Seychelles Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the country of Seychelles?
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Last updated: January 1, 2021
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Capital city
Victoria
Ocean in which Seychelles lies
Indian Ocean
Someone from Peru is Peruvian. What is someone from Seychelles called?
Seychellois
Island country which lies closest to Seychelles
Madagascar
Population of Seychelles in the year 1700
0
Per-capita, Seychelles is the _____ country in Africa
Richest
It is also the _____ country in Africa at just 459 square km
Smallest
Official languages
English
French
Seychellois Creole
Explorer who sighted Seychelles (but didn't stop) in 1503
Vasco da Gama
43 mercenaries from this country staged an attempted coup in 1981
South Africa
"Benevolent dictator" who led Seychelles from 1977–2004
France-Albert René
Largest island of Seychelles
Mahé
The coco de mer, endemic to Seychelles, is the plant which produces the world's heaviest _____, up to 30 kg in weight
Seed
Official currency
Rupee
Seychelles is home to the world's largest population of these reptiles, which can exceed 250 kg in weight
Giant Tortoise
Food product that constitutes 82% of exports
Fish
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Level 84
Jul 3, 2020
Food product that is the constitutes 82% of exports
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Level 79
Aug 9, 2020
Indeed
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Level 88
Jul 6, 2020
The coco de mer is a interesting plant. Amusingly, both the nut and the inflorescence are rather suggestive of human sexual anatomy, as you can see from the first couple pictures in this article.
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Level 80
Jul 17, 2020
why is seychelles the wealthiest country in africa given its main export is not exactly a good earner?
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Level 78
Jul 30, 2020
They do have a bit of tourism too.
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Level 79
Aug 9, 2020
The majority of Seychelles' income comes from tourism, fisheries and an offshore financial industry.
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Level 75
Sep 28, 2020
The flag in the thumbnail looks weird. There's no bottom-left-to-top-right line in the real flag.
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Level 84
Dec 2, 2020
Yeah, cropping seems to have made it look odd.
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Level 46
Dec 2, 2020
One of the prettiest country flags in the world!
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Level 89
Jan 1, 2021
Easier to recognize as well.
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Level 73
Jan 1, 2021
"that is the constitutes" Still there, six months later
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Level ∞
Jan 1, 2021
Fixed
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Level 84
Jan 1, 2021
Could Seselwa be accepted as a language?
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Level 89
Jan 2, 2021
A language answer gives away the answer for the Peruvian question.
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Level 79
Feb 21, 2021
Seashells.
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Level 60
Feb 17, 2023
14/18