Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Seychelles

Republic of Seychelles
Africa · Eastern Africa · Capital: Victoria

Quick facts about Seychelles

Official name	Republic of Seychelles
Capital	Victoria
Continent & subregion	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	119,773 people (world rank 186)
Area	452 km²
Density	265 people/km²
Share of world population	0.001% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$2.2 billion
Urbanisation	45.1% urban population
Life expectancy	75.4 years
Currency	Seychellois rupee (₨) — SCR
Languages	Seychellois Creole, English, French
Internet domain	`.sc`
Calling code	+248
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$18,131 · see world ranking
Internet Users	86% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	13.1 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	7 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	59% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Seychelles did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -4.6°, 55.7°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.