🇸🇨 Seychelles

Time zones in Seychelles

• Indian/Mahe
  UTC+4 (GMT+4) · Seychelles Time

Upcoming public holidays in Seychelles

• Fri, May 1Labour Day
• Thu, Jun 4Corpus Christi
• Thu, Jun 18National Holiday
• Mon, Jun 29Independence Day

See all 2026 Seychelles holidays →

Other countries in Eastern Africa

• 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory
• 🇧🇮 Burundi
• 🇰🇲 Comoros
• 🇩🇯 Djibouti
• 🇪🇷 Eritrea
• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
• 🇰🇪 Kenya
• 🇲🇬 Madagascar

At a glance

Capital

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Region

Africa

Subregion

Eastern Africa

Population

122,729

Area

452 km²

Currency

SCR ₨

Calling code

+248

Driving side

left

Languages

crs, eng, fra

Internet TLD

.sc

About

Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelagic country 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.

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