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Seychelles

Outer IslandsLa Digue and Inner IslandsGrand'AnseAnse BoileauBaie LazareTakamakaAnse RoyaleAu CapAnse aux PinsPointe La RueCascadeRoche CaïmanPlaisanceMont FleuriBel AirEnglish RiverAnse EtoileGlacisBeau VallonBel OmbrePort GlaudBaie Sainte AnneGrand'Anse PraslinMont BuxtonSaint LouisLes MamellesOuter IslandsLa Digue and Inner IslandsGrand'AnseAnse BoileauBaie LazareTakamakaAnse RoyaleAu CapAnse aux PinsPointe La RueCascadeRoche CaïmanPlaisanceMont FleuriBel AirEnglish RiverAnse EtoileGlacisBeau VallonBel OmbrePort GlaudBaie Sainte AnneGrand'Anse PraslinMont BuxtonSaint LouisLes MamellesIndian Ocean
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Seychelles was uninhabited before Europeans discovered the islands early in the 16th century. After a lengthy struggle, France eventually ceded control of the islands to Great Britain in 1814. During colonial rule, a plantation-based economy developed that relied on imported labor, primarily from European colonies in Africa. Seychelles gained independence in 1976 through negotiations with Great Britain. In 1977, Prime Minister France-Albert RENE launched a coup against the country’s first president, and Seychelles became a socialist one-party state until adopting a new constitution and holding elections in 1993.

Capital
Victoria
Government
presidential republic
Population
98,187
Area
455 sq km
Location
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Climate
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September);
Natural resources
fish; coconuts (copra); cinnamon trees
Languages
Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%; English (official) 5.1%; French (official) 0.7%; other 3.8%…
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.2%; Protestant 10.5% (Anglican 6.1%; Pentecostal Assembly 1.5%; Seventh Day Adventist 1.2%…
Independence
29 June 1976 (from the UK)
Administrative divisions
27 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Royale, Au Cap, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Ann…
Currency
Seychelles rupees (SCR)
Export partners
France 20%; Mauritius 12%; UK 9%; Japan 8%…
Import partners
UAE 32%; Spain 10%; France 6%; South Africa 6%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

26 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Outer IslandsRegionSC-X02~
La Digue and Inner IslandsRegionSC-15
Grand'AnseRegionSC-13
Anse BoileauRegionSC-02
Baie LazareRegionSC-06
TakamakaRegionSC-23
Anse RoyaleRegionSC-05
Au CapRegionSC-04
Anse aux PinsRegionSC-01
Pointe La RueRegionSC-20
CascadeRegionSC-11
Roche CaïmanRegionSC-25
PlaisanceRegionSC-19
Mont FleuriRegionSC-18
Bel AirRegionSC-09
English RiverRegionSC-16
Anse EtoileRegionSC-03
GlacisRegionSC-12
Beau VallonRegionSC-08
Bel OmbreRegionSC-10
Port GlaudRegionSC-21
Baie Sainte AnneRegionSC-07
Grand'Anse PraslinRegionSC-14
Mont BuxtonRegionSC-17
Saint LouisRegionSC-22
Les MamellesRegionSC-24

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Currency
Seychelles rupees (SCR)
Languages
Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%; English (official) 5.1%; French (official) 0.7%; other 3.8%…
Government
presidential republic
Climate
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September);

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