Country
Seychelles
Leader
Population
18,056,072 90,024
Life Expectancy
54.590 years 73.770 years
Capital City
Victoria
Largest city
Luanda (population: 2,776,170) Victoria (population: 22,881)
Human Development Index
0.484 0.836 GDP per capita $25,000 US
Literacy Rate
67.4% 91.8%
Corruption Perception Index
1.9 4.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
37.3% 23.5% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic; multiparty presidential regime republic
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK) Religions indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census) Languages Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Exports canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) External Debt $1,470,000,000 US Exchange Rate Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - 8 (2008 est.), 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 2.000% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Area 1,246,700 km sq 455 km sq Coastline 1,600 km 491 km Climate semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
