:Serbia and Montenegro Communications

Railroads:
NA
Highways:
46,019 km total (1990); 26,949 km paved, 10,373 km gravel, 8,697 km earth
Inland waterways:
NA km
Pipelines:
crude oil 415 km, petroleum products 130 km, natural gas 2,110 km
Ports:
maritime - Bar; inland - Belgrade
Merchant marine:
43 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 866,915 GRT/1,449,094 DWT; includes 19
cargo, 5 container, 16 bulk carriers, 2 combination/ore carrier and 1
passenger ship, under Serbian and Montenegrin flag; note - Montenegro also
operates 3 bulk carriers under the flags of Panama and Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
Civil air:
NA
Airports:
NA
Telecommunications:
700,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 26 AM, 9 FM, 18 TV; 2,015,000
radios; 1,000,000 TVs; satellite ground stations - 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT

:Serbia and Montenegro Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, Navy, and Air Forces
Manpower availability:
males 15-49, 2,545,357; NA fit for military service; 96,832 reach military
age (18) annually (est.)
Defense expenditures:
$NA, NA% of GDP

:Seychelles Geography

Total area:
455 km2
Land area:
455 km2
Comparative area:
slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
none
Coastline:
491 km
Maritime claims:
Continental shelf:
edge of continental margin or 200 nm
Exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
Territorial sea:
12 nm
Disputes:
claims Tromelin Island
Climate:
tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to
September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
Terrain:
Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are
coral, flat, elevated reefs
Natural resources:
fish, copra, cinnamon trees
Land use:
arable land 4%; permanent crops 18%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and
woodland 18%; other 60%
Environment:
lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts
possible; no fresh water - catchments collect rain; 40 granitic and about 50
coralline islands
Note:
located north-northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean

:Seychelles People

Population:
69,519 (July 1992), growth rate 0.8% (1992)
Birth rate:
23 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate:
7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate:
-8 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate:
15 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth:
65 years male, 75 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate:
2.4 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Seychellois (singular and plural); adjective - Seychelles
Ethnic divisions:
Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans, Europeans)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 90%, Anglican 8%, other 2%
Languages:
English and French (official); Creole
Literacy:
85% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Labor force:
27,700; industry and commerce 31%, services 21%, government 20%,
agriculture, forestry, and fishing 12%, other 16% (1985); 57% of population
of working age (1983)
Organized labor:
three major trade unions

:Seychelles Government

Long-form name:
Republic of Seychelles
Type:
republic
Capital:
Victoria
Administrative divisions:
23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse
Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel
Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe Island), Grand' Anse (on
Praslin Island), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri,
Plaisance, Pointe La Rue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka
Independence:
29 June 1976 (from UK)
Constitution:
5 June 1979
Legal system:
based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law
National holiday:
Liberation Day (anniversary of coup), 5 June (1977)
Executive branch:
president, Council of Ministers
Legislative branch:
unicameral People's Assembly (Assemblee du Peuple)
Judicial branch:
Court of Appeal, Supreme Court
Leaders:
Chief of State and Head of Government:
President France Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977)
Political parties and leaders:
ruling party - Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF), France Albert
RENE; note - in December 1991, President RENE announced that the Seychelles
would begin an immediate transition to a multiparty political system;
registration of new political parties was scheduled to begin in January 1992
Suffrage:
universal at age 17
Elections:
election of delegates to a multiparty constitutional conference is scheduled
for June 1992
President:
last held 9-11 June 1989 (next to be held NA June 1994); results - President
France Albert RENE reelected without opposition
People's Assembly:
last held 5 December 1987 (next to be held NA December 1992); results - SPPF
was the only legal party; seats - (25 total, 23 elected) SPPF 23
Other political or pressure groups:
trade unions, Roman Catholic Church
Member of:
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF,
IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO
Diplomatic representation:
Second Secretary, Charge d'Affaires ad interim Marc R. MARENGO; Chancery
(temporary) at 820 Second Avenue, Suite 900F, New York, NY 10017; telephone
(212) 687-9766
US:
Ambassador Richard W. CARLSON; Embassy at 4th Floor, Victoria House,
Victoria (mailing address is Box 148, Victoria, and Victoria House, Box 251,
Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles, or APO AE 09815-2501); telephone (248) 25256;
FAX (248) 25189