Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles · Sesel
Seychelles (SC, SYC) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Victoria as its capital. The currency is the Seychellois Rupee (SCR, SCR). The international dialling code is +248; mobile numbers are written like 2 510 123. The time zone is Indian/Mahe. Official languages: French and English.
CurrencySCRSCR
Dial code+248e.g. 2 510 123
Time zoneMaheUTC+04:00
LanguageFrench+1 more
CapitalVictoria
Population98.2K452 km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Seychelles
- Native name
- Sesel · Seychelles
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- SC
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- SYC
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 690
- IOC code
- SEY
- Demonym
- Seychellois
- Capital
- Victoria
- Region
- Africa › Eastern Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Eastern Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .sc
- Coordinates
- -4.58333333, 55.66666666
- Area
- 452 km²
- Population
- 98,187
- GDP
- $3.5B ($36K per person)
- Literacy
- 91.8%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
Seychellois Rupee SCR
- Symbol
- SCR
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- 1 234,50 SR
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| French fr | Official | 53% (52K) | |
| English en | Official | 38% (37.3K) | |
| Seselwa Creole French crs | 98% (96.2K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian/Mahe | UTC+04:00 | none | Seychelles Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +248
- Dial-out prefix
- 010|0[0-2] preferred 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 7 digits
- Emergency number
- 999 pattern 999
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 4 217 123 | +248 4 217 123 | X XXX XXX | 7 |
| Mobile | 2 510 123 | +248 2 510 123 | X XXX XXX | 7 |
| Toll free | 8000000 | +248 8000000 | XXXXXXX | 7 |
| Premium rate | 8512345 | +248 8512345 | XXXXXXX | 7 |
| VoIP | 6 412 345 | +248 6 412 345 | X XXX XXX | 7 |
Show the 1 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d)(\d{3})(\d{3}) | [246]|9[57] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{City}
{State/province}
- Uppercase fields
- State/province
- Region label
- island
Postal code
- Pattern
- Postal codes are not used
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the French (Seychelles) locale (fr-SC), amounts in SCR.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (SCR)
- 1 234 567,89 SR
- Accounting
- (1 234 567,89 SR)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 567,89 roupies des Seychelles
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C