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Country (long form)	Republic of Seychelles
Capital	Victoria
Total Area	175.68 sq mi 455.00 sq km (2.5 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population	79,715 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	89,713
Languages	English (official), French (official), Creole
Literacy	58.0% total, 56.0% male, 60% female (1971 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2%
Life Expectancy	65.17 male, 76.37 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 Seychelles rupee (SRe) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita)	$7,700 (2000 est.)
Industry	fishing; tourism; processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages
Agriculture	coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), bananas; broiler chickens; tuna fish
Arable Land	2%
Natural Resources	fish, copra, cinnamon trees

Seychelles (in full: Republic of Seychelles), an island country in the Indian Ocean near the Equator, some 1,100 miles (1,800 km) east of Africa.

Turtle, the only reptile that has a shell and no teeth. Turtles are found in many parts of the world with temperate or tropical climates.