Outline of Seychelles

The Flag of Seychelles		The Coat of arms of Seychelles

The location of Seychelles

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Seychelles

The Republic of Seychelles is a sovereign island nation located in the Indian Ocean and comprising 115 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.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Seychelles:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Seychelles

• 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)
• Etymology: Name of Seychelles
• ISO country codes: SC, SYC, 690
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SC
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sc

Geography of Seychelles

Main article: Geography of Seychelles

• Seychelles is: a island country of 115 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 905 m (2,969 ft)
    • Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: Indian Ocean 491 km
• Population of Seychelles: 87,000 - 190th most populous country
• Area of Seychelles: 451 km²
• Atlas of Seychelles

Environment of Seychelles

An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Coetivy in the Seychelles

Main article: Environment of Seychelles

• Climate of Seychelles
• Environmental issues in Seychelles
• Ecoregions in Seychelles
• Renewable energy in Seychelles
• Geology of Seychelles
• Protected areas of Seychelles
  • Biosphere reserves in 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

Main article: Landforms of Seychelles

• Glaciers in Seychelles: none ^[2]
• Islands of Seychelles
• Lakes of Seychelles
• Mountains of Seychelles
  • Volcanoes in Seychelles
• Rivers of Seychelles
  • Waterfalls of Seychelles
• Valleys of Seychelles
• World Heritage Sites in Seychelles

Regions of Seychelles

Main article: Regions of Seychelles

Ecoregions of Seychelles

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Seychelles and Ecoregions in Seychelles

Administrative divisions of Seychelles

Main article: Administrative divisions of Seychelles

• Districts of Seychelles

Districts of Seychelles

Main article: Districts of Seychelles

Demography of Seychelles

Main article: Demographics of Seychelles

Government and politics of Seychelles

Main article: Government of Seychelles and Politics of Seychelles

• Form of government:
• Capital of Seychelles: Victoria

• Elections in Seychelles
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Seychelles
• Political scandals of Seychelles
• Taxation in Seychelles

Branches of the government of Seychelles

Main article: 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

Main article: Court system of Seychelles

• Supreme Court of Seychelles

Foreign relations of Seychelles

Main article: 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) Organization 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

Main article: Law of Seychelles

• LGBT rights in Seychelles

Military of Seychelles

Main article: Military of Seychelles

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Seychelles
• Forces
  • Army of Seychelles
  • Navy of Seychelles
  • Air Force of Seychelles
  • Special forces of Seychelles
• Military history of Seychelles
• Military ranks of Seychelles

Local government in Seychelles

Main article: Local government in Seychelles

History of Seychelles

Main article: History of Seychelles, Timeline of the history of Seychelles, and Current events of Seychelles

• Economic history of Seychelles
• Military history of Seychelles

Culture of Seychelles

Main article: Culture of Seychelles

• Architecture of Seychelles
• Cuisine of Seychelles
• Ethnic minorities in Seychelles
• Festivals in Seychelles
• Humor in Seychelles
• Languages of Seychelles
• Media in Seychelles
• National symbols of Seychelles
  • Coat of arms of Seychelles
  • Flag of Seychelles
  • National anthem of Seychelles
• People of Seychelles
• Prostitution in Seychelles
• Public holidays in Seychelles
• Records of Seychelles
• Religion in Seychelles
  • Buddhism in Seychelles
  • Christianity in Seychelles
  • Hinduism in Seychelles
  • Islam in Seychelles
  • Judaism in Seychelles
  • Sikhism in Seychelles
• World Heritage Sites in Seychelles

Art in Seychelles

• Art in Seychelles
• Cinema of Seychelles
• Literature of Seychelles
• Music of Seychelles
• Television in Seychelles
• Theatre in Seychelles

Sports in Seychelles

Main article: Sports in Seychelles

• Football in Seychelles
• Seychelles at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Seychelles

Main article: Economy of Seychelles

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 172nd (one hundred and seventy second)

• Agriculture in Seychelles
• Banking in Seychelles
  • National Bank of Seychelles
• Communications in Seychelles
  • Internet in Seychelles
• Companies of Seychelles
• Currency of Seychelles: Rupee
  • ISO 4217: SCR
• Economic history of Seychelles
• Energy in Seychelles
  • Energy policy of Seychelles
  • Oil industry in Seychelles
• Health care in Seychelles
• Mining in Seychelles
• Seychelles Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Seychelles
• Transport in Seychelles
  • Airports in Seychelles
  • Rail transport in Seychelles
  • Roads in Seychelles
• Water supply and sanitation in Seychelles

Education in Seychelles

Main article: Education in Seychelles

See also

Africa portal

Main article: 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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Seychelles". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html. Retrieved July 23, 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.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Seychelles

• Virtual Seychelles - Primary government of Seychelles portal.
• Seychelles travel guide from Wikitravel