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Republic of Seychelles
Repiblik Sesel
République des Seychelles
Flag of Seychelles
Motto: 
Anthem: 
Location of Seychelles
Capital
and largest city
Victoria
Official languages
Seychellois Creole
Demonym(s)Seychellois, Seychelloise, Seselwa (Creole)
GovernmentRepublic
• President
Wavel Ramkalawan
Ahmed Afif
Independence
• from the United Kingdom
29 June 1976
Area
• Total
Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (197th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2009 estimate
84,000 (195th)
• Density
Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (60th)
GDP (PPP)2010 estimate
• Total
$2.129 billion (164th)
• Per capita
$24,837 (37th)
GDP (nominal)2010 estimate
• Total
$919 million (168th)
• Per capita
$10,714 (53rd)
HDI (2007)Increase 0.773
high · 57th
CurrencySeychellois rupee (SCR)
Time zoneUTC+4 (SCT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+4 (not observed)
Driving sideleft
Calling code248
ISO 3166 codeSC
Internet TLD.sc

Seychelles is an African country in the Indian Ocean. Its capital city is Victoria. The official languages are Creole, English, and French. It is a republic is made up of 115 islands.

Seychelles and the islands to the south, Madagascar and Mauritius, all had legal slavery and were part of the slave trade. Most of the people are descendants of freed slaves, who make up about 90% of the population. Many of them also are descended from slave owners who abused their ancestors. There are small minorities of immigrants from Europe, China and India. Most people are Roman Catholics, about 90% of them. About 8% are Protestants.

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