Area: total: 455 sq km

Natural resources: fish, copra, cinnamon trees

Population: 82,247 [July 2008 est.]

Nationality: noun: Seychellois [singular and plural]
adjective: Seychellois

Ethnic groups: mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab

Languages: Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% [official], other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% [2002 census]

Capital: name: Victoria
geographic coordinates: 4 38 S, 55 27 E
time difference: UTC+4 [9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time]

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2.4%
industry: 25.7%
services: 71.9% [2007 est.]

Labor force: 39,560 [2006]

Budget: revenues: $372.4 million
expenditures: $355.2 million [2007 est.]

Agriculture - products: coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava [tapioca], bananas poultry tuna

Industries: fishing, tourism, processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir [coconut fiber] rope, boat building, printing, furniture beverages

Exports: $400 million f.o.b. [2007 est.]

Exports - commodities: canned tuna, frozen fish, cinnamon bark, copra, petroleum products [reexports]

Exports - partners: UK 25.5%, France 17.5%, Italy 11.9%, Mauritius 8.5%, Japan 8.3%, Spain 8.2%, Netherlands 4.3% [2006]

Imports: $720 million f.o.b. [2007 est.]

Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals

Imports - partners: Saudi Arabia 17.7%, South Africa 9.7%, Spain 8.1%, France 7.8%, Singapore 7.2%, Italy 4.8%, UK 4% [2006]

Currency (code): Seychelles rupee [SCR]

Airports: 15 [2007]

Ports and terminals: Victoria