Country name
conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory
conventional short form: none
abbreviation: BIOT

Data code IO

Dependency status dependent territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London

Legal system NA

Executive branch
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Commissioner David Ross MACLENNAN (since NA 1994); Administrator Don CAIRNS (since NA); note - both reside in the UK
cabinet: NA
elections: none; the queen is a hereditary monarch; commissioner and administrator appointed by the queen

Diplomatic representation in the US none (dependent territory of the UK)

Diplomatic representation from the US none (dependent territory of the UK)

Flag description white with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and six blue wavy horizontal stripes bearing a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag

NOTE: The information regarding British Indian Ocean Territory on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of British Indian Ocean Territory Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Indian Ocean Territory Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.