STATISTICS

SeychellesRegion Eastern AfricaCurrency Seychelles Rupee (SCR)Surface area (square kilometres) 456Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 92Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 202.5Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Victoria (27)United Nations membership date 21 September 1976Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 919 973 1 031GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 9.0 5.6 2.8GDP per capita (current US$) 10 553.1 10 671.8 11 164.3GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 10 093.0 9 664.0 10 197.6Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 35.7 36.6 38.8Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 5.50 12.15 13.00Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –174 –214 –279CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 115 215 236Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 98 91 107Food production index (2004-2006=100) 98 94 111Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 129 175 208Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 70.4 135.9 b 158.6 cIndividuals using the Internet (%) 25.4 41.0 d 47.1 dTotal trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) e (% of exports) e (% of imports) eExports 326.6 Areas nes 27.3 f United Arab Emirates 16.7Imports 986.4 Saudi Arabia 26.9 Saudi Arabia 14.5Balance –659.8 France 16.2 Singapore 8.2Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.6Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.1Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –0.5Urban population (%) 2013 54.4Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 22.1Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 12.5/9.2Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 103.7Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 78.0/68.9Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 8.2Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.2International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 12.1/13.0Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 3.6Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 108.0/100.9Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 74.8Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 43.8Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 272Forested area (% of land area) 2011 88.5CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 703/8.1Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 2 672.0Precipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)2 172 gTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)24.4/29.8 ga Official rate. b January 2011. c December. d ITU estimate. e 2008. f See technical notes. g Based onWMO Climatological Normals (CLINO) for the period 1971-1990.World Statistics Pocketbook 175