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
See also