GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $2.244 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $24,700 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Victoria
Population (Estimated July 2012): 90,024
Area: 452km2 or 174mi2
Currency: Seychelles Rupee (Roupi (SR)
Official Language: English (Creole is spoken by 91.8% of the population with only 4.9% speak English)
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 82.3% of the population are Roman Catholic, 7.5% are Protestant, 3.4% have other Christian beliefs, 2.1% are Hindu, 1.1% are Muslim, 3% have other beliefs and 0.6% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Morne Seychellois at 905m or 2969ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +4:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe), Grand' Anse (on Praslin), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe La Rue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka
Leaders: President James Alix Michel (the president is both the chief of state and head of government)
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 29th of June 1976.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Seychelles (Repiblik Sesel (Creole); République des Seychelles (French); Republic of Seychelles (English))
