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GeographyLocation: Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 491 km
PeoplePopulation: 72,709 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.81% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 21.35 births/1,000 population Death rate: 6.7 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 11.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.16 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans, Europeans) Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2% Languages: English (official), French (official), Creole
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Victoria Independence: 29 June 1976 (from UK) Constitution: 18 June 1993
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $430 million National product real growth rate: -2% National product per capita: $6,000 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.9% Unemployment rate: 9%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |