Seychelles
Country in Eastern Africa
The Seychelles is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital in Victoria. About 122,730 people live there (2025), making it the 179th most populous of the 195 countries. At 452 km², it is the 181st largest country by area, and the smallest in Africa. It has no land borders.
The Seychelles at a glance
- Capital
- Victoria
- Population (2025)
- 122,730
- Area
- 452 km²
- Density
- 272 per km²
- Official languages
- English, French, Seychellois Creole
- Currency
- Seychellois rupee
- People
- Seychellois
- Calling code
- +248
- Internet domain
- .sc
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is the Seychelles?
How the Seychelles compares
Population rank
179th of 195
54th of 54 in Africa
Size rank
181st of 195
54th of 54 in Africa
Crowding
272 per km²
More crowded than 83% of countries
- Similar in size: Palau (459 km²).
- Similar population: Grenada (117,303).
- The Seychelles is the only place that uses the Seychellois rupee.
- English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
- French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
- Seychellois Creole is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of the Seychelles
Would you recognise the Seychelles?
How players do with the Seychelles
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with the Seychelles so far, from 56 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
29% right
3rd hardest of 176 · 56 answers
- Players find the Seychelles on the map in 29% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is the Comoros.
The Seychelles has no land borders
The Seychelles shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Seychelles
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of the Seychelles?
That's the flag of the Seychelles.
2. What is the capital of the Seychelles?
Victoria is the capital of the Seychelles.
3. Which has more people?
The Seychelles has about 122,730 people and Grenada about 117,303.
Questions about the Seychelles
Is the Seychelles a country?
Yes. The Seychelles is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of the Seychelles?
The capital of the Seychelles is Victoria.
Does the Seychelles have any land borders?
No. The Seychelles is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is the Seychelles?
The Seychelles covers 452 km², about the same size as Palau (459 km²).
Is the Seychelles hard to find on a map?
Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find the Seychelles in 29% of 56 tries, 3rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is the Comoros.
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