Seychelles Country Info - Africa

Description and Basic Information

Seychelles with its capital Victoria is located in Africa (archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar). It covers some 456 square kilometres (2.5 times the size of Washington, DC) with 82,000 citizens. English and French are the the languages commonly used by the people in Seychelles.

The Seychelles are a group of 115 islands, only a few inhabited, in the Indian Ocean that lie off the coast of East Africa, northeast of Madagascar. Many of the beaches are untouched by man's influence and are refreshingly uncrowded. They offer clear blue skies and a tranquility you will rarely find. A hike along the coastline from Beau Vallon to Anse Major will take about 1.5-2 hours and your reward will be a small deserted beach that's fit for a king. Do not miss most popular Nightclub Lovenut in the centre of Victoria, 100 metres walk from central Taxi station. Seychelles also has numerous markets, art galleries and shops, colonial Creole-style plantation houses, and the main island of Mahé has six museums, a botanical garden, and several national monuments.

Pictures from Capital (Victoria)

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About Seychelles

The landscape features Mahe Group being granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly and others are coral, flat, elevated reefs. The average density of population is about 180 per km². The climate in Seychelles can be described as tropical marine with humid, cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September), warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May). Potential threats by nature are lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare or short droughts possible.

To reach someone in Seychelles dial +248 prior to a number. There are 22,100 installed telephones. And there are 92,300 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".sc". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 240V - 50Hz. The following list are the 25 regions/states in Seychelles we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Seychellois population grew at a rate of 0.97% (or by 852 citizens). With 611 deaths and 1,372 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.86%. 92 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Seychelles: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.