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    Seychelles (/seɪˈʃɛl(z)/ , /ˈseɪʃɛl(z)/; French: [sɛʃɛl] or [seʃɛl]), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois...
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    The history of Seychelles dates back to the fourth of the Portuguese India Armadas led by Vasco da Gama, though Seychelles was likely already known to...
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  • Air Seychelles is the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles. Its head office is located at Seychelles International Airport on the island of Mahé...
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    pronunciation: [viktɔʁja]) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Seychelles, situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé, the archipelago's main island...
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    Seychelles International Airport (IATA: SEZ, ICAO: FSIA), or Aéroport de la Pointe Larue in French, is the international airport of the Seychelles located...
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    The Seychelles bulbul (Hypsipetes crassirostris) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a common endemic species of the Seychelles, breeding...
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    Mahé is the largest island of Seychelles, with an area of 157.3 square kilometres (60.7 sq mi), lying in the northeast of the Seychellois nation in the...
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  • The Seychelles national football team, nicknamed the Pirates, represents Seychelles in international football and is controlled by the Seychelles Football...
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    Seychelles is a small island country east of the African continent located in the Sea of Zanj due north of Madagascar, with Antsiranana as its nearest...
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    The national flag of Seychelles (drapeau national des Seychelles) was adopted on 8 January 1996. The current flag is the third used by the country since...
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    The economy of Seychelles is based on fishing, tourism, processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir rope, boat building, printing, furniture and beverages...
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  • Seychelles is the debut studio album by Japanese jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, released via Kitty Records in July 1976. The album's initial...
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    The Seychelles People's Defence Force is the national military of Seychelles. It consists of a number of distinct branches: the Infantry Unit, Coast Guard...
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    United Seychelles is a political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called The People. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive...
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    Seychelles have historical roots in both one-party socialism and autocratic rule. Following independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, Seychelles was...
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    (PP) → United Seychelles (US)   Seychelles National Party (SNP) Seychelles Politics of Seychelles List of colonial governors of Seychelles Vice-President...
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    Demographic features of the population of Seychelles include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
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    Seychelles elects on national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National...
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  • Seychelles Polytechnic is a government-owned tertiary institution located in Anse Royale, Mahé. The institution currently offer three programme areas in...
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  • In the Seychelles, local and international telecommunications lines are operated by Cable & Wireless. In 1997 there were around 11,000 telephone lines...
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    The Seychelles fruit bat or Seychelles flying fox (Pteropus seychellensis) is a megabat found on the granitic islands of Seychelles, and on the Comoros...
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    The Seychelles Microcontinent is a microcontinent underlying Seychelles in the western Indian Ocean made of Late Precambrian rock. The granite outcrops...
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    Hinduism in Seychelles is the second-largest religion after Christianity, with more than 5.4% of the population. The Hindu following in Seychelles has seen...
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    The Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), also known as the Seychelles domed giant tortoise, is a tortoise subspecies in the genus...
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    the family Scincidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles. The Seychelles skink is endemic to the Seychelles where it is found on islands of Mahé (and nearby...
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    Takamaka is one of the 26 administrative regions of Mahé, Republic of Seychelles. It is located on the southern part of the island of Mahé. Three other...
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    The Seychelles parakeet or Seychelles Island parrot (Psittacula wardi) is an extinct species of parrot that was endemic to the Seychelles in the Indian...
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    Women in Seychelles enjoy the same legal, political, economic, and social rights as men. Seychellois society is essentially matriarchal. Mothers tend to...
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    minister of Seychelles was an executive position in the government of the Seychelles from 1970 until 1977. Political parties   Seychelles Democratic Party...
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    The rupee is the currency of the Seychelles. It is subdivided into 100 cents. In the local Seychellois Creole (Seselwa) language, it is called the roupi...
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