| Country (long form) |
Republic of Seychelles |
| Capital |
Victoria |
| Total Area |
175.68 sq mi
455.00 sq km
(2.5 times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
79,326 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
89,713 |
| Languages |
English (official), French (official), Creole |
| Literacy |
58.0% total, 56.0% male, 60% female (1971 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2% |
| Life Expectancy |
64.87 male, 76.12 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Seychelles rupee (SRe) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$7,500 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
industry 19%, services 57%, government 14%, fishing,
agriculture, and forestry 10% (1989) |
| Industry |
fishing; tourism; processing of coconuts and vanilla,
coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages
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| Agriculture |
coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava
(tapioca), bananas; broiler chickens; tuna fish |
| Arable Land |
2% |
| Exports |
fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products
(re-exports) |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products |
| Natural Resources |
fish, copra, cinnamon trees |
| Current Environmental Issues |
water supply depends on catchments to collect rain water |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
17,844 (1997) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
2,249 (1997) |
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