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Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.
There are a number of modes of transport in Seychelles. Seychelles possesses transportation systems that include 453km of roads, seaports, and airports. The country lacks both railways and a merchant navy. The main seaport is Victoria. Several islands of Seychelles have a bus system.
Praslin Island Airport also known as Iles des Palmes Airport, is an airport at Grand Anse on Praslin Island in the Seychelles. It is served by Air Seychelles, which flies scheduled flights to Mahé and charters to the other islands in the Seychelles. The airport has the capacity to handle over 1500 passengers daily and over half a million passengers annually.
Praslin is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying 44 km (27 mi) northeast of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse. The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.
Grand'Anse Praslin is an administrative district of Seychelles located mostly on the island of Praslin, but also administers Cousin Island, Cousine Island, Booby Island, and Aride Island.
Phoenicophorium, the thief palm, is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The sole species is Phoenicophorium borsigianum.
The Granitic Seychelles are the islands in Seychelles which lie in central position on the Seychelles Bank and are composed of granite rock. They make up the majority of the Inner Islands, which in addition include the coral islands along of the rim of the Seychelles Bank, namely Bird Island and Denis Island. The Granitic Seychelles contrast with the Coralline Seychelles or the Outer Islands, several island groups made up of low coral islands with dry, infertile soils.
Education in Seychelles is free and compulsory from the ages of 6 to 15. The language of instruction is Creole from ages 6 to 10, and then English is gradually introduced as the language of instruction, with French introduced as a foreign language. It has evolved from private mission schools to compulsory public education in the modern system. It is the only African country whose education system features among the top 50 in the world. Seychelles has the highest literacy rate of any country in sub-Saharan Africa at 96.20%. According to The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency as of 2018, 95.9% of the population age 15 and over can read and write in Seychelles were respectively literate.
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The 2011 Seychelles First Division is the highest competitive football league in the Seychelles, which was founded in 1979. It began on 24 February 2011.
The Praslin National Park and surrounding areas Important Bird Area lies in the southern part of the island of Praslin in the Seychelles archipelago of the western Indian Ocean.
Côte d'Or Football Club, is a football club based in Praslin, Seychelles. It currently plays in Seychelles League. In 2013, the club has won the Seychelles League.
St Roch United FC is a Seychelles based football club, they are playing in the Seychelles League.
The Lions FC is a Seychelles-based football club, currently playing in the Seychelles Second League.
St Francis FC (Seychelles) is a Seychelles-based football club which plays in the Seychelles League. The team is based in Baie Lazare on Mahe island.
Northern Dynamo FC is a Seychelles based football club, they are playing in the Seychelles League.
Revengers Football Club also known as Revengers FC is a Seychellois football club based in Praslin, Seychelles. The club competes in Seychelles' premier league, the Seychelles First Division.
The 2016 Seychelles First Division was the top level football competition in Seychelles. It was played from 10 March to 1 December 2016.
The Seychelles Basketball League (SBL) is the premier basketball league for clubs in Seychelles. The league consist out of ten teams.
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- ↑ "Seychelles – Lightstars FC – Results and fixtures – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
