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Seychelles

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Capital
Victoria
Population
119,773
Area
459 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Seychellois rupee
Languages
Seychellois Creole 89.1%, English 5.1%, French 0.7%
Sells
fish, scrap iron, animal meal, broadcasting equipment
Sells to
France 20%, Mauritius 12%, UK 9%
Land borders
None
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+248
Founded
1976
Hemisphere
Southern

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

89.1%
Englishofficial
5.1%
Frenchofficial
0.7%

Largest cities

Victoria  capital 22,881

Climate and geography

tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)

Climate zone

Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

France-Albert Rene
France-Albert Rene President, 1977-2004 France-Albert René was a Seychellois lawyer, politician and revolutionary who served as the second President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004, following a coup d'état that ousted the country's founding president James Mancham.