Seychelles

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INFORMATION

Capital: Victoria

Government: Unitary Presidential Republic

Current President: Wavel Ramkalawan

Economy:

  • Economic growth has been fueled by the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of hard currency earnings, and by tuna fishing.

Population: 96,387 (July 2021 est.)

Land Size: 455 sq km (176 sq miles)

Major Ethnic Groups:

  • Mixed French
  • African
  • Indian
  • Chinese
  • Arab
 Religions:

  • Roman Catholic: 82.3%
  • Protestant: 7.5% (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%

Language(s):

  • Creole: 91.8%
  • English (official): 4.9%
  • Other: 3.1%
  • Unspecified: 0.2%

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RECENT NEWS

  • Thu - Apr 18, 2024: Govt Offers Reward for Info On Suspected Gas Attacks - AllAfrica News: Seychelles
    [Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' authorities are offering a reward of SCR 100,000 ($7,425) to anyone having credible information on the recent suspected gas attacks and pledge to investigate the incidents.
  • Wed - Apr 17, 2024: Our Ocean Conference - Seychelles to Pilot Integration of Ocean Science in School Curriculum - AllAfrica News: Seychelles
    [Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles will pilot a project this year that integrates ocean science in its school curriculum, said President Wavel Ramkalawan on Tuesday at the heads of state high level segment in the 9th Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece.
  • Wed - Apr 17, 2024: Climate Change - Seychelles' IDC Trying Mitigate Erosion On Outer Islands - AllAfrica News: Seychelles
    [Seychelles News Agency] Climate mitigation will play a big role in the strategic plan of the Islands Development Company (IDC) and it is crucial to put adequate measures in place sooner rather than later if Seychelles wants to preserve its islands, said a top official in a press conference.
  • Tue - Apr 16, 2024: GAEA Seychelles Assesses Healthiness of 15 Rivers On Three Seychelles' Islands - AllAfrica News: Seychelles
    [Seychelles News Agency] Developing a freshwater biodiversity information system for long-term conservation and management in Seychelles is a first-of-its-kind project currently being implemented by a not-for-profit organisation Gaea Seychelles on the islands of Mahe, Praslin and Silhouette.
  • Mon - Apr 15, 2024: Seychelles' Aldabra Atoll Officially Designated As Important Shark and Ray Area - AllAfrica News: Seychelles
    [Seychelles News Agency] Aldabra Atoll has officially been designated as an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission shark specialist group.