Official English Name: Republic of Seychelles
Official Local Name(s): République des Seychelles (French)
Repiblik Sesel (Seychellois Creole)
Common English Name: Seychelles
Capital: Victoria

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Official Language(s)

Seychellois Creole, English, French
Secondary Languages:

Resources

Fish, Copra, Cinnamon trees

Neighbors

None (Island)

Ethnic groups

Seychellois Crole (92.8%)1, British (2.2%), French (1.9%), Chinese (0.5%)

People

Est. Population:

92,430

Demonym:

Seychellois

Religions:

Roman Catholic (76.2%)
Protestant (10.6%)
Hindu (2.4%)
Muslim (1.6%)

Largest City:

Victoria (26,000)

Geography

Region:

Southeastern Africa

Bodies of Water:

Indian Ocean (Surrounded)

Total Area:

455 km2 (100% land, 0% water)

Total Land:

0 km (Island)

Total Coastline:

491 km

Climate

Tropical marine

Terrain:

Flat, elevated coral reefs
Other islands being rocky and hilly

Highest Point

Morne Seychellois (905 m)

Lowest Point

Sea Level

Natural Disasters

Droughts

Government

Type:

Republic

Head of State and Government:

President Danny Faure

Admin. Divisions

25 Administrative districts

Independence:

29 June 1976 (from the United Kingdom)

Nat'l Symbol:

Coco de Mer

Nat'l Anthem:

Koste Seselwa

Economy

GDP Per Capita

$26,300 (USD)

Currency

SR (Seychellois Rupee)

Exchange Rate

$1 (USD) = SR (Seychellois Rupee)13.59

Communication

Internet Code

.sc

Telephone Code

+248

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Cultural Notes

Society is highly matriarchal.

Sources

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/SE (Ethnic data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 29 November 2016
1Seychellois Creole is a mix of French, African, Indian, Chinese and Arab backgrounds.