },
    "urd": {
      "official": "برطانوی بحرہند خطہ",
      "common": "برطانوی بحرہند خطہ"
    },
    "zho": {
      "official": "英属印度洋领地",
      "common": "英属印度洋领地"
    }
  },
  "capital": [
    "Diego Garcia"
  ],
  "region": "Africa",
  "subregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "un_regional_group": "",
  "currencies": {
    "USD": {
      "name": "United States dollar",
      "symbol": "$"
    }
  },
  "languages": {
    "eng": "English"
  },
  "idd": {
    "root": "+2",
    "suffixes": [
      "46"
    ]
  },
  "tld": [
    ".io"
  ],
  "area_sq_km": 60,
  "latlng": [
    -6,
    71.5
  ],
  "landlocked": false,
  "borders": [],
  "independent": false,
  "un_member": false,
  "status": "officially-assigned",
  "flag_emoji": "🇮🇴",
  "flag_png_url": "https://flagcdn.com/w320/io.png",
  "demonyms": {
    "eng": {
      "f": "Indian",
      "m": "Indian"
    },
    "fra": {
      "f": "",
      "m": ""
    }
  },
  "world_bank": {},
  "population_timeseries": [],
  "reference_raw": {
    "cca3": "IOT",
    "name": {
      "common": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
      "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
      "native": {
        "eng": {
          "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
          "common": "British Indian Ocean Territory"
        }
      }
    },
    "tld": [
      ".io"
    ],
    "cca2": "IO",
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    "cioc": "",
    "independent": false,
    "status": "officially-assigned",
    "unMember": false,
    "unRegionalGroup": "",
    "currencies": {
      "USD": {
        "name": "United States dollar",
        "symbol": "$"
      }
    },
    "idd": {
      "root": "+2",
      "suffixes": [
        "46"
      ]
    },
    "capital": [
      "Diego Garcia"
    ],
    "altSpellings": [
      "IO"
    ],
    "region": "Africa",
    "subregion": "Eastern Africa",
    "languages": {
      "eng": "English"
    },
    "translations": {
      "ara": {
        "official": "إقليم المحيط الهندي البريطاني",
        "common": "إقليم المحيط الهندي البريطاني"
      },
      "bre": {
        "official": "Tiriad breizhveurat Meurvor Indez",
        "common": "Tiriad breizhveurat Meurvor Indez"
      },
      "ces": {
        "official": "Britské indickooceánské území",
        "common": "Britské indickooceánské území"
      },
      "deu": {
        "official": "Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean",
        "common": "Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean"
      },
      "est": {
        "official": "Briti India ookeani ala",
        "common": "Briti India ookeani ala"
      },
      "fin": {
        "official": "Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue",
        "common": "Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue"
      },
      "fra": {
        "official": "Territoire britannique de l' océan Indien",
        "common": "Territoire britannique de l'océan Indien"
      },
      "hrv": {
        "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
        "common": "Britanski Indijskooceanski teritorij"
      },
      "hun": {
        "official": "Brit Indiai-óceáni Terület",
        "common": "Brit Indiai-óceáni Terület"
      },
      "ita": {
        "official": "Territorio britannico dell'Oceano Indiano",
        "common": "Territorio britannico dell'oceano indiano"
      },
      "jpn": {
        "official": "英領インド洋地域",
        "common": "イギリス領インド洋地域"
      },
      "kor": {
        "official": "인도 공화국",
        "common": "인도"
      },
      "nld": {
        "official": "Brits Indische Oceaan Territorium",
        "common": "Britse Gebieden in de Indische Oceaan"
      },
      "per": {
        "official": "قلمرو بریتانیا در اقیانوس هند",
        "common": "قلمرو بریتانیا در اقیانوس هند"
      },
      "pol": {
        "official": "Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego",
        "common": "Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego"
      },
      "por": {
        "official": "British Indian Ocean Territory",
        "common": "Território Britânico do Oceano Índico"
      },
      "rus": {
        "official": "Британская территория Индийского океана",
        "common": "Британская территория в Индийском океане"
      },
      "slk": {
        "official": "Britské indickooceánske územie",
        "common": "Britské indickooceánske územie"
      },
      "spa": {
        "official": "Territorio Británico del Océano Índico",
        "common": "Territorio Británico del Océano Índico"
      },
      "srp": {
        "official": "Britanska Teritorija Indijskog Okeana",
        "common": "Britanska Teritorija Indijskog Okeana"
      },
      "swe": {
        "official": "Brittiska territoriet i Indiska Oceanen",
        "common": "Brittiska territoriet i Indiska Oceanen"
      },
      "tur": {
        "official": "Britanya Hint Okyanusu Toprakları",
        "common": "Britanya Hint Okyanusu Toprakları"
      },
      "urd": {
        "official": "برطانوی بحرہند خطہ",
        "common": "برطانوی بحرہند خطہ"
      },
      "zho": {
        "official": "英属印度洋领地",
        "common": "英属印度洋领地"
      }
    },
    "latlng": [
      -6,
      71.5
    ],
    "landlocked": false,
    "borders": [],
    "area": 60,
    "flag": "🇮🇴",
    "demonyms": {
      "eng": {
        "f": "Indian",
        "m": "Indian"
      },
      "fra": {
        "f": "",
        "m": ""
      }
    }
  }
}