SEYCHELLES

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One thousand miles from the African coast in the western Indian Ocean at the crossroad of Asia and Africa, Seychelles' 115 islands, located between 4 and 10 degrees south of the equator, offer a diverse range of experiences - white sandy beaches, verdant mountains, and luxuriant forests. Within this seemingly enchanted, pristine world you can enjoy snorkelling on coral reefs, trekking, bird watching, diving and fishing amid unique, natural surrounds.
Far away from the hustle and bustle of a busy world, Seychelles has retained a soulful way of life which is vibrant, captivating and still wonderfully authentic.
This archipelago of legendary natural beauty comprises 41 of the oldest mid-oceanic granitic islands on earth which, together, constitute the Inner Islands, of which Mahé, the principal island and home to the capital, Victoria, together with its close neighbors, Praslin and La Digue, are the most prominent.
A sparkling collection of low lying, coral isles, sand cays and atolls make up 5 separate groups of Outer Islands which include one of two of Seychelles' UNESCO World Heritage Sites, amazing 'Aldabra', the largest raised coral atoll on earth.
The other, the fabulous Vallée de Mai where the extraordinary Coco-de-Mer nut grows on ancient palms, once earned Seychelles the reputation for being the original site of the biblical Garden of Eden.
Culturally, Seychelles is a melting pot of the various ethic strains of the original European settlers of 1770 and their retainers, African slaves as well as numerous Indian and Chinese migrants who today form the well-integrated Seychellois society for whom harmony remains a way of life.

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Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs leads delegation at the Golden Spear Regional Disaster Preparedness Initiative held in Djibouti from the 5th to 8th November 2007 Minister Patrick Pillay was leading a delegation of two government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Risk and Disaster Management.,
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