Seychelles

Official Name:	The Republic of Seychelles
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of Seychelles
ISO Country Codes:	SC : SYC
Internet Domain:	.sc
Government Web Site:	http://www.statehouse.gov.sc/

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Capital:	Victoria	Main Airports:	Seychelles International Airport
Language(s):	Seychellois Creole;English;French	Population:	96,387
Currency:	Seychelles Rupee	ISO Currency Code:	SCR
Telephone Dial In:	+248	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Alliance of Small Island States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Seychelles News Agency;

Newspaper

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Seychelles Nation;

Seychelles Weekly;

The People;

Radio

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Seychelles Broadcasting Company;

Seychelles

Government Website:	http://www.statehouse.gov.sc/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/seychelles
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Seychelles
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	13.64 Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	39.3% (2013 est.)
Inflation Rate:	1.8% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	12.60% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$1.748 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$29,223 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Seychelles Rupee
Currency Code:	SCR
World Bank Classification:	High Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	2.6%	coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (manioc, tapioca), copra, bananas; tuna
Industry:	13.9%	fishing, tourism, beverages
Services:	83.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Merj Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

National Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Seychelles

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English;French
Customs & Excise:	Seychelles Revenue Commission
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; The Development Bank of Seychelles; Trade and Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Seychelles Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 76/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 27/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 100/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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