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Country profile / IO
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
Capital
Diego Garcia
Region
Asia
ISO
IO
Local time in British Indian Ocean Territory
live · IANAChagos
Indian/Chagos
Reference ledger
CapitalDiego GarciaAdministrative seat
LanguagesEnglish1 listed
CurrenciesUnited States dollar1 listed
Time zonesIndian/Chagos1 IANA identifier
Area60 km²Ranked 227 of 241 by area
Dialing+246International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 6% of places in this atlas.
At 60 km², British Indian Ocean Territory ranks 227 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#227by area in this atlas
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code IO is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +246 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Indian/Chagos should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
Open British Indian Ocean Territory in Google Maps ↗RegionAsia
ISOIO
Borders0
Time zones1