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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. The most
recent presidential elections were held in 2001; President RENE, who had
served since 1977, was re-elected. In April 2004 RENE stepped down and
Vice President James MICHEL was sworn in as president. | .SC
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Location: |
Eastern Africa, group of
islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar |
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Geographic coordinates: |
4 35 S, 55 40 E |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 455 sq km
land: 455 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
2.5 times the size of
Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries: |
0 km |
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Coastline: |
491 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200
nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental
margin |
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Climate: |
tropical marine; humid; cooler
season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season
during northwest monsoon (March to May) |
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Terrain: |
Mahe Group is granitic, narrow
coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian
Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m |
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Natural resources: |
fish, copra, cinnamon trees
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Land use: |
arable land: 2.22%
permanent crops: 13.33%
other: 84.45% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
NA sq km |
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Natural hazards: |
lies outside the cyclone belt,
so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible |
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Environment - current issues: |
water supply depends on
catchments to collect rainwater |
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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
signed, but not ratified: none of
the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
40 granitic and about 50
coralline islands | .SC
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Population: |
81,188 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 26.4% (male
10,839/female 10,601)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 26,709/female
28,025)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 1,622/female 3,392) (2005
est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 27.7 years
male: 26.62 years
female: 28.76 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
0.43% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
16.22 births/1,000 population
(2005 est.) |
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Death rate: |
6.34 deaths/1,000 population
(2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
-5.54 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64
years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.48
male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 15.53
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.82
years
male: 66.41 years
female: 77.4 years (2005
est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
1.75 children born/woman (2005
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun: Seychellois
(singular and plural)
adjective: Seychellois |
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Ethnic groups: |
mixed French, African, Indian,
Chinese, and Arab |
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 82.3%, Anglican
6.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%, other Christian 3.4%, Hindu 2.1%, Muslim
1.1%, other non-Christian 1.5%, unspecified 1.5%, none 0.6% (2002 census)
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Languages: |
Creole 91.8%, English 4.9%
(official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and
over can read and write
total population: 58%
male:
56%
female: 60% (1971 est.) | .SC
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Country name: |
conventional long form:
Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form: Seychelles
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Government type: |
republic |
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Capital: |
Victoria |
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Administrative divisions: |
23 administrative districts;
Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie
Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade,
Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe), Grand' Anse (on Praslin), La Digue, La
Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe La Rue, Port
Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka |
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Independence: |
29 June 1976 (from UK) |
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National holiday: |
Constitution Day (National
Day), 18 June (1993) |
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Constitution: |
18 June 1993 |
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Legal system: |
based on English common law,
French civil law, and customary law |
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Suffrage: |
17 years of age; universal
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Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President James MICHEL (since 14 April 2004); note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of government
head of government:
President James MICHEL (since 14 April 2004); note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Council of
Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president
elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 31
August-2 September 2001 (next to be held NA 2006)
election
results: France Albert RENE re-elected president; percent of vote -
France Albert RENE (SPPF) 54.19%, Wavel RAMKALAWAN (UO) 44.95%, Philippe
BOULLE 0.86%; note - the first time that presidential elections have been
held separately from legislative elections; France Albert RENE stepped
down 14 April 2004 and Vice President James MICHEL was sworn in as
president |
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Legislative branch: |
unicameral National Assembly or
Assemblee Nationale (34 seats - 25 elected by popular vote, 9 allocated on
a proportional basis to parties winning at least 10% of the vote; members
serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 4-6 December 2002
(next to be held by 2007)
election results: percent of vote by
party - SPPF 54.3%, SNP 42.6%, DP 3.1%; seats by party - SPPF 23, SNP 11
note: the 9 awarded seats are apportioned according to the
percentage that each party won of the total vote |
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Judicial branch: |
Court of Appeal; Supreme Court;
judges for both courts are appointed by the president |
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Political parties and leaders: |
Democratic Party or DP [James
MANCHAM, Daniel BELLE]; Mouvement Seychellois pour la Democratie [Jacques
HODOUL]; Seychelles National Party or SNP (formerly the United Opposition
or UO) [Wavel RAMKALAWAN]; Seychelles People's Progressive Front or SPPF
[France Albert RENE, James MICHEL] - the governing party |
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
Roman Catholic Church; trade
unions |
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International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO,
G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM,
OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO
(observer) |
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Claude Sylvestre MOREL
chancery: 800 Second Avenue,
Suite 400C, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 972-1785
FAX: [1] (212) 972-1786 |
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
the US does not have an embassy
in Seychelles; the ambassador to Mauritius is accredited to the Seychelles
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Flag description: |
five oblique bands of blue
(hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the
bottom of the hoist side | .SC
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Economy - overview: |
Since independence in 1976, per
capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly
seven times the old near-subsistence level. Growth has been led by the
tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides
more than 70% of hard currency earnings, and by tuna fishing. In recent
years the government has encouraged foreign investment in order to upgrade
hotels and other services. At the same time, the government has moved to
reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming,
fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. A sharp drop illustrated the
vulnerability of the tourist sector in 1991-92 due largely to the Gulf
war, and once again following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on
the US. Growth slowed in 1998-2002, and fell in 2003, due to sluggish
tourist and tuna sectors, but resumed in 2004, erasing a persistent budget
deficit. Tight controls on exchange rates and the scarcity of foreign
exchange have impaired short-term economic prospects. The black market
value of the Seychelles rupee is half the official exchange rate; without
a devaluation of the currency the tourist sector may remain sluggish as
vacationers seek cheaper destinations such as Comoros, Mauritius, and
Madagascar. |
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GDP: |
purchasing power parity - $626
million (2002 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate: |
1.5% (2004 est.) |
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GDP - per capita: |
purchasing power parity -
$7,800 (2002 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 2.8%
industry: 28.7%
services: 68.9% (2004 est.) |
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Investment (gross fixed): |
39.5% of GDP (2004 est.) |
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Population below poverty line: |
NA |
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Household income or consumption by percentage
share: |
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
5% (2004 est.) |
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Labor force: |
30,900 (1996) |
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Labor force - by occupation: |
agriculture 10%, industry 19%,
services 71% (1989) |
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Unemployment rate: |
NA |
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Budget: |
revenues: $318.3 million
expenditures: $298.5 million, including capital expenditures of
NA (2004 est.) |
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Public debt: |
122.8% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Agriculture - products: |
coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla,
sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), bananas; broiler chickens; tuna fish
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Industries: |
fishing; tourism; processing of
coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing,
furniture; beverages |
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Industrial production growth rate: |
NA |
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Electricity - production: |
218 million kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - production by source: |
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)
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Electricity - consumption: |
202.8 million kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - exports: |
0 kWh (2002) |
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Electricity - imports: |
0 kWh (2002) |
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Oil - production: |
0 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - consumption: |
4,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - exports: |
NA |
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Oil - imports: |
NA |
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Current account balance: |
$-98.42 million (2004 est.)
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Exports: |
$256.2 million f.o.b. (2004
est.) |
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Exports - commodities: |
canned tuna, frozen fish,
cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products (reexports) |
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Exports - partners: |
UK 29.1%, France 17.1%, Spain
11.8%, Japan 9.2%, Italy 8.1%, Germany 6.2%, Netherlands 4.3% (2004)
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Imports: |
$393.4 million f.o.b. (2004
est.) |
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Imports - commodities: |
machinery and equipment,
foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals |
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Imports - partners: |
Saudi Arabia 15.6%, Spain
14.1%, France 11%, Singapore 7.5%, Italy 7.3%, South Africa 7.3%, UK 5%
(2004) |
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Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: |
$70.94 million (2004 est.)
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Debt - external: |
$218.1 million (2004 est.)
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Economic aid - recipient: |
$16.4 million (1995) |
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Currency: |
Seychelles rupee (SCR) |
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Currency code: |
SCR |
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Exchange rates: |
Seychelles rupees per US dollar
- 5.5 (2004), 5.4007 (2003), 5.48 (2002), 5.8575 (2001), 5.7138 (2000)
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Fiscal year: |
calendar year | .SC
| Communications |
Seychelles |
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Telephones - main lines in use: |
21,700 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
54,500 (2003) |
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Telephone system: |
general assessment:
effective system
domestic: radiotelephone communications
between islands in the archipelago
international: country code
- 248; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries
and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
(Indian Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations: |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Radios: |
42,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations: |
2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)
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Televisions: |
11,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code: |
.sc |
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Internet hosts: |
264 (2003) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): |
1 (2000) |
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Internet users: |
11,700 (2002) | .SC
| Transportation |
Seychelles |
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Highways: |
total: 373 km
paved: 315 km
unpaved: 58 km (1997 est.) |
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Ports and harbors: |
Victoria |
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Merchant marine: |
total: 5 ships (1,000
GRT or over) 42,223 GRT/63,538 DWT
by type: cargo 1, chemical
tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (Nigeria 1)
(2005) |
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Airports: |
15 (2004 est.) |
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Airports - with paved runways: |
total: 8
2,438 to
3,047 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 3
(2004 est.) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total: 7
914 to
1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (2004 est.) | .SC
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Military branches: |
Army, Coast Guard (includes
Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit
(includes Presidential Guard) |
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Military manpower - military age and obligation: |
18 years of age (est.); no
conscription (2001) |
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Military manpower - availability: |
males age 18-49: 21,612
(2005 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service: |
males age 18-49: 16,122
(2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure: |
$12.3 million (2004) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
1.8% (2004) | .SC
| Transnational Issues |
Seychelles |
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Disputes - international: |
together with Mauritius,
Seychelles claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian
Ocean Territory) |
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