Talk:British Indian Ocean Territory
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Permanent population
[edit]Why does the quick facts box say there is one permanent inhabitant? The official government website says that there is no permanent population and I can't find any other source supporting the number of 1. 2001:9E8:A33D:9D00:A59F:3C46:AE08:8BCF (talk) 21:17, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
- I changed the permanent population to 0. It must have been a typo or subtle vandalism that occurred months ago. DDMS123 (talk) 21:22, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
Should we add the past tense to this article?
[edit]If BIOT is gonna cease to exist, should we do it? Zabezt (talk) 20:41, 3 October 2024 (UTC)
- I would say not yet. This quote from the gov.uk page cited in the article says:
This week’s political agreement is subject to a treaty and supporting legal instruments being finalised. Both sides have committed to complete this as quickly as possible.
[1] Frobnicette (talk) 08:26, 4 October 2024 (UTC) Frobnicette (talk) 08:26, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
When is the exact handover/decommission date?
[edit]Have we got sources as to what date in the coming weeks the British sovereignty will be extinguished and transferred to Mauritius? 203.46.132.214 (talk) 07:03, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
- We don't know, both countries will have to ratify the deal. CMD (talk) 08:18, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
- ^ "UK-Mauritius deal to protect national security – safeguarding the operation of strategic military base". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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