Outline of Seychelles
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Seychelles:
Seychelles – sovereign island nation located in the Indian Ocean and comprising, according to the Constitution, 155 islands of the Seychelles Archipelago, some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of mainland Africa and northeast of the Island of Madagascar.[1] Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius and Réunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest, and the Suvadives of the Maldives to the northeast. Seychelles has the smallest population of any sovereign state of Africa.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /seɪˈʃɛlz/ ⓘ
- Common English country name: Seychelles
- Official English country name: The Republic of Seychelles
- Common endonym(s): Sesel, Seychelles
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Seychellois
- Demonym(s): Seychellois (male) / Seychelloise (female)
- ISO country codes: SC, SYC, 690
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SC
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sc
Geography of Seychelles
[edit]- Seychelles is: an island country of 155 islands
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa (off its east coast, north of Madagascar)
- Indian Ocean
- Time zone: Seychelles Time (UTC+04)
- Extreme points of Seychelles
- High: Morne Seychellois on Mahé 905 m (2,969 ft)
- Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: Indian Ocean 491 km
- Population of Seychelles: 98,000 – 190th most populous country
- Area of Seychelles: 451 km2
- Atlas of Seychelles
Environment of Seychelles
[edit]- Climate of Seychelles
- Environmental issues in Seychelles
- Renewable energy in Seychelles
- Protected areas of Seychelles
- Wildlife of Seychelles
Natural geographic features of Seychelles
[edit]- Glaciers in Seychelles: none[2]
- Rivers of Seychelles
- World Heritage Sites in Seychelles
Regions of Seychelles
[edit]Regions of Seychelles
Ecoregions of Seychelles
[edit]List of ecoregions in Seychelles
Administrative divisions of Seychelles
[edit]Administrative divisions of Seychelles
Districts of Seychelles
[edit]Demography of Seychelles
[edit]Government and politics of Seychelles
[edit]- Form of government:
- Capital of Seychelles: Victoria
- Elections in Seychelles
- Political parties in Seychelles
Branches of the government of Seychelles
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Seychelles
[edit]- Head of state: President of Seychelles,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Seychelles,
- Cabinet of Seychelles
Legislative branch of the government of Seychelles
[edit]- Parliament of Seychelles (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Seychelles
- Lower house: House of Commons of Seychelles
Judicial branch of the government of Seychelles
[edit]Court system of Seychelles
Foreign relations of Seychelles
[edit]Foreign relations of Seychelles
International organization membership
[edit]The Republic of Seychelles is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Seychelles
[edit]Law of Seychelles
Military of Seychelles
[edit]- Seychelles People's Defence Force
- Command
- Forces
Local government in Seychelles
[edit]Local government in Seychelles
History of Seychelles
[edit]- Current events of Seychelles
Culture of Seychelles
[edit]- Cuisine of Seychelles
- Languages of Seychelles
- National symbols of Seychelles
- Public holidays in Seychelles
- Religion in Seychelles
- World Heritage Sites in Seychelles
Art in Seychelles
[edit]Sports in Seychelles
[edit]Sports in Seychelles
- Football in Seychelles
- Seychelles at the Commonwealth Games
- Seychelles at the Olympics
- Seychelles at the Paralympics
Economy and infrastructure of Seychelles
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 172nd (one hundred and seventy second)
- Agriculture in Seychelles
- Communications in Seychelles
- Companies of Seychelles
- Currency of Seychelles: Rupee
- Energy in Seychelles
- Mineral industry of Seychelles
- Mining in Seychelles
- Tourism in Seychelles
- Transport in Seychelles
Education in Seychelles
[edit]See also
[edit]- Index of Seychelles-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Seychelles-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Seychelles". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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- Virtual Seychelles – Primary government of Seychelles portal.
