Seychelles

Seychelles (/seɪˈʃɛl(z)/ ⓘ, /ˈseɪʃɛl(z)/;Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0. 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  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."World Bank Open Data". World Bank Open Data (insyd Latin). Retrieved 20 July 2023.

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 () 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).thumb|Beach of Anse Source d'Argent for de island of La Digue
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 

Category:Seychelles
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Category:Member states of de African Union
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Category:1976 establishments insyd Africa
Category:Countries for Africa insyd
Category:East African countries
Category:Island countries
Category:Countries den territories wer English be official language
Category:Former colonies insyd Africa
Category:Former French colonies
Category:French-speaking countries den territories
Category:French colonisation insyd Africa
Category:Island countries of de Indian Ocean
Category:Member states of de Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Category:Member states of de United Nations
Category:States den territories dem establish insyd 1976
Category:Small Island Developing States
Category:Somali Sea

 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