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 Government of British Indian Ocean Territory - Definition 

Country name:

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

Dependency status:

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

Legal system:

the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; a special agreement applies to persons subject to U.S. military law [1] (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jksonc/docs/bancoult-d16b1.html#ii)

Executive branch:

chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Commissioner Tony Crombie (since January 2004); Administrator Charles A. Hamilton (since 2002); note - both reside in the UK
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch

Diplomatic representation in the US:

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Diplomatic representation from the US:

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Flag description:

white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag
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