AFRICA
🇸🇨 Seychelles
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Advisory Level
Level 1
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Dec 9, 2025
About Seychelles
Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Maldives, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Victoria
Population
122,729
Area
452 km²
Language
Seychellois Creole
Currency
Seychellois rupee
GDP/Capita
$17,859
Travel Advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Exercise normal precautions when traveling to this country.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Seychellois rupee (SCR)
- GDP
- $2.2B
- GDP per Capita
- $17,859
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 75.0 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Africa
- Capital
- Victoria
- Area
- 452 km²
- Population
- 122,729
- Timezone
- UTC+04:00
- Languages
- Seychellois Creole, English, French
- Calling Code
- +248
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- SC