About 270 species of birds are found in the territory; 14 of them are endemic, the majority to the Nicobar island group. Source: Internet
Land use in the island group is divided between arable land (with 12.9% of the area given to this) and other uses, which occupy the remaining 87.1%. Source: Internet
Amateur radio DXpeditions are sometimes conducted in the island group by amateur radio operators. Source: Internet
In 1988, an announcement made that 4,700 residents of the main island group would be resettled onto less-populated islands. Source: Internet
It has a total land area of convert, including satellite islands (but excluding the South Sandwich Islands which form a separate island group). Source: Internet
It is now used to refer to any island group or, sometimes, to a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Source: Internet