British Indian Ocean Territory People 2001

Population: no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles around the time of the construction of UK-US military facilities; in 1995, there were approximately 1,700 UK and US military personnel and 1,500 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia

NOTE: The information regarding British Indian Ocean Territory on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of British Indian Ocean Territory People 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Indian Ocean Territory People 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.