Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles République des Seychelles Repiblik Sesel
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Finis Coronat Opus" (Latin) "The End Crowns the Work"
Anthem: Koste Seselwa Join together all Seychellois
Location of  Seychelles  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Victoria 4°37′S 55°27′E / 4.617°S 55.450°E / -4.617; 55.450
Official languages	English French Seychellois Creole
Ethnic groups (2000)	93.2% Creoles 3.0% British 1.8% French 0.5% Chinese 0.3% Indian 1.2% others
Demonym	Seychellois Seychelloise Seselwa (Creole)
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Danny Faure
• Vice President	Vincent Mériton
Legislature	National Assembly
Independence
• from the United Kingdom	29 June 1976
Area
• Total	459 km2 (177 sq mi) (198th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2012 estimate	92,000 (195th)
• Density	186.2/km2 (482.3/sq mi) (60th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$2.608 billion
• Per capita	$28,148
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.419 billion
• Per capita	$15,319
Gini (2007)	65.8 very high
HDI (2014)	0.772 high · 64th
Currency	Seychellois rupee (SCR)
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+4)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+248
ISO 3166 code	SC
Internet TLD	.sc

Coordinates: 4°35′S 55°40′E / 4.583°S 55.667°E / -4.583; 55.667

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Seychelles (ⁱ/seɪˈʃɛlz/ say-SHELZ; French: [sɛʃɛl]), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago and country in the Indian Ocean. The 115-island country, whose capital is Victoria, lies 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland East Africa. Other nearby island countries and territories include Comoros, Mayotte (region of France), Madagascar, Réunion (region of France) and Mauritius to the south. With a population of roughly 92,000, it has the smallest population of any sovereign African country; however, it does have a larger population than the British overseas territory Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.