Seychelles

Zhingoora Books

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300292166
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Seychelles

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Seychelles (Africa)

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Introduction ::Seychelles

Background:

A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands

ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence

came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new

constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert

RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but

stepped down in 2004. Vice President James MICHEL took over the

presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term.

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Geography ::Seychelles

Location: Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar

Geographic coordinates: 4 35 S, 55 40 E

Map references: Africa

Area:

Total: 455 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 197

Land: 455 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 491 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 12 nm

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Contiguous zone: 24 nm

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

Climate: Tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast

monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during

northwest monsoon (March to May)

Terrain: Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly;

others are coral, flat, elevated reefs

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m

Highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m

Natural resources: Fish, copra, cinnamon trees

Land use:

Arable land: 2.17%

Permanent crops: 13.04%

Other: 84.79% (2005)

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Irrigated land: NA

Natural hazards: Lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are

rare; short droughts possible

Environment - current issues: Water supply depends on

catchments to collect rainwater

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes,

Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship

Pollution, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note: 41 granitic and about 75 coralline islands

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People ::Seychelles

Population: 88,340 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 196

Age structure:

0-14 years: 22.8% (male 10,201/female 9,732)

15-64 years: 70.1% (male 31,870/female 29,439)

65 years and over: 7.1% (male 2,321/female 3,913) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 32 years

Male: 31.5 years

Female: 32.5 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.966% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 124

Birth rate: 15.53 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 135 8

Death rate: 6.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 135

Net migration rate: 1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 56

Urbanization:

Urban population: 54% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.031 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 11.97 deaths/1,000 live births

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Country comparison to the world: 140

Male: 15.02 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 73.28 years

Country comparison to the world: 115

Male: 68.6 years

Female: 78.09 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.92 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 140

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality:

Noun: Seychellois (singular and plural)

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