Seychelles: Capital, Flag and Fun Facts

About Seychelles

Seychelles is a group of more than 100 islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. It is Africa's smallest country. It is known for white beaches, huge granite boulders, coral reefs and giant tortoises.

About Victoria

Victoria is on the northeast coast of Mahé, the largest island of Seychelles. It is one of the smallest capital cities in the world, known for its little silver clock tower and colourful market.

Fun facts about Seychelles

1. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa by area and has the fewest people of any African country.
2. The coco de mer palm, which grows wild only in Seychelles, produces the largest seed in the plant kingdom.
3. Aldabra Atoll, one of the world's largest coral atolls, is home to about 100,000 giant tortoises.
4. The Vallée de Mai on Praslin is a UNESCO-listed palm forest that shelters the rare Seychelles black parrot.
5. Many of the main Seychelles islands are made of granite, unlike most ocean islands, which are volcanic or coral.
6. Victoria, the capital, has a small silver clock tower modelled on one in London.