AREA ................................................
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455
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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80.832 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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177,7 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Port Victoria
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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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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CURRENCY ......................................
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Seychelles rupee (SCR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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16652 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,585 (49th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Indian Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Morne Seychellois 905 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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29 June 1976 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.sc
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+248
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