Back Сеишелтәи Адгьылбжьахақәа Abkhazian Seychelle Afrikaans Seychellen ALS ሲሸልስ Amharic Seychelles AN Segscelliega ANG सेशेल्स ANP سيشل Arabic سيشيل ARY سيشيل ARZ
Republic of Seychelles Repiblik Sesel République des Seychelles | |
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| Motto: "Finis Coronat Opus" (Latin) "The End Crowns the Work" | |
| Anthem: Koste Seselwa "Join together all Seychellois" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Victoria |
| Official languages | |
| Vernacular language | Seychellois Creole |
| Demonym(s) | Seychellois, Seychelloise, Seselwa (Creole) |
| Government | Republic |
| Wavel Ramkalawan | |
| Ahmed Afif | |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 29 June 1976 |
| Area | |
• Total | 451 km2 (174 sq mi) (197th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 84,000[1] (195th) |
• Density | 186.2/km2 (482.3/sq mi) (60th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $2.129 billion[2] (164th) |
• Per capita | $24,837[2] (37th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $919 million[2] (168th) |
• Per capita | $10,714[2] (53rd) |
| HDI (2007) |  0.773high · 57th |
| Currency | Seychellois rupee (SCR) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (SCT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4 (not observed) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | 248 |
| ISO 3166 code | SC |
| Internet TLD | .sc |
Seychelles is an African country in the Indian Ocean. Its capital city is Victoria. The official languages are Creole, English, and French. It is a republic is made up of 115 islands.
Seychelles and the islands to the south, Madagascar and Mauritius, all had legal slavery and were part of the slave trade.[3] Most of the people are descendants of freed slaves, who make up about 90% of the population. Many of them also are descended from slave owners who abused their ancestors.[4][3] There are small minorities of immigrants from Europe, China and India. Most people are Roman Catholics, about 90% of them. About 8% are Protestants.
Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega and Réunion to the south, and Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest. Seychelles has an estimated population of 86,525. It is the smallest population of any African state.[5]
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (.PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Seychelles". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nwulia, Moses D. E. (1981). The History of Slavery in Mauritius and the Seychelles, 1810-1875. Fairleigh Dickenson University Press. ISBN 978-0-8386-2398-5.
- ↑ "Slavery in Seychelles". The Seychelles National Archive. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ↑ "Geoafrica.about.com". Goafrica.about.com. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.