Know Africa’s 2nd most developed country, Seychelles
By Editor
Seychelles has Africa’s highest minimum wage ($426 monthly), literacy rate (95.9 per cent) and GDP per capita.
It has Africa’s most powerful passport with easy access to 153 countries/territories.
With a territory of 177 square miles and a population of 92,000, the Seychelles is the smallest African country. Seychelles gained independence from the British
It has free healthcare for all its citizens.
3.5 per cent unemployment rate.
Seychelles is Africa’s least corrupt country.
It has an average life expectancy of 73.74 years for citizens.
It is a high income country.
There is 100 per cent electricity access.
The Seychelles consists of over 100 islands in the Indian ocean, of which two-thirds are uninhabited. Most Seychellois, who for Africa have a high standard of living, live on the island of Mahé. The mainstay of the economy is tourism, which employs around one-third of the labour force.
Blue Charter
Seychelles champions the Action Group on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
In 2020, the island nation set aside 30 per cent of its marine territory, or about 410,000 square kilometres, to be legally protected from activities that damage the marine environment.
Seychelles achievement of 30 per cent coverage is far beyond international targets of 10 per cent by the end of 2020.
Seychelles is also a member of the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance, Ocean Acidification, Sustainable Aquaculture and Sustainable Blue Economy Action Groups.