Seychelles Geography

Country Name: Republic of Seychelles

Capital City: Victoria

Population: 81,541 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.43% (2006)

Currency: Seychelles rupee (SCR)

Languages: English 4.9% (official)

Area: 455 sq km

Inflation Rate: 0.7% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: NA%

Domain extension: .sc

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF SEYCHELLES

Location:

archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar

Geographic Co-ordinates:

4 35 S, 55 40 E

Area - total:

455 sq km

Area - total:

455 sq km

Area - land:

455 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

0 km

Border Countries:

0 km

Terrain:

Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs

Elevation - highest point:

Morne Seychellois 905 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Indian Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

fish, copra, cinnamon trees

Arable Land:

2.17%

Permanent Crops:

13.04%

Other Land Use:

84.79% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible