Seychelles
Part of | East Africa, European Union tax haven blacklist ![]() |
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Year dem found am | 29 June 1976 ![]() |
Official name | Repubblica delle Seychelles, Seychelles, Seychelles, la République des Seychelles ![]() |
Native label | République des Seychelles ![]() |
Short name | 🇸🇨 ![]() |
Dem name after | Jean Moreau de Séchelles ![]() |
Official language | French, English, Seychellois Creole ![]() |
Anthem | Koste Seselwa ![]() |
Culture | culture of Seychelles ![]() |
Motto text | Finis Coronat Opus, The End Crowns the Work, Another world, Mae Diwedd y Gwaith yn ei Goroni ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Seychelles ![]() |
Capital | Victoria ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC+04:00, Indian/Mahe ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | East African islands ![]() |
Coordinate location | 7°6′0″S 52°46′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 7°7′28″S 56°16′59″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 3°43′12″S 55°12′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 9°44′3″S 46°30′34″E ![]() |
Highest point | Morne Seychellois ![]() |
Lowest point | Indian Ocean ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of Seychelles ![]() |
State ein head | Wavel Ramkalawan ![]() |
Office head of government hold | President of Seychelles ![]() |
Government ein head | Wavel Ramkalawan ![]() |
Legislative body | National Assembly ![]() |
Central bank | Central Bank of Seychelles ![]() |
Currency | Seychellois rupee ![]() |
Dey share bother plus | France, Comoros, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritius ![]() |
Foundational text | Constitution of Seychelles ![]() |
Driving side | left ![]() |
Electrical plug type | BS 1363 ![]() |
Language dem use | English, English, French, Seychellois Creole ![]() |
Dema official website | http://www.egov.sc/ ![]() |
Hashtag | Seychelles ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .sc ![]() |
Flag | flag of Seychelles ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of the Seychelles ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Seychelles ![]() |
Get characteristic | partly free country ![]() |
History of topic | history of Seychelles ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Seychelles ![]() |
Demographics of topic | Demographics of Seychelles ![]() |
Mobile country code | 633 ![]() |
Country calling code | +248 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 112, 133, 151, 999 ![]() |
Licence plate code | SY ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 664 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇸🇨 ![]() |
Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Seychelles ![]() |

Seychelles (/seɪˈʃɛl(z)/ ⓘ, /ˈseɪʃɛl(z)/;[1][2] French: [sɛʃɛl][3][4][5] anaa [seʃɛl][6]), officially de Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel),[7] be an island country den archipelagic state wey dey consist of 155 islands (as per de Constitution) insyd de Indian Ocean. Ein capital den largest city, Victoria, be 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries den territories dey include de Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, den de French overseas departments of Mayotte den Réunion to de south; den de Chagos Archipelago to de east. Seychelles be de smallest country insyd Africa as well as de least populated sovereign African country, plus an estimated population of 100,600 insyd 2022.[8]
Seychellois culture den society be an eclectic mix of French, British, den African influences, plus infusions of Chinese den Indian elements. De country be a member of de United Nations, de African Union, de Southern African Development Community, den de Commonwealth of Nations.
Politics
Administrative divisions
Dem divide Seychelles into twenty-six administrative regions wey dey comprise all of de inner islands. Eight of de districts dey make up de capital of Seychelles wey dem referr dem to as Greater Victoria. Anoda 14 districts dem consider de rural part of de main island of Mahé. Two more districts dey divide de island of Praslin wey one dey cover La Digue as well as satellite den oda Inner Islands. De rest of de Outer Islands (Îles Eloignées) dey make up de last district dem recently create by de tourism ministry.
Greater Victoria
- Bel Air
- La Rivière Anglaise (English River)
- Les Mamelles
- Mont Buxton
- Mont Fleuri
- Plaisance
- Roche Caiman
- Saint Louis
Rural Mahé
- Anse aux Pins
- Anse Boileau
- Anse Etoile
- Au Cap
- Anse Royale
- Baie Lazare
- Beau Vallon
- Bel Ombre
- Cascade
- Glacis
- Grand'Anse Mahé
- Pointe La Rue
- Port Glaud
- Takamaka
Praslin
- Baie Sainte Anne (Anse Volbert)
- Grand'Anse Praslin (Grande Anse)
La Digue den Inner Islands wey remain
- La Digue (Anse Réunion)
Geography


Na dem divide de islands into groups. Der be 42 granitic islands dem know as de Granitic Seychelles. Dese be for descending order of size insyd: Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, La Digue, Curieuse, Félicité, Frégate, Ste. Anne, North, Cerf, Marianne, Grand Sœur, Thérèse, Aride, Conception, Petite Sœur, Cousin, Cousine, Long, Récif, Round (Praslin), Anonyme, Mamelles, Moyenne, Ile aux Vaches Marines, L'Islette, Beacon (Ile Sèche), Cachée, Cocos, Round (Mahé), L'Ilot Frégate, Booby, Chauve Souris (Mahé), Chauve Souris (Praslin), Ile La Fouche, Hodoul, L'Ilot, Rat, Souris, St. Pierre (Praslin), Zavé, Harrison Rocks (Grand Rocher).

Der be two coral sand cays north of de granitics for de edge of de Seychelles Bank: Denis den Bird. Der be two coral islands south of de Granitic: Coëtivy den Platte.

Der be 29 coral islands insyd de Amirantes group, west of de granitic: Desroches, Poivre Atoll (wey dey comprise three islands—Poivre, Florentin den South Island), Alphonse, D'Arros, St. Joseph Atoll (wey dey comprise 14 islands—St. Joseph, Île aux Fouquets, Resource, Petit Carcassaye, Grand Carcassaye, Benjamin, Bancs Ferrari, Chiens, Pélicans, Vars, Île Paul, Banc de Sable, Banc aux Cocos den Île aux Poules), Marie Louise, Desnœufs, African Banks (wey dey comprise two islands—African Banks den South Island), Rémire, St. François, Boudeuse, Étoile, Bijoutier.
Der be 13 coral islands insyd de Farquhar Group, south-southwest of de Amirantes: Farquhar Atoll (wey dey comprise 10 islands—Bancs de Sable, Déposés, Île aux Goëlettes, Lapins, Île du Milieu, North Manaha, South Manaha, Middle Manaha, North Island den South Island), Providence Atoll (wey dey comprise two islands—Providence den Bancs Providence) den St Pierre.
Der be 67 raised coral islands insyd de Aldabra Group, west of de Farquhar Group: Aldabra Atoll (wey dey comprise 46 islands—Grande Terre, Picard, Polymnie, Malabar, Île Michel, Île Esprit, Île aux Moustiques, Ilot Parc, Ilot Émile, Ilot Yangue, Ilot Magnan, Île Lanier, Champignon des Os, Euphrate, Grand Mentor, Grand Ilot, Gros Ilot Gionnet, Gros Ilot Sésame, Héron Rock, Hide Island, Île aux Aigrettes, Île aux Cèdres, Îles Chalands, Île Fangame, Île Héron, Île Michel, Île Squacco, Île Sylvestre, Île Verte, Ilot Déder, Ilot du Sud, Ilot du Milieu, Ilot du Nord, Ilot Dubois, Ilot Macoa, Ilot Marquoix, Ilots Niçois, Ilot Salade, Middle Row Island, Noddy Rock, North Row Island, Petit Mentor, Petit Mentor Endans, Petits Ilots, Pink Rock den Table Ronde), Assumption Island, Astove den Cosmoledo Atoll (wey dey comprise 19 islands—Menai, Île du Nord (West North), Île Nord-Est (East North), Île du Trou, Goélettes, Grand Polyte, Petit Polyte, Grand Île (Wizard), Pagode, Île du Sud-Ouest (South), Île aux Moustiques, Île Baleine, Île aux Chauve-Souris, Île aux Macaques, Île aux Rats, Île du Nord-Ouest, Île Observation, Île Sud-Est den Ilot la Croix).
For addition to dese 155 islands, as per de Constitution of Seychelles, der be 7 reclaimed islands: Ile Perseverance, Ile Aurore, Romainville, Eden Island, Eve, Ile du Port den Ile Soleil.
Na de sea erode South Island, African Banks. For St Joseph Atoll, Banc de Sable den Pelican Island sanso be eroded, while dem merge Grand Carcassaye den Petit Carcassaye make dem form one island. Der sanso be chaw unnamed islands for Aldabra, St Joseph Atoll den Cosmoledo. Pti Astove, though dem name am, fail make e make into de Constitution for unknown reasons. Bancs Providence no be a single island, buh a dynamic group of islands, wey dey comprise four large den about six very small islets insyd 2016.
Climate
Climate data for Victoria (Seychelles International Airport) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 379 (14.9) |
262 (10.3) |
167 (6.6) |
177 (7.0) |
124 (4.9) |
63 (2.5) |
80 (3.1) |
97 (3.8) |
121 (4.8) |
206 (8.1) |
215 (8.5) |
281 (11.1) |
2,172 (85.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 149 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 79.8 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 153.3 | 175.5 | 210.5 | 227.8 | 252.8 | 232.0 | 230.5 | 230.7 | 227.7 | 220.7 | 195.7 | 170.5 | 2,527.7 |
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization[9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
References
- ↑ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ↑ "Seychelles – English translation in German – Langenscheidt dictionary French-German" (in English, German, and French). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ↑ "Traduction: Seychelles – Dictionnaire français-anglais Larousse" (in English and French). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ↑ "Seychelles | French » English | PONS" (in English and French). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ↑ "English Translation of "Seychelles" | Collins French-English Dictionary" (in English and French). Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ↑ "Seychelles Facts | Britannica".
- ↑ "World Bank Open Data". World Bank Open Data (insyd Latin). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ "World Weather Information Service – Victoria". wmo.int. World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
External links
Government
- SeyGov, main government portal
- State House, Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles
- Central Bank of Seychelles, on-shore banking and insurance regulator
- Seychelles Investment Bureau, government agency promoting investment in Seychelles
- National Bureau of Statistics, government agency responsible for collecting, compiling, analysing and publishing statistical information
Religion
Folklore
- Compilation Books of Seychellois fairy tales (In Seychellois Creole)
- Seychelles Folklore Archive by University of Seychelles
General
- Seychelles. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Seychelles from UCB Libraries GovPubs
- Seychelles from BBC News
- Island Conservation Society, non-profit nature conservation and educational non-governmental organisation
- Nature Seychelles, scientific/environmental non-governmental nature protection association
- The Seychelles Nation, the largest circulation local daily newspaper
- Seychelles Bird Records Committee
- Seychelles.travel Archived 4 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, government tourism portal
- Tourism Page
- Air Seychelles, Seychelles national airline
- ADST interview with U.S. Ambassador to Seychelles David Fischer
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- CS1 English-language sources (en)
- CS1 German-language sources (de)
- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- Articles using generic infobox
- Articles containing French-language text
- Seychelles
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- Member states of de African Union
- Member states of de Commonwealth of Nations
- 1976 establishments for Africa insyd
- Countries for Africa insyd
- East African countries
- Island countries
- Countries den territories wer English be official language
- Former colonies for Africa insyd
- Former French colonies
- French-speaking countries den territories
- French colonisation for Africa insyd
- Island countries of de Indian Ocean
- Member states of de Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Member states of de United Nations
- States den territories wey dem establish for 1976 insyd
- Small Island Developing States
- Somali Sea
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