Indian Ocean Island States

Indian Ocean Island States

Indian Ocean Island States is the name given to those island states in the Indian subcontinent which lie in the Indian Ocean. These include:

*Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
*Andaman Islands (administrative territory of the Republic of India)
*Nicobar Islands (administrative territory of the Republic of India)
*Lakshadweep (administrative territory of the Republic of India)
*Republic of Maldives
*Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory, British overseas territory)

ee also

*List of islands in the Indian Ocean
*Himalayan states
*Peninsular India


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