Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory

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Flag Name	Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory
Territory	British Indian Ocean Territory
Official Name	British Indian Ocean Territory
Capital	Diego Garcia
Continent	Africa
Region	Eastern Africa
ISO Code	IO / IOT
Internet Domain	.io
Calling Code	+246
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Official Language(s)	English
Demonym	Indian
Area	60 km²
Population	About 3,000 military personnel and contractors
Coastline	Has a sea coast
United Nations Member	No

Official Flag Name	Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory
Current Version Adopted	8 November 1990
Design First Used	1990
Flag Proportion	1:2
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	4
Main Colours	Blue, White, Green, Red
Designer	British Indian Ocean Territory administration
Design Type	Union Flag canton over blue and white wavy stripes with a palm and crown
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official territorial flag
Governing Authority	Territorial administration of British Indian Ocean Territory

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Blue	#012169	1, 33, 105	99, 69, 0, 59	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference
Green	#009543	0, 149, 67	100, 0, 55, 42	No official Pantone reference
Red	#C8102E	200, 16, 46	0, 92, 77, 22	No official Pantone reference

Wavy stripes	The waters of the Indian Ocean
Coconut palm	The vegetation of the Chagos Archipelago
Crown	The link with the British Crown
Blue	Stands for the Indian Ocean, in the wavy stripes and the Union Flag.
White	Stands for the wave crests and the Union Flag.
Green	Stands for the coconut palm.
Red	Stands for the crosses within the Union Flag.

Year / Period	Event
8 November 1990	Granted on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the territory’s creation
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	1:2
Hoist (height)	1 units
Fly (width)	2 units
Layout	Union Flag canton over blue and white wavy stripes with a palm and crown
Band / Stripe Construction	Six wavy stripes alternate blue and white across the field
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	British Indian Ocean Territory Flag Regulations

Setting	Flown	Notes
Government buildings	Yes	Flown on official premises
Schools and public institutions	Yes	Common in daily and ceremonial use
Private and civil use	Yes	May be flown by members of the public
Public holidays and commemorations	Yes	Displayed on national days of remembrance
Armed forces	No	Defence is handled by the administering state
Naval and maritime use	Yes	Used on locally registered vessels
Embassies abroad	No	Represented diplomatically by the administering state
International sport	Yes	Many territories field their own teams
United Nations building	No	Only member and observer states are flown

Flag Type	Purpose	In Use
Territorial flag	The primary flag shown on this page	Yes
Civil flag	Flown by private citizens and organisations	Yes
War flag	Carried by the armed forces on land	No
Naval ensign	Flown at sea by naval and merchant vessels	No
Air force ensign	Used by the air force	No
Presidential standard	Marks the presence of the head of state	No
Royal standard	Marks the presence of the monarch	No
Historical flags	Earlier designs no longer in official use	Not documented

Years in Use (current design)	36 years
Adoption Date	8 November 1990
Earliest Recorded Use	1990
Designer	British Indian Ocean Territory administration
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Blue
Flags It Resembles	Unusually for a British territory, it uses wavy stripes rather than a plain field
Notable Feature	Union Flag canton over blue and white wavy stripes with a palm and crown