Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles
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| 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) | |
| Capital and largest city | Victoria 4°37′S 55°27′E / 4.617°S 55.450°E |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| Wavel Ramkalawan | |
| Ahmed Afif | |
| Legislature | Lasanble Nasyonal |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Independence declared | 29 June 1976 |
| Area | |
• Total | 459 km2 (177 sq mi) (181st) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 99,331 (184th) |
• Density | 214.5/km2 (555.6/sq mi) (67th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $3.503 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $35,272[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $1.757 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $17,693[3] |
| Gini (2018) | 32.1[4] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.796[5]high · 67th |
| Currency | Seychellois rupee (SCR) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (SCT) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +248 |
| ISO 3166 code | SC |
| Internet TLD | .sc |
Seychelles
Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelagic island country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean at the eastern edge of the Somali Sea. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas regions of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. It is the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated 2020 population of 98,462.