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| 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 | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Victoria | |||||
| Official languages | English, French, Seychellois Creole | |||||
| Demonym | Seychellois, Seychellese | |||||
| Government | Republic | |||||
| - | President | James Michel | ||||
| Independence | from the United Kingdom | |||||
| - | Date | 29 June 1976 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 451 km2 (197th) 174 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2005 estimate | 80,699 (205th) | ||||
| - | Density | 178/km2 (60th) 458/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.382 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $16,693 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $712 million | ||||
| - | Per capita | $8,600 | ||||
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.843 (high) (50th) | |||||
| Currency | Seychellois rupee (SCR) | |||||
| Time zone | SCT (UTC+4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+4) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .sc | |||||
| Calling code | 248 | |||||
Seychelles (pronounced /seɪˈʃɛl/ or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and IPA: in French), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago nation of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius and Réunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest, and the Suvadives of the Maldives to the northeast. Seychelles has the smallest population of any other state of the African continent.
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