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Seychelles: map and facts

The Seychelles is in Eastern Africa. It has 122,730 people (2025), the 178th largest population. It covers 457 km², the 180th largest by area. That is about 269 people per km². Its highest point is Morne Seychellois, at 905 m.

The Seychelles and the land around it. The triangle marks its highest point, Morne Seychellois; the circle marks its capital, Victoria. Boundaries follow India’s official position.

Facts

Population: 122,730 (2025, World Bank)
Area: 457 km² (2024, World Bank). This figure covers a different area from the one this map shows: as drawn, about 437 km².
Capital: Victoria
Highest point: Morne Seychellois, 905 m (Wikidata)
Forest: 58.5% of the land (2024, World Bank)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

Morne Seychellois: 905 m (its highest point)

Land

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 42.9%, hills 29.4%, mountains 27.7%.

Forests covered 58.5% of its land in 2024, down from 74.2% in 1990 (World Bank).

Neighbours

The Seychelles has no land borders on this map.

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Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

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