{"id":355264,"date":"2026-02-03T15:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355264"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:53:24","slug":"seychelles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/seychelles\/","title":{"rendered":"Seychelles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Seychelles President Dr. Patrick Herminie will be on a state visit to India from February 5 to 10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Facts about Seychelles<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.worldatlas.com\/r\/w1200\/upload\/61\/e4\/96\/sc-01.jpg?resize=300%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Seychelles\" width=\"300\" height=\"329\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; World Atlas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seychelles is an<strong> island country<\/strong> located in the <\/span><b>western Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar <\/b>and <strong>east of mainland Africa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Total area: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">446 km<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Capital: <\/b>Victoria on Mahe<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country <\/span><b>consists of an archipelago of 115 islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (only <strong>8<\/strong> are permanently <strong>inhabited<\/strong>).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Island groups: <\/strong>It consists of <strong>two Island groups &#8211; Inner Island and outer island groups<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Seychelles Inner Islands:<\/strong> It is also known as the Mah\u00e9 group of Island and <\/span><b>consists of 45 islands.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest are <\/span><b>Mah\u00e9, Praslin, La Digue and Silhouette Island.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are<\/span><b> surrounded by coral reefs and have narrow coastlines and ranges of hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Morne Seychellois <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>highest peak of the archipelago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Seychelles Outer Islands:<\/strong> The Seychelles <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outer Islands<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> are a chain of coral atolls<\/strong>, such as the<strong> Amirante and Alphonse Islands.<\/strong> They are <strong>mostly uninhabited.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Flora: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seychelles has a unique variety of plants such as <\/span><b>Coco de Mer pal<\/b><strong>m, which produces the largest seed in the world and grows only in Seychelles.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The islands also have <strong>mangroves, orchids, fruit trees, and many native plants<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to many rare animals such as <strong>Seychelles sheath-tailed bat, <\/strong><\/span><b>giant Aldabra tortoises<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Gardiner\u2019s frog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and birds such as the <\/span><b>Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Magpie Robin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Blue Pigeon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>UNESCO World Heritage Sites:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <strong>Vall\u00e9e de Mai on Praslin<\/strong> with its rare coco-de-mer nuts and the<strong> Aldabra Atoll,<\/strong> the largest uplifted coral atoll in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Seychelles President Dr. Patrick Herminie will be on a state visit to India from February 5 to 10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Key Facts about Seychelles Seychelles is an island country located in the western Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar and east of mainland Africa. 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