Africa · Eastern Africa
Capital: Victoria
Seychelles
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #168
Seychelles's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
122,730
#180 of 196
8th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$2.39B
#174 of 196
11th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$26.9M
#157 of 196
20th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$3.2M
#137 of 196
30th percentile
2016 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$129.1M
#166 of 196
15th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Victoria
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Country code
- SYC
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Seychelles has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
With an area of roughly 452 square kilometers, Seychelles is among the world’s smallest sovereign states.
Seychelles’s position in Eastern Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Seychelles on the map
Seychelles is located in archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. Its terrain is Mahe Group is volcanic with a narrow coastal strip and rocky, hilly interior, others are relatively flat coral atolls, or elevated reefs, sits atop the submarine Mascarene Plateau. The climate is tropical marine, humid, cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September), warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May). In area, the country is 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC.
Economy
Economic profile
Seychelles' economy is characterized by high-income Indian Ocean island economy, rapidly growing tourism sector, major tuna exporter, offshore financial hub, environmentally fragile and investing in ocean rise mitigation, recently discovered offshore oil potential, successful anticorruption efforts. Major industries include fishing, tourism, beverages. Important agricultural products include coconuts, vegetables, bananas, eggs, chicken, pork, fruits, tomatoes, tropical fruits, cassava (2023). Notable exports include fish, scrap iron, animal meal, broadcasting equipment, ships (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Seychelles has an estimated population of 122,729. Languages spoken include Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%, other 3.8%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.). The population includes predominantly Creole (mainly of East African and Malagasy heritage), also French, Indian, Chinese, and Arab populations. The urban population represents 58.8% of total population (2023).
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