Country
Seychelles
Leader
President: James Michel James
President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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)