Country
Seychelles
Leader
President: James Michel James
Population
90,024
Life Expectancy
73.770 years
Capital City
Victoria
Largest city
(population: ) Victoria (population: 22,881)
Human Development Index
NA 0.836
GDP per capita
$25,000 US
Literacy Rate
91.8%
Corruption Perception Index
NA 4.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA 23.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
2.000%
Death Penalty
NA Abolished
Political System
republic
Independence date
29 June 1976 (from UK)
Religions
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
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
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Area
455 km sq
Coastline
491 km
Climate
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)