ocr: The Seychelles were uninhabitedbefore French settlers arrivedin the 1770s.Today, the population is markedly homogeneous, as al result ofintermarriage between ditterent ethnic groups. The reoles are the descendants oft the French settlers and the Atricans who were settledin the islands by subsequent British administrators. There are small Chinese and Indian minorities. Almost 90% of Seychellois live on Mahé. Population growth has been very low, as about 1,000 people a year have been emigrating. The new democracy may LEVEISE this trend.
