| | Geographic Coordinates: | 4 35 S, 55 40 E | | Location: | archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar | | Area: | total: 455 sq km
land: 455 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries: | 0 km | | Coastline: | 491 km | | Terrain: | Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m | | Capital: | 23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe), Grand' Anse (on Praslin), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe La Rue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka |
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