 Seychelles
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
4 35 S, 55 40 E |
| Area |
total: 455 sq km land: 455 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) |
| Terrain |
Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs |
| Population |
81,895 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals |
| Exports |
canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) |
| Hazards |
lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible |
| Resources |
fish, copra, cinnamon trees |
| Geography |
41 granitic and about 75 coralline islands |
| Nationality |
noun: Seychellois (singular and plural) adjective: Seychellois |
| Capital |
name: Victoria geographic coordinates: 4 38 S, 55 27 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.sc |
| Internet Users |
20,000 (2005) |
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