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interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britse_Indiese_Oseaangebied" title="Britse Indiese Oseaangebied – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Britse Indiese Oseaangebied" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8B%A8%E1%89%A5%E1%88%AA%E1%89%B3%E1%8A%95%E1%8B%AB_%E1%88%95%E1%8A%95%E1%8B%B5_%E1%8B%8D%E1%89%85%E1%8B%AB%E1%8A%96%E1%88%B5_%E1%8C%8D%E1%8B%9B%E1%89%B5" title="የብሪታንያ ሕንድ ውቅያኖስ ግዛት – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="የብሪታንያ ሕንድ ውቅያኖስ ግዛት" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryttisca_Indisca_Garsecg_Landscipe" title="Bryttisca Indisca Garsecg Landscipe – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Bryttisca Indisca Garsecg Landscipe" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A" title="إقليم المحيط الهندي البريطاني – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إقليم المحيط الهندي البريطاني" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorio_Britanico_de_l%27Oci%C3%A1n_Indico" title="Territorio Britanico de l'Ocián Indico – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Territorio Britanico de l'Ocián Indico" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territoriu_Brit%C3%A1nicu_del_Oc%C3%A9anu_%C3%8Dndicu" title="Territoriu Británicu del Océanu Índicu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Territoriu Británicu del Océanu Índicu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britaniya_Hind_okean%C4%B1_%C9%99razil%C9%99ri" title="Britaniya Hind okeanı əraziləri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Britaniya Hind okeanı əraziləri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="بریتانیا اراضیسی هیند اوقیانوسوندا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بریتانیا اراضیسی هیند اوقیانوسوندا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE" title="ব্রিটিশ ভারত মহাসাগরীয় এলাকা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ব্রিটিশ ভারত মহাসাগরীয় এলাকা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4_%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D3%99%D0%BC%D3%99%D0%BB%D3%99%D1%80%D0%B5" title="Һинд океанында Британия биләмәләре – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Һинд океанында Британия биләмәләре" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D1%9E_%D0%86%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BC_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Брытанская тэрыторыя ў Індыйскім акіяне – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Брытанская тэрыторыя ў Індыйскім акіяне" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D1%9E_%D0%86%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BC_%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Брытанская тэрыторыя ў Індыйскім акіяне – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Брытанская тэрыторыя ў Індыйскім акіяне" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Британска индоокеанска територия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Британска индоокеанска територия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britischs_Territorium_im_Indischn_Ozean" title="Britischs Territorium im Indischn Ozean – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Britischs Territorium im Indischn Ozean" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britanske_indijskookeanske_teritorije" title="Britanske indijskookeanske teritorije – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Britanske indijskookeanske teritorije" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiriad_Meurvor_Indez_Breizh-Veur" title="Tiriad Meurvor Indez Breizh-Veur – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Tiriad Meurvor Indez Breizh-Veur" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territori_Brit%C3%A0nic_de_l%27Oce%C3%A0_%C3%8Dndic" title="Territori Britànic de l'Oceà Índic – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Territori Britànic de l'Oceà Índic" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="British Indian Ocean Territory" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britsk%C3%A9_indickooce%C3%A1nsk%C3%A9_%C3%BAzem%C3%AD" title="Britské indickooceánské území – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Britské indickooceánské území" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiriogaeth_Brydeinig_Cefnfor_India" title="Tiriogaeth Brydeinig Cefnfor India – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Tiriogaeth Brydeinig Cefnfor India" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britisk_territorium_i_det_indiske_ocean" title="Britisk territorium i det indiske ocean – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Britisk territorium i det indiske ocean" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britisches_Territorium_im_Indischen_Ozean" title="Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briti_India_ookeani_ala" title="Briti India ookeani ala – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Briti India ookeani ala" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%88%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%99%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D_%CE%A9%CE%BA%CE%B5%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%8D" title="Βρετανικό Έδαφος Ινδικού Ωκεανού – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βρετανικό Έδαφος Ινδικού Ωκεανού" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="British Indian Ocean Territory" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorio_Brit%C3%A1nico_del_Oc%C3%A9ano_%C3%8Dndico" title="Territorio Británico del Océano Índico – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Territorio Británico del Océano Índico" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brita_Hindoceana_Teritorio" title="Brita Hindoceana Teritorio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Brita Hindoceana Teritorio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiako_Ozeanoko_Britainiar_Lurraldea" title="Indiako Ozeanoko Britainiar Lurraldea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Indiako Ozeanoko Britainiar Lurraldea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="قلمرو اقیانوس هند بریتانیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="قلمرو اقیانوس هند بریتانیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="British Indian Ocean Territory" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territoire_britannique_de_l%27oc%C3%A9an_Indien" title="Territoire britannique de l'océan Indien – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Territoire britannique de l'océan Indien" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorio_Brit%C3%A1nico_do_Oc%C3%A9ano_%C3%8Dndico" title="Territorio Británico do Océano Índico – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Territorio Británico do Océano Índico" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%81%EA%B5%AD%EB%A0%B9_%EC%9D%B8%EB%8F%84%EC%96%91_%EC%A7%80%EC%97%AD" title="영국령 인도양 지역 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="영국령 인도양 지역" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D6%85%D5%BE%D5%AF%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AB_%D5%A2%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AE%D6%84%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Հնդկական օվկիանոսի բրիտանական տարածքներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հնդկական օվկիանոսի բրիտանական տարածքներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="ब्रिटिश हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ब्रिटिश हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britanski_Indijskooceanski_teritorij" title="Britanski Indijskooceanski teritorij – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Britanski Indijskooceanski teritorij" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britaniana_teritorio_che_Indial_Oceano" title="Britaniana teritorio che Indial Oceano – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Britaniana teritorio che Indial Oceano" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="British Indian Ocean Territory" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teritorio_ti_Britania_iti_Taaw_Indiano" title="Teritorio ti Britania iti Taaw Indiano – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Teritorio ti Britania iti Taaw Indiano" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Samudra_Hindia_Britania_Raya" title="Wilayah Samudra Hindia Britania Raya – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wilayah Samudra Hindia Britania Raya" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%8B_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%8B_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%8B_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8" title="Индийы фурды Британийы территори – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Индийы фурды Британийы территори" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bresku_Indlandshafseyjar" title="Bresku Indlandshafseyjar – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Bresku Indlandshafseyjar" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorio_Britannico_dell%27Oceano_Indiano" title="Territorio Britannico dell'Oceano Indiano – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Territorio Britannico dell'Oceano Indiano" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99" title="הטריטוריה הבריטית באוקיינוס ההודי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הטריטוריה הבריטית באוקיינוס ההודי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="ბრიტანეთის ინდოეთის ოკეანის ტერიტორია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბრიტანეთის ინდოეთის ოკეანის ტერიტორია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%AE%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%96_%D0%BC%D2%B1%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BC%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B" title="Үнді мұхитындағы Британия аймағы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Үнді мұхитындағы Британия аймағы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teritwari_y%E2%80%99Inyanja_y%E2%80%99Abahinde_Nyongereza" title="Teritwari y’Inyanja y’Abahinde Nyongereza – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Teritwari y’Inyanja y’Abahinde Nyongereza" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneo_la_Uingereza_katika_Bahari_Hindi" title="Eneo la Uingereza katika Bahari Hindi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Eneo la Uingereza katika Bahari Hindi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9ritwar_britanik_di_los%C3%A9yan_Endyen" title="Téritwar britanik di loséyan Endyen – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Téritwar britanik di loséyan Endyen" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8_%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%8B_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%8B" title="Инди океанындагы Британия аймагы – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Инди океанындагы Британия аймагы" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raion_Britanich_dl_Ozean_Indian" title="Raion Britanich dl Ozean Indian – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Raion Britanich dl Ozean Indian" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britu_Indijas_Oke%C4%81na_Teritorija" title="Britu Indijas Okeāna Teritorija – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Britu Indijas Okeāna Teritorija" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britteschen_Territoire_am_Indeschen_Ozean" title="Britteschen Territoire am Indeschen Ozean – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Britteschen Territoire am Indeschen Ozean" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indijos_Vandenyno_Brit%C5%B3_Sritis" title="Indijos Vandenyno Britų Sritis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Indijos Vandenyno Britų Sritis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terit%C3%B6io_Britannego_de_l%27O%C3%A7eano_Indian" title="Teritöio Britannego de l'Oçeano Indian – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Teritöio Britannego de l'Oçeano Indian" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Indiai-%C3%B3ce%C3%A1ni_Ter%C3%BClet" title="Brit Indiai-óceáni Terület – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Brit Indiai-óceáni Terület" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Британска Индоокеанска Територија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Британска Индоокеанска Територија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%93%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF" title="ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് ഇന്ത്യൻ ഓഷ്യൻ ടെറിട്ടറി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് ഇന്ത്യൻ ഓഷ്യൻ ടെറിട്ടറി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="ब्रिटिश हिंदी महासागर क्षेत्र – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ब्रिटिश हिंदी महासागर क्षेत्र" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89" title="اقليم المحيط الهندى البريطانى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اقليم المحيط الهندى البريطانى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Lautan_Hindi_British" title="Wilayah Lautan Hindi British – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah Lautan Hindi British" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%97%E1%80%BC%E1%80%AD%E1%80%90%E1%80%AD%E1%80%9E%E1%80%BB%E1%80%BE_%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AD%E1%80%94%E1%80%B9%E1%80%92%E1%80%AD%E1%80%9A%E1%80%9E%E1%80%99%E1%80%AF%E1%80%92%E1%80%B9%E1%80%92%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AC_%E1%80%94%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%B1" title="ဗြိတိသျှ အိန္ဒိယသမုဒ္ဒရာ နယ်မြေ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဗြိတိသျှ အိန္ဒိယသမုဒ္ဒရာ နယ်မြေ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brits_Indische_Oceaanterritorium" title="Brits Indische Oceaanterritorium – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Brits Indische Oceaanterritorium" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E9%A0%98%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E6%B4%8B%E5%9C%B0%E5%9F%9F" title="イギリス領インド洋地域 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="イギリス領インド洋地域" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D3%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7_%D1%87%D1%83%D1%8C%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%BA" title="ХӀиндин Ӏапказ чуьра Британин мохк – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="ХӀиндин Ӏапказ чуьра Британин мохк" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britisk_Teritoorium_uun_a_Indisk_Oosean" title="Britisk Teritoorium uun a Indisk Oosean – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Britisk Teritoorium uun a Indisk Oosean" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det_britiske_territoriet_i_Indiahavet" title="Det britiske territoriet i Indiahavet – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Det britiske territoriet i Indiahavet" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Det_britiske_territoriet_i_Indiahavet" title="Det britiske territoriet i Indiahavet – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Det britiske territoriet i Indiahavet" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britaniyaning_Hind_okeanidagi_hududi" title="Britaniyaning Hind okeanidagi hududi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Britaniyaning Hind okeanidagi hududi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A6_%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%B0_%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%96%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%B0" title="ਬਰਤਾਨਵੀ ਹਿੰਦ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ ਰਾਜਖੇਤਰ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬਰਤਾਨਵੀ ਹਿੰਦ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ ਰਾਜਖੇਤਰ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%90%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%87" title="د برېتانيا د هند سمندر سيمه – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د برېتانيا د هند سمندر سيمه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brytyjskie_Terytorium_Oceanu_Indyjskiego" title="Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territ%C3%B3rio_Brit%C3%A2nico_do_Oceano_%C3%8Dndico" title="Território Britânico do Oceano Índico – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Território Britânico do Oceano Índico" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teritoriul_Britanic_din_Oceanul_Indian" title="Teritoriul Britanic din Oceanul Indian – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Teritoriul Britanic din Oceanul Indian" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%B2_%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Британская Территория в Индийском Океане – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Британская Территория в Индийском Океане" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%B4%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A5_%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A7%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%9B_%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A6%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9F_%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F" title="ᱵᱨᱤᱴᱤᱥ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱵᱨᱤᱴᱤᱥ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breetish_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="Breetish Indian Ocean Territory – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Breetish Indian Ocean Territory" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%88%DA%8F%D9%8A_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%DA%8A_%DB%BE_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%82%D9%88" title="هندي وڏي سمنڊ ۾ برطانيائي علائقو – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="هندي وڏي سمنڊ ۾ برطانيائي علائقو" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britsk%C3%A9_indickooce%C3%A1nske_%C3%BAzemie" title="Britské indickooceánske územie – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Britské indickooceánske územie" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britansko_ozemlje_v_Indijskem_oceanu" title="Britansko ozemlje v Indijskem oceanu – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Britansko ozemlje v Indijskem oceanu" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0_%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%98%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3_%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Британска територија Индијског океана – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Британска територија Индијског океана" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britanska_teritorija_Indijskog_oceana" title="Britanska teritorija Indijskog oceana – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Britanska teritorija Indijskog oceana" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9ritori_Samudra_Hindia_Britania" title="Téritori Samudra Hindia Britania – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Téritori Samudra Hindia Britania" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittil%C3%A4inen_Intian_valtameren_alue" title="Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Brittiläinen Intian valtameren alue" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittiska_territoriet_i_Indiska_oceanen" title="Brittiska territoriet i Indiska oceanen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Brittiska territoriet i Indiska oceanen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britanikong_Teritoryo_sa_Karagatang_Indiyano" title="Britanikong Teritoryo sa Karagatang Indiyano – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Britanikong Teritoryo sa Karagatang Indiyano" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4_%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="பிரித்தானிய இந்தியக் கரைகடந்த ஆள்புலம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பிரித்தானிய இந்தியக் கரைகடந்த ஆள்புலம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%81%BC%E1%82%83%E1%82%88%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AD%E1%81%BC%E1%80%BA_%E1%80%9E%E1%80%99%E1%80%AF%E1%81%B5%E1%80%BA%E1%82%89%E1%80%90%E1%80%9B%E1%82%83%E1%82%87%E1%80%A2%E1%80%AD%E1%81%BC%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%90%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9A%E1%82%83%E1%80%B8_%E1%81%B6%E1%80%BD%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA_%E1%80%A2%E1%80%AD%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%81%B5%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B5%E1%80%90%E1%80%BA%E1%82%88" title="ၼႃႈလိၼ် သမုၵ်ႉတရႃႇဢိၼ်းတီးယႃး ၶွင် ဢိင်းၵလဵတ်ႈ – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="ၼႃႈလိၼ် သမုၵ်ႉတရႃႇဢိၼ်းတီးယႃး ၶွင် ဢိင်းၵလဵတ်ႈ" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5" title="บริติชอินเดียนโอเชียนเทร์ริทอรี – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="บริติชอินเดียนโอเชียนเทร์ริทอรี" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britanya_Hint_Okyanusu_Topraklar%C4%B1" title="Britanya Hint Okyanusu Toprakları – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Britanya Hint Okyanusu Toprakları" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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It includes many small <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">islands</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>. The territory is the seven <a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">atolls</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago" title="Chagos Archipelago">Chagos Archipelago</a> with over 1,000 individual islands – many very small. There is a total land area of 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest island is <a href="/wiki/Diego_Garcia" title="Diego Garcia">Diego Garcia</a>. </p><p>Both <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a> claim the territories, and do not recognise the United Kingdom's authority over the <a href="/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago" title="Chagos Archipelago">Chagos Archipelago</a>. India does not recognise Anglo <a href="/wiki/Sovereignty" title="Sovereignty">sovereignty</a> over these "Cultural Indo-Indian/Indies islands" and has disputed their status since 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-FAC-20080706-p125_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAC-20080706-p125-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg/220px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg/330px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg/440px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="516" /></a><figcaption>Coat of arms of British Indian Ocean Territory</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Biot-map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Biot-map.png/220px-Biot-map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Biot-map.png 1.5x" data-file-width="328" data-file-height="353" /></a><figcaption>A map of the British Indian Ocean Territory</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">natives</a> of these islands were <a href="/wiki/Deportation" title="Deportation">deported</a> (made to leave their homes) by the British government. 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title="Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependencies</a><br /> of Members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Australia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands" title="Ashmore and Cartier Islands">Ashmore and Cartier Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Antarctic_Territory" title="Australian 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href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey" title="Guernsey">Guernsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey" title="Jersey">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montserrat" title="Montserrat">Montserrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" title="Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha" title="Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha">St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Source: <a 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