Population no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are UK-US military personnel and civilian contractors; civilianinhabitants, known as the Ilois, evacuated to Mauritius before constructionof UK-US military facilities

NOTE: The information regarding British Indian Ocean Territory on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of British Indian Ocean Territory People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about British Indian Ocean Territory People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.