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Seychelles
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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.5
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 43 (list of 2026.10.02), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Victoria
- Population
- 122,729 inh.
- Area
- 452 km²
- Currency
- SCR
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Patrick Herminie
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
31 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
2 G$
GDP / capita
19,449 $
Growth
5.8 %
Inflation
0.3 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
76.3 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.76/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
81/100
Corruption (CPI)
68/100
Press freedom (RSF)
73/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#143
Annual budget
0.0 Md$
Defense effort
1.2 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
2 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 71% Poisson en conserve
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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France
21%
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Royaume-Uni
21%
Import partners
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Émirats arabes unis
15%
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Inde
12%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
33%
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GBR
35%
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FRA
41%
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DEU
41%
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RUS
47%
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CHN
62%
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IND
67%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-10-09
Patrick Herminie 52.7% vs Wavel Ramkalawan 47.3%
Parliamentary election: United Seychelles 19 seats, Linyon Demokratik Seselwa 15
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
- 2025-09-25
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.848/1
Gini
32.1
Refugees originating
10
National anthem
Koste Seselwa
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Commonwealth
- Francophonie (OIF)
- African Union
- SADC
- IOC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 4,027 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,755, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2018 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)