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Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles
Seychelles is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital city is Victoria. About 97 thousand people live there, in an area of 452 square kilometres.
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Where is Seychelles?
Seychelles lies in Eastern Africa, on the continent of Africa.
It sits in the southern half of the world, roughly 510 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 491 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Seychelles?
Seychelles covers 452 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 5.7 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 180th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 214.1 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Seychelles?
About 97 thousand people live in Seychelles.
That is the 182nd biggest population in the world.
People here speak Seychellois Creole, English and French.
They pay with the Seychellois rupee (₨).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 70 years.
The land of Seychelles
Its coast runs for about 491 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 25 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Seychelles different?
Websites from here often end in .sc.
Seychelles and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 0 live in Seychelles.
It takes up about 0 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Africa it is the 54th largest of 54 countries, and the 54th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Seychelles?
The capital of Seychelles is Victoria. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Seychelles?
About 97 thousand people live in Seychelles, which makes it the 182nd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Seychelles?
Seychelles covers 452 square kilometres, making it the 180th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 5.7 times bigger.
Which continent is Seychelles in?
Seychelles is in Africa, in the part called Eastern Africa.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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