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