Population 81,895 (July 2007 est.): mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab
Capital City Victoria (23,000)

Languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)
Official Currency Seychelles Rupee 

Religions Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican 6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim 1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)



Land


Location: archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Land Area 1270 sq km (104 sq miles) - 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Natural Resources: fish, copra, cinnamon trees
Terrain: generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
Geography: 41 granitic and about 75 coralline islands