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Seychelles: map, flag, capital and key facts

The Seychelles is a country in Africa, in East Africa, with about 123,000 people (2025) and an area of 460 square kilometres. Its capital is Victoria, and it has no land borders.

By Team Geography Last reviewed

Flag of the Seychelles
Flag of the Seychelles
Map showing where the country sits among its neighbours
The Seychelles in solid, land neighbours outlined, capital marked.

Key facts about the Seychelles

CapitalVictoria
ContinentAfrica
RegionEast Africa
Population122,730 2025, World Bank. 179th of 195.
Area460 km² (178 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 181st largest of 195.
Population density267 people per km²
Land neighboursNone. It has no land borders with another country.
Official nameRepublic of Seychelles
UN statusMember state
Capital coordinates4.62° S, 55.45° E Victoria, Natural Earth.

No land borders

The Seychelles shares no land border with another country. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea, as the map above shows.

From the Geography app

The app teaches each country through short hand written lenses: PLACE for physical geography, STORY for history and identity, NOW for the news, and THREAD for the ties between countries. Here is one of the Seychelles's 5, in full.

PLACELens 1 of 5

Granite and coral across a vast ocean

The Seychelles archipelago spreads 115 islands across 1.4 million square kilometers of the western Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. The inner islands, Mahe, Praslin and La Digue, are granitic, fragments of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, and the only mid-oceanic islands on Earth made of continental rock. The outer islands are low-lying coral atolls, among them Aldabra, the largest raised coral atoll in the world. Mahe, 27 kilometers long, holds the capital, Victoria, and over 80 percent of the population.

More on Aldabra

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, Aldabra is home to roughly 100,000 giant tortoises, the largest population of the species in the world. The atoll's isolation and protected status have preserved an ecosystem largely free of human disturbance, often compared to the Galapagos for its scientific significance.

4 more lenses on the Seychelles in the app

  • STORY A Creole nation of many origins
  • NOW High income, high vulnerability
  • THREAD Strategic waters in a contested ocean
  • PLACE The Vallee de Mai and its ancient palm

Titles only. The app brings each lens back on a spaced repetition schedule set by how well you knew it: New, Hazy or Clear.

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Common questions

What is the capital of the Seychelles?
The capital of the Seychelles is Victoria. Victoria lies at about 4.6 degrees south and 55.5 degrees east. The Seychelles is in Africa, in the region often called East Africa. It is home to about 123,000 people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of the Seychelles?
About 123,000 people live in the Seychelles, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 179th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 460 square kilometres, that is about 267 people per square kilometre.
What countries border the Seychelles?
None. The Seychelles has no land borders with any other country. It is surrounded by sea, so every neighbour of the Seychelles is across the water. It lies in Africa, in the region often called East Africa. Its area is 460 square kilometres, and about 123,000 people live there.
How big is the Seychelles?
The Seychelles covers 460 square kilometres, or about 178 square miles. That makes it the 181st largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 123,000 gives a density of 267 people per square kilometre.

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