Top 25 Interesting Facts About Seychelles
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In this Article we are taking you to the beautiful country of seychelles and we are exploring some known facts about this breathtaking touristic destination officially referred to as the republic of seychelles seychelles is an african country made up of 115 volcanic islands in the indian ocean surrounded by madagascar mauritius kumurus and the maldives the country gained its independence from britain in 1976 and has developed to become one of the best holiday destinations in the world french english and essential creole are the languages spoken in this christian dominated country if you are new here welcome be sure to subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any of our videos so here are 25 interesting facts about the sessions.
1 The capital of seychelles victoria is the smallest capital city in the world you can explore the entire city on foot in less than a day.
2 Bird island and seychelles is home to the heaviest living land tortoise in the world called esmeralda the unique tortoise weighs about 670 pounds approximately 304 kilograms.
3 The world's largest and heaviest knots known as the coco de mer is found in seychelles the coco de mer palm has nuts that can weigh as much as 25 kilograms and a mature knot from the cocodi may can be sold between 450 to 750 dollars per kilogram.
4 The average life expectancy in sessions is 68 years old for men and 78 years old for women.
5 The currency used in sessions is a sessional rupee one dollar is approximately fourteen session one rupee.
6 The miss world bt pageant was held in sessions in 1997 and 1998 in which the media used the popular event to show off the amazing island.
7 Some of the rarest species of birds in the world can be found in seychelles including the bare leg scoop out which is a protected species.
8 The duke and duchess of cambridge prince william and kate middleton spent their honeymoon at the north island of seychelles a sport previously chosen by david and victoria beckham.
9 Such house was home to pirates until the later part of the 18th century when its first settlers arrived the first inhabitants of seychelles were seven african slaves five malagasy slaves 15 white colonists and one black woman.
10 Almost half of the limited land mass in the country is occupied by national parks and reserves.
11 Sessions has the most powerful passports in africa holders of the sexual passport can have access to more than 120 countries visa-free.
12 The sexual flag has only been used since 1996. the flag consists of five different colored bands green white red yellow and blue starting from one end and diverging towards the other end the ubik band symbolizes a dynamic new country moving into the future the blue color depicts the sky and the sea that surrounds the seychelles yellow is for the sun that gives life and light to the country red symbolizes the people and their determination to work for a future in unity and love while the white band represents social justice and harmony the green depicts the land and the natural environment.
13 Tourism contributes more than 50 percent of the country's gdp.
14 Sessions is the least populated sovereign country in africa with a population of about ninety five thousand inhabitants.
15 Seychelles was named after louise the 15th finance minister after the french colonized the island in 1756 the census received its name in honor of viscon jean-maurite seychelles minister of finance during the win of luis the 15.
16 Sessions has competed at every olympic since 1980 except seoul 1988 but has never won a medal.
17 The capital of seychelles victoria is the most populated city in seychelles with a population of about thirty thousand people.
18 The most popular spot in seychelles is basketball.
19 Hotels can go up to one thousand dollars per night in sessions.
20 There are a total of 68 schools in sessions the public school system consists of 23 cliche 25 primary schools and 13 secondary schools the schools are located in mahi brazilian ladsin and silhouettes.
21 Sessions has never participated at the african cup of nations.
22 Out of the 115 islands in seychelles only three are inhabited the inhabited islands include mahi presley and lazin.
23 The president of specials danny flo is head of state and head of government and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term of office.
24 Sessions has two unesco world heritage sites the valle de may and the aldabra.
25 The prime agricultural products currently produced in sessions include sweet potatoes vanilla coconut and cinnamon for sticking to the end of this video here is an extra bonus fact there is little or no nightlife in seychelles since most of the restaurants and shops tend to close at 6 pm sessions is a very popular holiday destination for many people around the world
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