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Republic of Seychelles
President: France-Albert René (1977)
Area: 175 sq. mi. (455 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 79,164 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.28%); birth rate: 19.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 16.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 452
Capital and largest city (1993 est.): Victoria, 25,000
Monetary unit: Seychelles rupee
Languages: English, French, and Seselwa (a creole)
Ethnicity/race: Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans, Europeans)
Religions: Roman Catholic, 90%; Anglican, 8%
Literacy rate: 58%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $550 million; $7,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 4.3%. Inflation: 0.6%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 2%. Agriculture: coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), bananas; broiler chickens; tuna fish. Labor force: 26,600 (1996); industry, 19%; services, 57%; government, 14%; agriculture, forestry, and fishing, 10% (1989). Industry: fishing; tourism; processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages. Exports: $53 million ( f.o.b., 1995): fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports). Imports: $340 million (c.i.f., 1997): manufactured goods, food, petroleum products, tobacco, beverages, machinery and transportation equipment. Major trading partners: France, U.K., China, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
