Republic of Seychelles |
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Motto: "Finis Coronat Opus" (Latin)
"The End Crowns the Work" |
Anthem: Koste Seselwa
Join together all Seychellois
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 Location of Seychelles (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue) |
| Capital and largest city | Victoria
4°37′S55°27′E / 4.617°S 55.450°E / -4.617; 55.450 |
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| Demonym(s) | - Seychellois
- Seychelloise
- Seselwa (Creole)
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialrepublic |
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| Wavel Ramkalawan |
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| Ahmed Afif |
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| Roger Mancienne |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| 29 June 1976 |
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• Total | 459 km2 (177 sq mi) (181st) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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• mid 2020 estimate | 98,462 (184th) |
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• Density | 214.5/km2 (555.6/sq mi) (67th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $2.919 billion[2] |
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• Per capita | $30,486[2] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $1.564 billion[2] |
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• Per capita | $16,332[2] |
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| Gini (2013) | 46.8[3]
high |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.796[4]
high · 67th |
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| Currency | Seychellois rupee (SCR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+4 (SCT) |
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| UTC+4 (not observed) |
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| Driving side | left |
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| Calling code | +248 |
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| ISO 3166 code | SC |
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| Internet TLD | .sc |
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