STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES BACKGROUND NOTE ON SEYCHELLES
July 01, 2008
July 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note:
OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Seychelles
Geography
Area: 444 sq. km; about 2.5 times the size of Washington DC. Major islands: Mahe and Praslin. Cities: Capital-Victoria. Terrain: About half of the islands are granitic in origin, with narrow coastal strips and central rang . . .
OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Seychelles
Geography
Area: 444 sq. km; about 2.5 times the size of Washington DC. Major islands: Mahe and Praslin. Cities: Capital-Victoria. Terrain: About half of the islands are granitic in origin, with narrow coastal strips and central rang . . .