Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory

The flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory was officially confirmed on 8 November 1990.

Description

The flag of the territory is one of the few flags of the British overseas territories that are not based on the blue British service flag.

The waves in the flag symbolize the Indian Ocean, the palm, the tropical island world is and the crown and the Union Jack are an expression of British suzerainty.

The flag has the usual for British flags proportions of 1:2.

Use

Officially, the flag of the territory is ( which resides in the British Foreign Office in London) only by the British Commissioner used.