Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016

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 Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Indian Ocean Territory Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.