Railroads:
NA
Highways:
total:
46,019 km
paved:
26,949 km
unpaved:
gravel 10,373 km; earth 8,697 km (1990)
Inland waterways:
NA km
Pipelines:
crude oil 415 km; petroleum products 130 km; natural gas 2,110 km
Ports:
coastal - Bar; inland - Belgrade
Merchant marine:
bulk 19, bulk 2, cargo 16, combination ore/oil 1, conbination
tanker/ore carrier 1, container 5, passenger ship 1
Montenegro:
total 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 804,156 GRT/1,368,813 DWT
(controlled by Montenegrin beneficial owners)
Serbia:
total 3 (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 246,631 GRT/451,843 DWT
(controlled by Serbian beneficial owners)
note:
most under Maltese flag, all under the flag of Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines; no ships remain under Yugoslav flag
Airports:
total:
55
usable:
51
with permanent-surface runways:
18
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
7
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
11
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:
People's Army - Ground Forces (internal and border troops), Naval
Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Frontier Guard, Territorial
Defense Force, Civil Defense
Manpower availability:
Montenegro:
males age 15-49 179,868; fit for military service 146,158; reach
military age (19) annually 5,399 (1994 est.)
Serbia:
males age 15-49 2,546,717; fit for military service 2,048,921; reach
military age (19) annually 80,937 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
245 billion dinars, 4%-6% of GDP (1992 est.); note - conversion of
defense expenditures into US dollars using the prevailing exchange
rate could produce misleading results

@Seychelles, Geography

Location:
Eastern Africa in the western Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
455 sq km
land area:
455 sq km
comparative area:
slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
491 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
200 nm or the edge of continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International 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%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
no fresh water, catchments collect rain water
natural hazards:
lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short
droughts possible
international agreements:
party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
Note:
40 granitic and about 50 coralline islands

@Seychelles, People

Population: 72,113 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 0.84% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 21.88 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 6.93 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: -6.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.67 years male: 66.05 years female: 73.39 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.23 children born/woman (1994 est.) 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 (official), French (official), Creole Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1971) total population: 58% male: 56% female: 60% Labor force: 27,700 (1985) by occupation: industry and commerce 31%, services 21%, government 20%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 12%, other 16% (1985) note: 57% of population of working age (1983)

@Seychelles, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
Republic of Seychelles
conventional short form:
Seychelles
Digraph:
SE
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 Larue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis,
Takamaka
Independence:
29 June 1976 (from UK)
National holiday:
National Day, 18 June (1993) ( adoption of new constitution)
Constitution:
18 June 1993
Legal system:
based on English common law, French civil law, and customary law
Suffrage:
17 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government:
President France Albert RENE (since 5 June 1977); election last held
20- 23 July 1993; results - President France Albert RENE reelected by
59.5% of votes, MANCHAM (PS party) 36.72%
cabinet:
Council of Ministers; appointed by the president
Legislative branch:
unicameral
People's Assembly (Assemblee du Peuple):
elections last held 20-23 July 1993; results - SPPF 82%, DP 15%, UO
3%; seats - (33 total, 22 elected) SPPF 22
Judicial branch:
Court of Appeal, Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
ruling party - Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF), France
Albert RENE; Democratic Party (DP), Sir James MANCHAM; United
Opposition (UO) is a coalition of the following parties: Seychelles
Party (PS), Wavel RAMKALAWAN; Seychelles Democratic Movement (MSPD),
Jacques HONDOUL; Seychelles Liberal Party (SLP), Ogilvie BERLOUIS;;
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, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ISO
(correspondent), NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO,
WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Marc Michael Rogers MARENGO
chancery:
(temporary) 820 Second Avenue, Suite 900F, New York, NY 10017
telephone:
(212) 687-9766 or 9767
FAX:
(212) 922-9177
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Matthew F. MATTINGLY
embassy:
4th Floor, Victoria House, Box 251, Victoria, Mahe
mailing address:
Box 148, Unit 62501, Victoria, Seychelles; APO AE 09815-2501
telephone:
(248) 25256
FAX:
(248) 25189
Flag:
three horizontal bands of red (top), white (wavy), and green; the
white band is the thinnest, the red band is the thickest

@Seychelles, Economy