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SEYCHELLES

Republic of Seychelles
SC · SYC INDEPENDENT 1976 AFRICA'S SMALLEST COUNTRY BY POPULATION
LIVE --:--:-- VICTORIA · SCT
POPULATION (WORLD BANK EST., PROJECTED) ↑ … 1 USD = … SCR (LIVE RATE) POPULATION (WORLD BANK EST., PROJECTED) ↑ … 1 USD = … SCR (LIVE RATE)
POPULATION
0.1M
AREA
452 km²
CAPITAL
Victoria
CURRENCY
SCR
GDP / CAPITA
$14,700
Victoria SOURCE: NATURAL EARTH (50M) · REAL BOUNDARY DATA, SIMPLIFIED

TERRITORY

HIGHEST POINT
Morne Seychellois, 905 m
LOWEST POINT
Indian Ocean, 0 m
COASTLINE
491 km
LAND BORDERS
Island nation, 0 km
TERRAIN
Granitic and coral islands; narrow coastal strip rising to a rocky, forested interior.

POSITION

CAPITAL COORDINATES
4.62°S, 55.45°E
TIME ZONE
SCT, UTC+4 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
None — island nation

GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY

GOVERNMENT
Presidential republic
RELIGION
Christianity, ~89%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
73 years
HDI
0.802 — Very high (rank 61)
LANGUAGES
Seychellois CreoleOFFICIAL
EnglishOFFICIAL
FrenchOFFICIAL

ECONOMY

KEY INDUSTRIES
Tourism Fish processing & canning Boat building Financial services
TOP EXPORTS
Canned tuna
Frozen fish
Cinnamon
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Foodstuffs
Petroleum products
LAND USE
Agricultural, 2% Forest, 89% Other, 9%

POPULATION, 1970–2024

0.05M
1970
0.06M
1980
0.07M
1990
0.08M
2000
0.09M
2010
0.1M
2020
0.13M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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