| Location | archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar |
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| Geographic coordinates | 4 35 S, 55 40 E |
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| Zone | Africa |
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| Area | total: 455 sq km
land: 455 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | 0 km |
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| Coastline | 491 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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| Climate | tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May) |
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| Terrain | Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m |
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| Natural resources | fish, copra, cinnamon trees |
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| Irrigated land | 491 km |
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| Natural hazards | lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible |
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Environment -
current issues | water supply depends on catchments to collect rainwater |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | 41 granitic and about 75 coralline islands |
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