Seychelles

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The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, off East Africa. It’s home to numerous beaches, coral reefs and nature reserves, as well as rare animals such as giant Aldabra tortoises. Mahé, a hub for visiting the other islands, is home to capital Victoria. It also has the mountain rainforests of Morne Seychellois National Park and beaches, including Beau Vallon and Anse Takamaka.

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Point	Information
Country Name	Republic of Seychelles
Short Name	Seychelles
Capital	Victoria
Largest city	Victoria
Official languages	English, French, Seychellois Creole
National Languages	English, French, Seychellois Creole
Religion	89.2% Christianity —76.2% Catholicism —6.1% Anglicanism —6.9% Other Christian, 2.4% Hinduism, 1.6% Islam, 1.1% Others, 0.9% None, 4.8% Undeclared
Demonym(s)	Seychellois, Seychelloise, Seselwa (Creole)
Government	Unitary presidential republic
President	Danny Faure
Vice President	Vincent Mériton
House Speaker	Nicholas Prea
Chief Justice	Mathilda Twomey
Total Area	459 km² (177 sq mi)
Water (%)	Negligible
Total Land Area (%)	459 km² (177 sq mi)
Population	97,096 (2018 estimate)
GDP (PPP)	$2.919 billion (2018 estimate)
GDP (Nominal)	$1.564 billion (2019 estimate)
Currency	Seychellois rupee (SCR)
Time zone	UTC+4 (SCT) Summer (DST) UTC+4 (not observed)
Date format	DD-MM-YYYY MM-DD-YYYY YYYY-DD-MM
Mains Electricity	240 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	Left
Calling code	+248
ISO 3166 code	SC
Internet TLD	.sc
Political Parties	Seychelles Democratic Party Seychelles National Party United Seychelles Party Seychellois Alliance.
Independence Day	29 June 1976
Tallest Building	La Domus State House Kenwyn House The Victoria market
Richest Persons	Mr Guillaume Albert Glenny Savy Marco Francis Danny Faure
Top Website	Cwseychelles.com Seychelles.travel Seychellesoffshore.com Mfa.gov.sc
Flag	Seychelles Flag
Map	Seychelles Map