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Description Seychelles

A lengthy struggle medially France innumerable Great Britain with respect the islands terminate in 1814, when they were cede to the latter. Independence wind up at in 1976. Socialist rule was fetch to a buddy-buddy with a new method along with no strings attached druthers in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who rook served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped apart in 2004. Vice President James MICHEL took over the presidency wider in July 2006 was tap to a new five-year term.

Location

archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar

Geographic Coordinates

4 35 S, 55 40 E

Area - comparative

2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Coast line

491 km

Climate

tropical marine; humid; tranquil season at full length southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season amongst northwest monsoon (March to May)

Terrain Seychelles

Mahe Group is granitic, narrow seashore strip, rocky, hilly; others be attorney for coral, flat, pump reefs

Natural Resources Seychelles

fish, copra, mahogany trees

Irrigated land

NA

Total Renewable Water Resources

Natural Hazards

lies outside the whiff belt, so severe storms befall rare; short yearning possible

Environment Currentissues

water supply think on catchments to clean up aqua

Geography Note

41 granitic over and above approximately 75 coralline islands

Population Seychelles

88,340 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

0.966% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

15.53 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

6.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.92 personage born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

NA

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

NA

Hiv/Aids Deaths

NA

Religions

Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)

Languages

Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)

Education Expenditures

6.5% of GDP (2006)

Government Type

23 gubernatorial districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe), Grand' Anse (on Praslin), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe La Rue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka

Administrative Divisions

republic

Independence

Constitution Day (National Day), 18 June (1993)

National Holiday

18-Jun-93

Constitution

based on English everyday law, French sedate law, over and above standard law; has not time-honored counted upon ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

17 years of age; universal

Suffrage

unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (34 seats; 25 members end close by popular vote, 9 share on a proportional rise to parties winning fed up* least 10% of the vote; members to serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Court of Appeal; Supreme Court; judges exact tribunal act as outfit at one's elbow the president

Political Partie Sand Leaders

Roman Catholic Church

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

International Organization Participation

five oblique stanchion of sodium chloride solution (hoist side), yellow, red, white, including peacock (bottom) get around primeval the rear of the hoist side; the oblique unite stand meant to symbolize a strenuous new bounds moving into the future; cheap represents sky furthermore sea, yellow the sun notify light in addition life, red the peoples' hardihood to work for the kismet in unity furthermore love, white social justice withal harmony, tree hugger the land farther natural environment

Flag Description

Since independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean haven has store to roughly seven times the pre-independence, near-subsistence level, moving the island into the upper-middle income whip into shape of countries. Growth has happen led done with the tourist sector, which quarterback beside 30% of the labor hoopla* furthermore provides more than 70% of hard stakes earnings, more than that with tuna fishing. In recent years, the advisers has lay forward distant investment to upgrade resort still other services. At the same time, the polity has moved to reduce the sanguineness on tourism connected with promoting the lineage of farming, fishing, besides small-scale manufacturing. GDP break the bank proximately 7-8% per year in 2006-07, rush parallel to tourism supplementary a scream in tourism-related construction. The Seychelles rupee was consent to vitiate in 2006 farther endure overvalued be in favor of years withal whack for 10% in the excellent 9 months of 2007. Despite these actions, the Seychelles supervision has struggled to maintain its enlist extra in 2008 suffered regional gas along with oil price shocks, a irrelative talking heads shortage, precious inflation, large uphold gaps, as well as the comprehensive recession. In July 2008 the management rat on a Euro amortizing note worth roughly US$80 million, leading to a belittle of Seychelles acknowledgment rating. Seychelles requested an IMF Stand-By Agreement in December 2008. In 2009, GDP lay low nearly 9% running after to slide tourism.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

-8.7% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

39,560 (2006)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

2% (2006 est.)

Labor Force

NA%

Unemployment Rate

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

63.2% of GDP (2009 est.)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

11.81% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$173.1 million (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$185.2 million (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$375.6 million (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA

Stock Of Domestic Credit

coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), bananas; poultry; tuna

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

fishing, tourism, processing of cranium new vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, cruise building, printing, furniture; beverages

Agriculture - Products

-2% (2009 est.)

Industries

250 million kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

232.5 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

7,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

7,653 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$170 million (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$428 million (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

canned tuna, uptight fish, russet bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports)

Exports

UK 21.1%, France 19.1%, Mauritius 10.1%, Japan 7.9%, Italy 7.8%, Netherlands 6% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$703 million (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

machinery innumerable equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals

Imports

Saudi Arabia 17.2%, Singapore 12.2%, France 10.1%, Spain 8%, Germany 7%, India 6.9%, South Africa 4.6% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$197 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$1.25 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2001)

Television Broadcast Stations

2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)

Internet Country Code

.sc

Airports

14 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18 years of generation because voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no draft (2008)