In legislative elections held Sept. 8–10, 2016, a coali-tion of opposition parties took the most seats. Whenthe new legislators were sworn in on September 27, it

marked the first time since independence that the rulingPeople’s Party did not have control of the legislature.Later that day Pres. James Michel declared a need for newleadership and said he would step down from the presi-dency. Under the terms of the constitution, the vice pres-ident, Danny Faure, would serve out the remainder ofMichel’s term. On October 16 Michel formally resignedand Faure was sworn in as president.

DemographyPopulation (2016): 95,000.Density (2016): persons per sq mi 542.9,persons per sq km 209.7.

Sex distribution (2016): male 50.00%;female 50.00%.

Population projection: (2020) 97,000;(2030) 99,000.

Major towns (2010): Victoria 26,450;Anse Royale 4,168.

Urban-rural (2014):

Vital statisticsBirth rate per 1,000 pop-ulation (2015): 17.0(world avg. 19.5).

Death rate per 1,000population (2015): 7.5(world avg. 8.1).

Life expectancy at birth(2015): male 69.9 years;female 79.2 years.

Age breakdown (2016):

National composition (2010): Religious affiliation (2010):

Seychelles

Official name: Repiblik Sesel (Creole);République des Seychelles (French);Republic of Seychelles (English).

Form of government: multiparty republicwith one legislative house (NationalAssembly [35]).

Head of state and government: PresidentDanny Faure.

Capital: Victoria.Official languages: none1.Official religion: none.Monetary unit: Seychelles rupee (roupi;SR); valuation (Sept. 1, 2016) 1 U.S.$= SR 13.28; 1 £ = SR 17.66.

Area and populationarea population area population

2010 2010Islands2 sq km census3 Islands2 sq km census3

La Digue 15 2,761Mahé 160 78,539Praslin 40 8,603

Other Inner Islands 27 —Outer Islands 211 1,042TOTAL 453 90,945

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National economyBudget (2013). Revenue: SR 6,163,200,000 (tax revenue 75.9%, ofwhich taxes on income 12.2%, taxes on goods and ser-vices 10.6%, excise taxes 6.7%; nontax revenue 12.9%;grants 11.2%). Expenditures: SR 6,004,000,000 (currentexpenditure 73.8%; capital expenditure 25.1%; contin-gency funds 1.0%; lending minus repayments 0.1%).

Public debt (2013): U.S.$485,000,000.Gross national income (GNI; 2015): U.S.$1,371,000,000(U.S.$14,760 per capita); purchasing power parity GNI(U.S.$25,760 per capita).

Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture,forestry, fishing (2013): coconuts 2,5805, bananas 2,017,tomatoes 421, cassava 2205, mangoes, mangosteens,and guavas 64, cinnamon 60, lemons and limes 50, tea42, oranges 38, pineapples 30, avocados 12; livestock(number of live animals; 2014) 5,600 pigs, 5,500 goats, 125,000 chick-ens; roundwood (2015) 12,840 cu m, of which fuelwood 25%; fisheriesproduction (2014) 75,146 (from aquaculture, none). Mining and quar-rying (2013): granite 136,000. Manufacturing (2014): canned tuna32,219; animal feed (mostly fish meal) 3,436; tea (green leaf) 27; min-eral water 10,006 kilolitres; soft drinks 5,631 kilolitres; beer and stout4,453 kilolitres; fruit juices 35 kilolitres; cigarettes 64,000,000 units.Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 2014)362,700,000 (312,600,000), by source (2013): fossil fuels 100%; coal,none (none); crude petroleum, none (none); petroleum products(metric tons; 2011) none (194,000); natural gas, none (none).

Population economically active (2014): total 47,9524; participation rates(2011): age 15 and over, male 68.3%; female 61.9%; unemployed4.1%, of which youth (ages 15–24) 11.0%.

Average household size (2010): 3.6.Land use as % of total land area (2009): in temporary crops or left fal-low (2011) c. 2%; in permanent crops c. 4%; in pasture, n.a.; forestarea c. 88%.

Foreign trade9

Imports (2013): SR 13,051,200,000 (mineral fuels30.1%, machinery and transport equipment 22.3%,food and live animals 21.9%, basic manufactures5.4%). Major import sources:

Exports (2013)10: SR 6,971,100,000 (canned tuna60.7%, fish meal 1.5%, fresh/frozen fish 0.2%,medicaments 0.2%). Major export destinations:

Transport and communicationsTransport. Railroads: none. Roads (2014):

total length 327 mi, 526 km (paved98%). Vehicles (2010): passenger cars10,424; trucks and buses 3,171.

Education and healthLiteracy (2012): percentage of total populationage 15 and over literate 91.8%; males literate91.4%; females literate 92.3%.

Health (2014): physicians 162 (1 per 564 per-sons); hospital beds 302 (1 per 303 persons);infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births(2015) 10.7; undernourished population(2004–06) 7,000 (8% of total population basedon the consumption of a minimum dailyrequirement of 1,740 calories).

MilitaryTotal active duty personnel (November 2015):420 (army 47.6%, coast guard 47.6%, airforce 4.8%). Military expenditure as percent-age of GDP (2013): 0.9%; per capita expen-diture U.S.$141.

1Creole, English, and French are all national languages per the constitution. 2The Seychelles are admin-istratively divided into 26 districts and geographically split among 47 Inner (granitic) Islands, 2 Inner(coralline) Islands, and 70 Outer (coralline) Islands. 3Final. 4Formally employed only. 52014. 6Importduties less subsidies and less imputed bank service charges. 7Detail does not add to total given becauseof rounding. 8Detail does not add to total given because of statistical discrepancy. 9Imports c.i.f.; exportsf.o.b. 10Includes reexports (SR 2,466,000,000). 11Subscribers.

Internet resources for further information:• National Bureau of Statistics www.nbs.gov.sc• Central Bank of Seychelles www.cbs.sc

Structure of gross domestic product and labour force2014

in value % of total labour % of labourSR ’000,000 value force4 force4

Agriculture, fishing 391.9 2.0 519 1.1Mining, quarrying … … … …Manufacturing 1,659.0 8.3 4,220 8.8Construction 543.3 2.7 6,018 12.6Public utilities 436.1 2.2 1,163 2.4Trade, hotels 4,452.3 22.4 12,806 26.7Transportation andcommunications 2,898.4 14.6 4,278 8.9

Pub. admin., defense 1,263.0 6.4 4,354 9.1Finance, real estate 1,968.9 9.9 2,772 5.8Services 3,478.5 17.5 11,685 24.4Other 2,789.66 14.06 — —TOTAL 19,881.17 100.0 47,9528 100.07

Communications units unitsnumber per 1,000 number per 1,000

Medium date in ’000s persons Medium date in ’000s persons

TelephonesCellular 2015 14811 1,58111

Landline 2015 21 228

Internet users 2009 34 404Broadband 2015 1311 14311

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