Seychelles
Guide to SEYCHELLES
SEYCHELLES which official name is Republic of Seychelles or Seychelles, is a country from Africa located at the archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. SEYCHELLES is divided in 23 administrative district . SEYCHELLES's capital is Victoria which is the most populated city with about 289,625 inhabitants.
History of SEYCHELLES
SEYCHELLES's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President James Michel as head of state.
Other symbols of SEYCHELLES are Seychellois motto " Finis coronat opus (Latin, The end crowns the work) Seychellois anthem "Koste Seselwa Seychellois flag.Seychellois flag is composed by five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side .
SEYCHELLES's history is quite long: A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term.
SEYCHELLESs geography
SEYCHELLES has an area of 455Km ,with a coastline of 491, this small area is composed by 455 sq km of land and 0 sq km of water. Seychellois geography is known by it's Mahe Group that is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly and others are coral, flat, elevated reefs . This makes Seychellois's land specially proclive to lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible.
Guide to travel to SEYCHELLES
If you are thinking on traveling to SEYCHELLES, you will have to take in consideration some points like SEYCHELLES's currency, SEYCHELLES's weather, SEYCHELLES's national holiday and SEYCHELLES's transports.
The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. SEYCHELLES`s currency is called rupee ( SR), which is divided in 100 cents
SEYCHELLES's weather is characterized to be tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to SEYCHELLES.
You can also consider to visit SEYCHELLES on it's national holiday to get in SEYCHELLES's culture. If you do so, SEYCHELLES's national holiday is called Constitution Day, 18 June.
Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of SEYCHELLES: Morne Seychellois 905 m. And try also to get to SEYCHELLES's lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit SEYCHELLES's tallest structure: ( ).
Don't be afraid to take a flight to SEYCHELLES, with more than 15 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to SEYCHELLES without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. SEYCHELLES has about0 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.
Seychellois Culture
SEYCHELLES is known by Seychelloiss as Republic of Seychelles or Seychelles in the shortened way. Seychellois, about 81,895 people, are composed by different ethnics: mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab. And they also have different languages: English, French.
Another relevant point nowadays it's SEYCHELLES's religion. Seychelloiss are divided in 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).
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