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Seychelles

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SEYCHELLES
SEYCHELLES

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Table of Contents

Seychelles - Country information

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Local short name form

Official name

Area

Population

100 447 (2022) [1]

Capital

Currency

International telephone access code

248

ISO 3166 country codes

Car nationality plate code

SY

Internet country code

SC

GRC Country Code

SEY

Seychelles - Number format

   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)

Seychelles - Date and time formats

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   Note: This section last updated 9th June 2021
   dd/mm/yyyy
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Seychelles - Languages

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The official language is Seselwa External (Seychelles Creole French), spoken by 95.7% of the population. There are 1 601 English External-speakers and 977 French External-speakers.

Seychelles - Company legal forms

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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 External

Seychelles - Example address format

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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 External

Seychelles - Post office box

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This is written P.O. Box.

Seychelles - Postal codes

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Seychelles has no postal code system.

Seychelles - Postal code format graphic

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Seychelles - Postal code format

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Seychelles - Postal code specifics

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Seychelles - Postal code regular expression

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Seychelles - Postal code level of coverage

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Seychelles - Postal code map

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Seychelles - Administrative districts

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   Note: This section last updated 5th February 2019

The Seychelles has 26 administrative districts External. These are:

    Anse aux Pins External
    Anse Boileau External
    Anse Étoile External
    Anse Royale External
    Au Cap External
    Baie Lazare External
    Baie Sainte Anne External
    Beau Vallon External
    Bel Air External
    Bel Ombre External
    Cascade External
    English River External
    Glacis External
    Grand’ Anse External (on Mahe)
    Grand’ Anse External (on Praslin)
    La Digue and Inner Islands External
    Les Mamelles External
    Mont Buxton External
    Mont Fleuri External
    Outer Islands External
    Plaisance External
    Pointe La Rue External
    Port Glaud External
    Roche Caïman External
    Saint Louis External
    Takamaka External

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.

Administrative districts graphic

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Telephone numbers in The Seychelles

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   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.

Properties with value Seychelles

References

  1. ^ citypopulation.de/en/seychelles/admin/ External 20230106

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