Time in the British Indian Ocean Territory

The British Indian Ocean Territory keeps one time: Indian Ocean Time, UTC+6 all year, with no daylight saving time. Its capital is Diego Garcia.

British Indian Ocean Territory and the countries around it

Indian Ocean TimeUTC+06:00All of the British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian/Chagos

British Indian Ocean Territory (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Population: 4,000 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area: 23.2 sq mi (60 km²)
Currency: Dollar (USD)
Languages: English (British Indian Ocean Territory)
Calling code: +246
Driving side: Right
Country code (ISO): IO
Coordinates (central point): -6.192316, 71.347570

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