Chagos August 5, 2019 Africa , archipelago , BIOT , British colony , Chagos , Chagos Archipelago , colony , Diego Garcia , East Africa , Indian Ocean , islands , military , military base , Ramsar , réserve naturelle , Territoire britannique de l'océan Indien , United Kingdom , United States , zone marine protégée Official name Chagos Archipelago Name in local language Chagos Archipelago (en) Continent Africa Subcontinent East Africa Population (ranking: 244e ) 4,239 inhabitants (2017) Population growth 0.00 % / year Area 56 km² Density 75.70 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: n.c. )0.000 billions $USD GDP/capita (ranking ) 0 $USD GDP growth 0.00 % / year Life expectancy (ranking ) 0.00 years Birth rate 0.00 ‰ Fertility rate 0.00 children / woman Death rate (ranking ) 0.00 ‰ Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 0.00 ‰ Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages English Currency Pound sterling (£), United States Dollar ($USD) HDI (ranking: n.c. )0.000 / 1 EPI (ranking )0.00 Government British Overseas Territory Head of State Queen Elizabeth II ; Commissioner Ben Merrick National Day ISO Codes IO, IOT Demonym Chagossian
Chagos is an archipelago of 55 islands in seven atolls in the northern Indian Ocean, approximately 1,225 km south of Malé, Maldives , 1,775 km east of Victoria, Seychelles , North west of the Mascarene Islands, including Mauritius , which claims sovereignty. It belongs to the United Kingdom , and is administered by the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Salomon Islands atoll, Chagos archipelago. Photo: Anne Sheppard The aircraft carrier USS Saratoga in the military base of Diego Garcia, Chagos (December 1985). Photo: Wikipedia Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Eclipse Point Town 4,239 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands Population Area Diego Garcia 4,239 inhabitants 33 km²
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