Seychelles.
Date 1996 Mai, Vol 36, Num 1843-1844, pp 81Revue : Jeune AfriqueType de publication : article de périodique;The capital of Seychelles is Victoria. As of 1995, Seychelles had a population of 72,000 governed by a presidential regime. 1994 gross national product and per capita income were, respectively, $471 million and $6210. Per capita income grew at 4.5% per year over the period 1985-94. In 1994, Seychelles owed $170 million, then being serviced at $21 million. For the same year, Seychelles exported $291.1 million in goods and services and imported $306.8 million. As of 1995, the population was growing in size by 1.1% annually. In 1992-93, life expectancy at birth was 71 years, the infant mortality rate was 76 per 1000 births, and 85-100% had access to drinkable water. Other data are presented on the country's topography, climate and vegetation, demographics, principal cities, population distribution, religions, political structure, economics and finances, foreign commerce, and transportation and communications.