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The name: the Republic of Seychelles (The Republic of Seychelles)Independence Day: June 29 (1976)National Day: June 18 (1977)Flag: a horizontal rectangle, the length and width ratio of 2:1.Flag logo from the surface of five since the bottom left corner of the light emitted by clockwise direction followed by blue, yellow, red, white and green colored.Blue and yellow on behalf of the Seychelles Democratic Party, the red, white and green colour on behalf of seychelles people's progressive front.National Emblem: Middle to shield emblems, shields surface of the water, sailing, and other patterns on behalf of the Indian Ocean, a tall and straight shore of the coconut tree, symbol of the island's agricultural crops; Daimao a similar pattern of sea turtles, the symbol of the rich marine resources.Is a shield-shaped on the tropical bird, unique to the Seychelles; either side of the swordfish is the country's specialty, the symbol of the tough and courageous personality.Shoudai at the bottom of the Latin words with a motto, which means "things even Gong."National political figures: President James Michel, in April 2004 sworn in July 2006 re-election, a five-year term.Physical Geography: 455.39 square kilometers (land area), the territorial sea area of 400,000 square kilometers, the exclusive marine economic zone area of 1 million square kilometers.Islands in the Indian Ocean southwest of the country, west 1,500 kilometers east coast of the African continent, South over 900 km from Madagascar.Is located in Europe, Asia, non-center of the three continents, Asia, Africa two continents traffic要冲, very important geographical position.West Kenyan port of Mombasa 1,593 km, 925 km southwest from Madagascar, Mauritius and South across the sea, 2,813 km away from India.From 115 large and small islands, the largest island Mahe area 148 square kilometers.Seychelles is divided into four intensive Island Group: Mahe Island and its surrounding satellite Island; silhouette i. and the North Island; Pulasilan island group; Fulijite reef near the island and Lantau.More hilly mountain granite island, Mahe Island in the Seychelles 905 meters above sea level for the highest mountain.Di Ping-lying coral islands.No throughout the river.A tropical rain forest climate, high-temperature wet throughout the year.Season average temperature of 30 ℃, cool quarter of the average temperature 24 ℃.Population: 82,000 (July 2006).Multi-ethnic country, mainly residents of the Bantu people, Creole (Europeans and Africans mixed), India and Pakistan were descendants of Chinese and French, and so on.Creole as Mandarin, English and French GM.90 percent Roman Catholic residents, 8 percent of the residents believe in the Anglican, Muslim minority.Capital: Victoria (Victoria), population of 25,000 people.Season average temperature of 30 ℃, cool quarter of the average temperature 24 ℃.Administrative Division: National divided into 25 districts.A brief history: the 16th century, the Portuguese had been to this place called "Seven Sisters Island."1756, the French occupation, "Seychelles" named.1794, the United Kingdom to replace the French.After Britain, France changed hands several times, alternately occupied.1814, Britain and France signed contracts, Seychelles became a British colony, in the British colonial authorities in Mauritius jurisdiction.1903, to the British crown colony.1970 implementation of internal self-government.June 29, 1976 declared independence, the establishment of the Republic of Seychelles, remain in the Commonwealth, the Chairman of the Democratic Party Man Kamu president, the people of the United Party Chairman René prime minister.June 5, 1977 People's United Party to power after a coup, overthrowing the Man Kamu, by René president.Politics: June 1993 through a new constitution for the Democratic Republic of Seychelles, the implementation of legislative, administrative, judicial separation of powers, the president of the Heads of State and armed forces commander-in-chief, fortune executive power, the president a five-year term, renewable three .Implementation of a unicameral parliament, the Legislative rights of the National Assembly, the President has the power and the power of recall.Members of direct elections and proportional election.President implementation of the cabinet system.Economy: tourism and fisheries for the two major pillars of the economy, industrial and agricultural foundation is weak, food and daily necessities mainly depend on imports.Tuna fishing and other resource-rich.The vast sea, the exclusive marine economic zone to 200 nautical miles (about 1 million square kilometers).Forest area of about 2,000 hectares.As the raw materials and small domestic markets, mainly the development of small and medium enterprises, mainly canned tuna plant, beverage plants, feed processing plants, meat processing plants, dairy factories, assembly plants, and so on TV.Industrial products are food products, paint, furniture.The agricultural foundation is weak, very little arable land, about 10,000 hectares.Seychelles capital Victoria, a restaurantThe main planting coconut, cinnamon, tea and other cash crops.Food, meat and vegetables mostly rely on imports.Fisheries pillar of the national economy.Canned tuna and shrimp were Cypriots first, second largest export commodity.Seychelles beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate, a "tourist paradise" reputation.The main attractions are Mahe, Pula Lan Island, La Dige Island and Bird Island, and so on.Major export fish, copra, cinnamon barks, and imports machinery and equipment, vehicles, daily necessities, food and oil.France, Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, South Africa, Mauritius and Singapore to major trading partners.Press and Publications: "Seychelles Nation" for the official Daily News from the Ministry of Finance in English, French and Creole, publishing, is the only Cypriot daily "Government Gazette", published from time to time, "De Volkskrant" of Ruling party newspaper, People's Progressive Front is a weekly "Seychelles Weekly" reported that the Democratic Party, founded in 1963, was banned in 1977, reopened in September 1992; "observed" weekly newspaper, reflecting the opposition Seychelles were the party's point of view; "Echo Islands" is the Catholic Office of the bimonthly magazine.Seychelles news agency for the official news agency, established in 1979, in English, French dispatch.Seychelles radio stations built in the pre-independence, the former private, to a government radio station after a day with Creole, English and French broadcast.State television put into use in 1983, with more than three languages broadcast programmes.Diplomacy: pursuing a neutral, non-alignment, good-neighborly friendship and diversified foreign policy, focused on economic diplomacy.In that respect for sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs of other countries with all countries on the basis of establishing and developing relations.Stressed that countries, big or small, should be equal, take active steps to maintain medium and small national interests.Attach importance to regional cooperation.Relations with China: June 30, 1976, Seychelles establish diplomatic relations with China.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-05/24/content_410171.htm

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