| Geography | Seychelles |
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Location:
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archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar |
Geographic coordinates:
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4 35 S, 55 40 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 455 sq km
land: 455 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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491 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Climate:
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tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) |
Terrain:
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Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m |
Natural resources:
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fish, copra, cinnamon trees |
Land use:
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arable land: 2.17%
permanent crops: 13.04%
other: 84.79% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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NA |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible |
Environment - current issues:
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water supply depends on catchments to collect rainwater |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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41 granitic and about 75 coralline islands |
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