Country
Seychelles
Leader
Population
90,024 18,056,072
Life Expectancy
73.770 years 54.590 years
Capital City
Victoria
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881) Luanda (population: 2,776,170)
Human Development Index
0.836 0.484 GDP per capita $25,000 US
Literacy Rate
91.8% 67.4%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8 1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5% 37.3% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic republic; multiparty presidential regime
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) indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) Languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages Exports canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) External Debt $1,470,000,000 $ 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 Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo Area 455 km sq 1,246,700 km sq Coastline 491 km 1,600 km Climate tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
