Seychelles
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The country is officially known as the Republic of Seychelles. It is the archipelago nation which consists of the 115 islands Indian Ocean, which is situated at the distance of 1,500 km in east mainland of Africa and in the northeast of Madagascar Island. The country has smallest population of any of the sovereign state in Africa. Previous Records Medals:The record list of the medals that the country has won till date is mentioned as below: History:The explorer of the Portuguese Vasco da Gama discovered Islands of the Seychelles in the year 1502. In the year 1609, the English expedition visited the islands. The name of the island is derived from Vicomte des Seychelles; the Louis XV’s who the finance minister was. In the year 1756, firstly the French claimed the islands, but the colonization of it was not started till 1768, when party of the 22 Frenchmen arrived and also brought the large number of the slaves with them. Demographics:The nation has no native population nut the recent Seychellois are composed of inhabitants who immigrated to island. The biggest racial groups in the country are:
The official languages of the country are:
Government and Politics:The president of the country is both the head of government as well as the head of state. The president of the country is elected by the popular votes for the terms of 5 years. The former president of the country France Albert Rene firstly came in the power in the year 1977 in the coup d’etat, after independence. In the year 1992, he was elected democratically after constitutional reforms. Culture:The society of the country is particularly matriarchal. The mothers are tending to dominant in the household works, controlling the recent expenditures and also looking after the children. The societal norm is the unwed mothers, and the law needs the fathers for supporting the children. Men are really very significant for the ability of earning, but domestic role is significantly peripheral. The influence of the culture is seen in work all through domains of the cuisine, architecture, music, dance and local art. Economy:Since from the independence, the per capita income of the country is expanded approximately 7 times to the subsistence level. The growth in the country is raised by tourism sector that employs roughly 30% of work force and also offers near about 705 of the earnings of the hard currency and also by the tuna fishing. In the currency years, the government of the nation has encouraged the foreign investment to upgrade the hotel services and other services. Infrastructure:The country has the well maintained infrastructure in the group of the northern Mahe but not in south to remoter group of the coral islands. The government of the nation after independence has made extensive efforts for the expansion of the infrastructure to attract the middle and the upper class tourists from North America and Europe. In the year 1999, the main islands were served by 424 km of the roads out of which 370 km is paved. Education:The public education is mandatory and free from the year 1980, for period of 10 years for the children among the age group of 6to 16 years. The primary education of 6 years is followed by secondaryeducation of 5 years. According to the census of year 1996, there were 9,886 students, 577 teachersand 26 primary schools and there were 9,099 students and 689 teachers in secondary schools. In the year 1999, the teachers and students ratio is 15:1. Neighboring Countries:The countries that are situated very near to Seychelles are:
Geographical Settings:It is an island nation which is situated in northeast of the Madagascar in Indian Ocean in the east of Kenya at the distance of approximately 1,600 km. The island covers the total area of 451 sq km. Independence:The country has gained independence on 29th June 1976 from United Kingdom. Capital City:Victoria is the capital city and also is the largest city in the entire Seychelles. The city is located at 40 37’S 550 27’E. Currency:The official currency of the country is Seychellois rupee which is denoted as SCR. Total Population:The total population of the country according to the census of the year 2005 is 80,699. |
