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Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here .
Note: This section last updated 9th June 2021
In French:
1 234,45
(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)
In English:
1,234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)
The official language is Seselwa (Seychelles Creole French), spoken by 95.7% of the population. There are 1 601 English -speakers and 977 French -speakers.
Seychelles’ company types include:
International business company Limited partnership Protected cell company Special licence company Trust
Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm
or
The address format in Seychelles is not fixed, and outside of Victoria there are few streets or houses with names or numbers, so most mail is delivered to private boxes.
Any address written in a non-native language may be written in French or English.
The name of the island is included in the address. There are 115 islands - the main ones are:
La Digue Mahe Praslin
A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired
This is written P.O. Box.
Seychelles has no postal code system.
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Note: This section last updated 5th February 2019
The Seychelles has 26 administrative districts . These are:
Anse aux Pins Anse Boileau Anse Étoile Anse Royale Au Cap Baie Lazare Baie Sainte Anne Beau Vallon Bel Air Bel Ombre Cascade English River Glacis Grand’ Anse (on Mahe) Grand’ Anse (on Praslin) La Digue and Inner Islands Les Mamelles Mont Buxton Mont Fleuri Outer Islands Plaisance Pointe La Rue Port Glaud Roche Caïman Saint Louis Takamaka
In 2018 seven regional councils were established, bringing groups of districts together, to give the population a voice in local affairs. These councils are: Central 1, Central 2, East, Inner Islands, North, South and West.
Note: This section last updated 4th May 2011
Seychelles telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 7 digits. Mobile numbers commence with a 2.
Every effort is made to keep this resource updated. If you find any errors, or have any questions or requests, please don't hesitate to contact the author.
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