Outline of Seychelles explained

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 1500km (900miles) 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

• Pronunciation:
• 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
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sc

Geography of Seychelles

Geography of Seychelles

• Seychelles is: an island country of 155 islands
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa (off its east coast, north of Madagascar)
    • East Africa
    • Southern Africa
  • Indian Ocean
  • Time zone: Seychelles Time (UTC+04)
  • Extreme points of Seychelles
    • High: Morne Seychellois on Mahé 9050NaN0
    • 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

• Climate of Seychelles
• Environmental issues in Seychelles
• Renewable energy in Seychelles
• Protected areas of Seychelles
  • National parks of Seychelles
• Wildlife of Seychelles
  • Flora of Seychelles
  • Fauna of Seychelles
    • Birds of Seychelles
    • Mammals of Seychelles

Natural geographic features of Seychelles

• Glaciers in Seychelles: none^[2]
• Rivers of Seychelles
• World Heritage Sites in Seychelles

Regions of Seychelles

Regions of Seychelles

Ecoregions of Seychelles

List of ecoregions in Seychelles

Administrative divisions of Seychelles

Administrative divisions of Seychelles

• Districts of Seychelles

Districts of Seychelles

Districts of Seychelles

• Cities in Seychelles

Demography of Seychelles

Demographics of Seychelles

Government and politics of Seychelles

Politics of Seychelles

• Form of government:
• Capital of Seychelles: Victoria
• Elections in Seychelles
• Political parties in Seychelles

Branches of the government of Seychelles

Government of Seychelles

Executive branch of the government of Seychelles

• Head of state: President of Seychelles,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Seychelles,
• Cabinet of Seychelles

Legislative branch of the government of Seychelles

• Parliament of Seychelles (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Seychelles
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Seychelles

Judicial branch of the government of Seychelles

Court system of Seychelles

• Supreme Court of Seychelles

Foreign relations of Seychelles

Foreign relations of Seychelles

• Diplomatic missions in Seychelles
• Diplomatic missions of Seychelles

International organization membership

The Republic of Seychelles is a member of:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Indian Ocean Commission (InOC)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Seychelles

Law of Seychelles

• LGBT rights in Seychelles
• Law Enforcement in Seychelles

Military of Seychelles

Military of Seychelles

Seychelles People's Defence Force

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Infantry Unit (Seychelles)
  • Seychelles Coast Guard
  • Seychelles Air Force

Local government in Seychelles

Local government in Seychelles

History of Seychelles

History of Seychelles

• Current events of Seychelles

Culture of Seychelles

Culture of Seychelles

• Cuisine of Seychelles
• Languages of Seychelles
• National symbols of Seychelles
  • Coat of arms of Seychelles
  • Flag of Seychelles
  • National anthem of Seychelles
• Public holidays in Seychelles
• Religion in Seychelles
  • Hinduism in Seychelles
  • Islam in Seychelles
• World Heritage Sites in Seychelles

Art in Seychelles

• Music of Seychelles
  • Seychellois musicians

Sports in Seychelles

Sports in Seychelles

• Football in Seychelles
• Seychelles at the Commonwealth Games
• Seychelles at the Olympics
• Seychelles at the Paralympics

Economy and infrastructure of Seychelles

Economy of Seychelles

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 172nd (one hundred and seventy second)
• Agriculture in Seychelles
• Communications in Seychelles
  • Internet in Seychelles
• Companies of Seychelles
• Currency of Seychelles

Rupee

• • ISO 4217

SCR

• Energy in Seychelles
  • Renewable energy in Seychelles
• Mineral industry of Seychelles
• Mining in Seychelles
• Tourism in Seychelles
  • Museums in Seychelles
  • Visa policy of Seychelles
• Transport in Seychelles
  • Airports in Seychelles
  • Rail transport in Seychelles

Education in Seychelles

Education in Seychelles

See also

Seychelles

• 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

External links

• Virtual Seychelles – Primary government of Seychelles portal.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 July 2009. Seychelles. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
2. 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.