Countries API - CountriesDB

British Indian Ocean Territory

ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for British Indian Ocean Territory. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.

About British Indian Ocean Territory codes

Need British Indian Ocean Territory (IO) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.

This guide covers ISO 3166-1 identifiers for British Indian Ocean Territory. No official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions are currently listed in CountriesDB for this country.

For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch British Indian Ocean Territory from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.

ISO codes

  • Alpha-2IO
  • Alpha-3IOT
  • Numeric086
  • Independentfalse
  • StatusOfficially assigned

Official subdivisions (0)

No official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions are listed for this country in CountriesDB.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ISO 3166-1 code for British Indian Ocean Territory?
British Indian Ocean Territory uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IO, alpha-3 IOT, and numeric 086. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does British Indian Ocean Territory have?
CountriesDB does not list official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for British Indian Ocean Territory. Some territories have no ISO 3166-2 entries, or only use the country-level code.
How do I use British Indian Ocean Territory country and subdivision data in a form?
Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for British Indian Ocean Territory, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.

Use British Indian Ocean Territory in your app

Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for British Indian Ocean Territory (IO) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.