Country
Seychelles
Leader
Population
90,024 183,176
Life Expectancy
73.770 years 63.490 years
Capital City
Victoria
Largest city
Victoria (population: 22,881) Sao Tome (population: 53,300)
Human Development Index
0.836 0.643 GDP per capita $25,000 US
Literacy Rate
91.8% 84.9%
Corruption Perception Index
4.8 2.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
23.5% 1.8% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic 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) Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census) Languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) Portuguese (official) 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 Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon Area 455 km sq 964 km sq Coastline 491 km 209 km Climate tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
