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Extensible Markup Language  |  1995-06-15  |  3KB  |  19 lines
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  2. <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
  3. <card>
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  14.         <text><span class="style42"></span><span class="style12">SEYCHELLES</span><span class="style14"></span><span class="style42">Official name:</span><span class="style13"> The Republic of Seychelles</span><span class="style42">Member of: </span><span class="style13">UN, OAU, Commonwealth</span><span class="style42">Area: </span><span class="style13">455 km2 (176 sq mi)</span><span class="style42">Population: </span><span class="style13">71000 (1993 est)</span><span class="style42">Capital: </span><span class="style13">Victoria 24000 (1987 est)</span><span class="style42">Languages: </span><span class="style13">Creole (95%), English, French ΓÇô all official</span><span class="style42">Religions: </span><span class="style13">Roman Catholic (92%), Anglican</span><span class="style42">GOVERNMENT</span><span class="style13">The President ΓÇô who appoints a Council of Ministers ΓÇô and the 33-member National Assembly are elected for five years by universal adult suffrage. The National Assembly comprises 22 members elected from constituencies and 11 members elected nationally under a system of proportional representation.</span><span class="style42">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="style13">The Seychelles consist of 40 mountainous granitic islands and just over 50 smaller coral islands. </span><span class="style42">Climate: </span><span class="style13">The islands have a pleasant tropical maritime climate with heavy rainfall.</span><span class="style42">ECONOMY</span><span class="style13">The economy depends heavily on tourism, which employs about one third of the labor force.  Fishing has expanded, and tuna and prawns are major exports. </span><span class="style42">Currency: </span><span class="style13">Seychelles rupee.</span><span class="style42">HISTORY</span><span class="style13">The islands became a French colony in the middle of the 18th century, were ceded to Britain in 1814 and gained independence in 1976. The PM ΓÇô Albert Ren├⌐ ΓÇô led a coup against President James Mancham in 1977, and established a one-party socialist state. Attempts to overthrow Ren├⌐, including one involving South African mercenaries (1981), were unsuccessful. Multi-party elections were held in 1992.</span></text>
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