Seychelles (/seɪˈʃɛlz/ ( listen) say-SHELZ; French: [seʃɛl]), officially the Republic of

Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago and
country in the Indian Ocean. The 115-island country, whose capital is Victoria, lies 1,500 kilometres
(932 mi) east of mainland East Africa. Other nearby island countries and territories
include Comoros, Mayotte (region of France), Madagascar, Réunion (region of France)
and Mauritius to the south. With a population of roughly 94,228, it has the smallest population of any
sovereign African countr