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<text>
<title>
British Indian Ocean Territory: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: British Indian Ocean Territory
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: in the Indian Ocean, south of India about halfway
between Africa and Indonesia
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 60 km2</l>
<l> land area: 60 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: about 0.3 times the size of Washington,
DC</l>
</list>
<p>note: includes the island of Diego Garcia
</p>
<p>Land boundaries: 0 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 698 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 3 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: the entire Chagos Archipelago is
claimed by Mauritius
</p>
<p>Climate: tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade
winds
</p>
<p>Terrain: flat and low (up to 4 meters in elevation)
</p>
<p>Natural resources: coconuts, fish
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 0%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 0%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 0%</l>
<l> other: 100%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 0 km2
</p>
<p>Environment: archipelago of 2,300 islands
</p>
<p>Note: Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies
strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of
joint US-UK military facility
</p></body></article></text>