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  1. Island off the Kathiawar peninsular, NW
  2. India, part of the Union Territory of Daman
  3. and Diu; area 38 sq km/15 sq mi; population
  4. (1981) 30,000. The main town is also called
  5. Diu, population 8,020. The economy is based
  6. on tourism, coconuts, pearl millet, and salt.
  7. Diu was captured by the Portuguese 1534.
  8.