Seychelles

Seychelles (/seɪˈʃɛl(z)/ ⓘ, /ˈseɪʃɛl(z)/; French: [sɛʃɛl] anaa [seʃɛl]), officially de Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), be an island country den archipelagic state wey dey consist of 155 islands (as per de Constitution) insyd de Indian Ocean. Ein capital den largest city, Victoria, be 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries den territories dey include de Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, den de French overseas departments of Mayotte den Réunion to de south; den de Chagos Archipelago to de east. Seychelles be de smallest country insyd Africa as well as de least populated sovereign African country, plus an estimated population of 100,600 insyd 2022. Seychellois culture den society be an eclectic mix of French, British, den African influences, plus infusions of Chinese den Indian elements. De country be a member of de United Nations, de African Union, de Southern African Development Community, den de Commonwealth of Nations. Politics Administrative divisions Dem divide Seychelles into twenty-six administrative regions wey dey comprise all of de inner islands. Eight of de districts dey make up de capital of Seychelles wey dem referr dem to as Greater Victoria. Anoda 14 districts dem consider de rural part of de main island of Mahé. Two more districts dey divide de island of Praslin wey one dey cover La Digue as well as satellite den oda Inner Islands. De rest of de Outer Islands (Îles Eloignées) dey make up de last district dem recently create by de tourism ministry. Greater Victoria Bel Air La Rivière Anglaise (English River) Les Mamelles Mont Buxton Mont Fleuri Plaisance Roche Caiman Saint Louis Rural Mahé Anse aux Pins Anse Boileau Anse Etoile Au Cap Anse Royale Baie Lazare Beau Vallon Bel Ombre Cascade Glacis Grand'Anse Mahé Pointe La Rue Port Glaud Takamaka Praslin Baie Sainte Anne (Anse Volbert) Grand'Anse Praslin (Grande Anse) La Digue den Inner Islands wey remain La Digue (Anse Réunion) Geography Na dem divide de islands into groups. Der be 42 granitic islands dem know as de Granitic Seychelles. Dese be for descending order of size insyd: Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, La Digue, Curieuse, Félicité, Frégate, Ste. Anne, North, Cerf, Marianne, Grand Sœur, Thérèse, Aride, Conception, Petite Sœur, Cousin, Cousine, Long, Récif, Round (Praslin), Anonyme, Mamelles, Moyenne, Ile aux Vaches Marines, L'Islette, Beacon (Ile Sèche), Cachée, Cocos, Round (Mahé), L'Ilot Frégate, Booby, Chauve Souris (Mahé), Chauve Souris (Praslin), Ile La Fouche, Hodoul, L'Ilot, Rat, Souris, St. Pierre (Praslin), Zavé, Harrison Rocks (Grand Rocher). Der be two coral sand cays north of de granitics for de edge of de Seychelles Bank: Denis den Bird. Der be two coral islands south of de Granitic: Coëtivy den Platte. Der be 29 coral islands insyd de Amirantes group, west of de granitic: Desroches, Poivre Atoll (wey dey comprise three islands—Poivre, Florentin den South Island), Alphonse, D'Arros, St. Joseph Atoll (wey dey comprise 14 islands—St. Joseph, Île aux Fouquets, Resource, Petit Carcassaye, Grand Carcassaye, Benjamin, Bancs Ferrari, Chiens, Pélicans, Vars, Île Paul, Banc de Sable, Banc aux Cocos den Île aux Poules), Marie Louise, Desnœufs, African Banks (wey dey comprise two islands—African Banks den South Island), Rémire, St. François, Boudeuse, Étoile, Bijoutier. Der be 13 coral islands insyd de Farquhar Group, south-southwest of de Amirantes: Farquhar Atoll (wey dey comprise 10 islands—Bancs de Sable, Déposés, Île aux Goëlettes, Lapins, Île du Milieu, North Manaha, South Manaha, Middle Manaha, North Island den South Island), Providence Atoll (wey dey comprise two islands—Providence den Bancs Providence) den St Pierre. Der be 67 raised coral islands insyd de Aldabra Group, west of de Farquhar Group: Aldabra Atoll (wey dey comprise 46 islands—Grande Terre, Picard, Polymnie, Malabar, Île Michel, Île Esprit, Île aux Moustiques, Ilot Parc, Ilot Émile, Ilot Yangue, Ilot Magnan, Île Lanier, Champignon des Os, Euphrate, Grand Mentor, Grand Ilot, Gros Ilot Gionnet, Gros Ilot Sésame, Héron Rock, Hide Island, Île aux Aigrettes, Île aux Cèdres, Îles Chalands, Île Fangame, Île Héron, Île Michel, Île Squacco, Île Sylvestre, Île Verte, Ilot Déder, Ilot du Sud, Ilot du Milieu, Ilot du Nord, Ilot Dubois, Ilot Macoa, Ilot Marquoix, Ilots Niçois, Ilot Salade, Middle Row Island, Noddy Rock, North Row Island, Petit Mentor, Petit Mentor Endans, Petits Ilots, Pink Rock den Table Ronde), Assumption Island, Astove den Cosmoledo Atoll (wey dey comprise 19 islands—Menai, Île du Nord (West North), Île Nord-Est (East North), Île du Trou, Goélettes, Grand Polyte, Petit Polyte, Grand Île (Wizard), Pagode, Île du Sud-Ouest (South), Île aux Moustiques, Île Baleine, Île aux Chauve-Souris, Île aux Macaques, Île aux Rats, Île du Nord-Ouest, Île Observation, Île Sud-Est den Ilot la Croix). For addition to dese 155 islands, as per de Constitution of Seychelles, der be 7 reclaimed islands: Ile Perseverance, Ile Aurore, Romainville, Eden Island, Eve, Ile du Port den Ile Soleil. Na de sea erode South Island, African Banks. For St Joseph Atoll, Banc de Sable den Pelican Island sanso be eroded, while dem merge Grand Carcassaye den Petit Carcassaye make dem form one island. Der sanso be chaw unnamed islands for Aldabra, St Joseph Atoll den Cosmoledo. Pti Astove, though dem name am, fail make e make into de Constitution for unknown reasons. Bancs Providence no be a single island, buh a dynamic group of islands, wey dey comprise four large den about six very small islets insyd 2016. Climate References External links Government SeyGov, main government portal State House, Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles Central Bank of Seychelles, on-shore banking and insurance regulator Seychelles Investment Bureau, government agency promoting investment in Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics, government agency responsible for collecting, compiling, analysing and publishing statistical information Religion GigaCatholic Folklore Compilation Books of Seychellois fairy tales (In Seychellois Creole) Seychelles Folklore Archive by University of Seychelles General Seychelles. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Seychelles from UCB Libraries GovPubs Seychelles from BBC News Island Conservation Society, non-profit nature conservation and educational non-governmental organisation Nature Seychelles, scientific/environmental non-governmental nature protection association The Seychelles Nation, the largest circulation local daily newspaper Seychelles Bird Records Committee Seychelles.travel Archived 4 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, government tourism portal Tourism Page Air Seychelles, Seychelles national airline ADST interview with U.S. Ambassador to Seychelles David Fischer