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| | Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : British Indian Ocean Territory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) comprises the six atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with about 56 individual islands in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia, around 6°S, 71°30'E. It is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom (UK). |
 | | Diego Garcia, the largest and southernmost island, occupies a strategic location in the central Indian Ocean and is the site of a joint military facility between the UK and the United States. |
 | | As a territory of the United Kingdom, its head of state is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the head of government is Commissioner Tony Crombie (since January 2004, replacing David Ross MacLennan) and Administrator Tony Humphries (since February 2005, replacing Charles A. Hamilton), all of whom reside in the UK. |
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