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Communications of Seychelles

Telephones - main lines in use:20,700 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:70,300 (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: effective system
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago
international: country code - 248; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2001)
Radios:42,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)
Televisions:11,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.sc
Internet hosts:72 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2000)
Internet users:20,000 (2005)

Seychelles Quickstats

  • Population: 81,895 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 455 sq km
  • Density: 178 /km² (60th)
  • GDP (total): $626 million (203rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $11,818 (57th)
  • Literacy: 91.8%

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  • Currency: Seychellois rupee (SCR)
  • Dial code: +248

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