Republic of Seychelles
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 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 | |
| Nicholas Prea | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 29 June 1976 |
| Area | |
• Total | 459 km2 (177 sq mi) (181st) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• mid 2020 estimate | 98,462 (200th) |
• Density | 214.5/km2 (555.6/sq mi) (67th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $2.919 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $30,486[2] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.564 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $16,332[2] |
| Gini (2013) | 46.8[3] high |
| HDI (2018) |  0.801[4]very high · 62nd |
| Currency | Seychellois rupee (SCR) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (SCT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4 (not observed) |
| 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 in the Indian Ocean at the eastern edge of the Somali Sea. The country consists of 115 islands. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, lies 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland Africa. Other nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas regions of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; as well as Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. With a population of roughly 98,462 , it has the smallest population of any sovereign African country.