SEYCHELLES SEYCHELLES REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JUNE 291976 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JUNE 18 1993 POPULATION 79164 1999 EST AREA 176 SQ MI CAPITAL VICTORIA FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES TOURISM FOOD PROCESSING FISHING TOURISM AGRICULTURE COCONUTS CINNAMON VANILLA NATURAL RESOURCES FISH CURRENCY RUPEE GDP 550 MILLION 1997 EST GDP PER CAPITA 7000 1997 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH FRENCH CREOLE ALL ARE OFFICIAL RELIGIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC ANGLICAN LITERACY RATE 58 LIFE EXPECTANCY 67 YEARS MALE 75 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 19 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 7 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
