Seychelles
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Seychelles is a African country in the Indian Ocean. Its capital city is Victoria and its official languages are Creole, English, and French.
The country lies east of main African continent. The islands of Madagascar and Mauritius lie to the south. The republic is made up of 115 islands. The biggest part of the population is a mix of freed slaves from the African Continent and Madagascar and European settlers. They make up about 90%. There are small minorities of immigrants from Europe, China and India. Most people are catholic, about 90% of them. About 8% are Protestants.
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