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=== Chagos Archipelago ===
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The Chagos Archipelago is composed of atolls and islands, and is located approximately 2,200 kilometres north-east of the main island of Mauritius. Mauritius claims sovereignty over the archipelago, which forms the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] and is ''de facto'' controlled by the United Kingdom.

To the north of the Chagos Archipelago are [[Peros Banhos]], the [[Salomon Islands]] and [[Nelsons Island]]; to the south-west are [[Three Brothers, Chagos|The Three Brothers]], [[Eagle Islands]], [[Egmont Islands]] and [[Danger Island, Great Chagos Bank|Danger Island]]. [[Diego Garcia]] is in the south-east of the archipelago.<ref name="PCA Memorial Vol 1">{{Cite book|url=https://pcacases.com/web/sendAttach/1796|title=Memorial of the Republic of Mauritius|date=1 August 2012|publisher=[[Permanent Court of Arbitration]]|volume=I|page=9}}</ref> In 2016, the Chagossian population was estimated at 8,700 in Mauritius, including 483 natives; 350 Chagossians live in the Seychelles, including 75 natives, while 3,000, including 127 natives, live in the UK (the population having grown from the 1200 Chagossians who moved there).<ref name="chif">{{Cite journal|date=5 July 2016|title=La population chagossienne en chiffres|url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/287013/population-chagossienne-en-chiffres|journal=[[L'Express (Mauritius)]]}}</ref>