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Africa > Seychelles > Geography

SEYCHELLOIS GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Capital city with population Victoria - 25,000
Forested Land 66.7% [12th of 193]
Largest city
Victoria
Largest city population 40,000 [155th of 174]
Largest city with population Victoria - 25,000
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [3rd of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [149th of 190]
Natural hazards
lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible
Natural resources
fish, copra, cinnamon trees
northernmost point > Latitude 03°43'S
Population density 173.99 people per sqkm [61st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 183.68 people/m² ... [51st of 204]
Precipitation 2,172 mm [8th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 3,962.81 people/km² of arable lan ... [4th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 460 km² ... [187th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Morne Seychellois
Terrain
Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles

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