Seychelles: map, capital and facts
The Seychelles is a country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Victoria. Its official languages are Seychellois Creole, English and French.
The Seychelles covers about 452 km², making it the 180th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 123 thousand people live there, the 178th-most populous.
The Seychelles has no land borders. Its closest countries, measured between their centres, are Comoros, Mauritius and Somalia.
Where is the Seychelles?
The Seychelles is in Eastern Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 4.58333333°S, 55.66666666°E, in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
Seychelles is shown in yellow.
Seychelles facts
| Capital | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Area | 452 km² (180th largest) |
| Population | 122,730 (178th most populous) |
| Languages | Seychellois Creole, English, French |
| Currency | Seychellois rupee (₨) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 0 |
| Centre point | 4.58333333°S, 55.66666666°E |
Countries closest to the Seychelles
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Comoros, about 1,510 km
- Mauritius, about 1,760 km
- Somalia, about 1,780 km
- Madagascar, about 1,950 km
- Kenya, about 2,060 km
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- Continent: Africa
- Subregion: Eastern Africa
- Hemisphere: Southern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 452 km²
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More countries in Eastern Africa
Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.