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 Indian Ocean Islands

***Online News on Seychelles (See below)


• African Development Bank on The Seychelles (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
  Basic economic indicators and links to other "country operations" reports.
  
  
• African Elections Database: Elections in Seychelles: 1970 to present (USA)
  See also: IFES on May 2007 below.
  
  
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Seychelles Home Page (Lusaka, Zambia)
  Basic country information, banking infrastructure, investment guidelines, and other major economic indicators.
  
  
• The Constitution of The Seychelles
  • La version française (1993) (Droit francophone, Agence pour la Francophonie--ACCT, France)
  
  
• Development Gateway Country Overview on Seychelles (Washington, DC)
  A clearinghouse of links to a wide variety of organizational websites with economic data. Originally founded by The World Bank, the DG has been an "independent", donor-funded organization since 2001.
  
  
• Directory of Development Organizations: Seychelles (2008) (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands?) PDF format.
  
  
• FAO Aquastat Programme --Seychelles, 2005 (Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome)
  A profile of water resources in the Seychelles. "The 'thirst' for water data is ever increasing and there is indeed considerable demand for data on rural water use from national governments and development agencies. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations initiated an activity in 1993 to meet this demand with particular focus on irrigation. This resulted in the AQUASTAT Programme, the objective of which is to generate rural water use data at country level in a systematic manner."
  
  
• Government of Seychelles -- Ministries on the Web (Victoria, Seychelles)
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Information Technology & Communication
    
  • Ministry of Local Government, Youth and Sports
    (via Atlas Seychelles Ltd.)
  
  
• International Bureau of Education on The Seychelles (UNESCO, Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Documents & resources (Reports and statistics)
  
  
• IFES--Election Guide: Seychelles Legislative Elections, May 2007 (Washington, DC)
  
  
• The International Monetary Fund: Seychelles Country Info (Washington, DC)
  Summaries, full length reports, and recent news. Note: Some documents are in PDF format, requiring  Adobe Acrobat.
  
  
• MBendi AfroPaedia: Seychelles (MBendi Information Services, South Africa)
  A basic economic & investment profile.
  
  
• National Information and Communications Infrastructure for Sustainable Development in Africa:  Seychelles, 1999 (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
  General background, Internet connectivity data, and project information.
  
  
• Seychelles National Statistics Bureau (Victoria)
  • Seychelles in figures. (Online) -- Victoria, Seychelles: National Statistics Bureau, 2007.
    See also: Statistical data for 1993-1997 -and- 2004 (via Management and Information Systems Division).
  
  
• Online News on Seychelles
  • British Broadcasting Corporation:  Seychelles Country Profile (2001) and Current News (London, UK)
  • Seychelles International Business Authority -- News and Business Information (Victoria, Seychelles)
    A website that promotes investment in the country.
  • Seychelles nation. (Online) -- Victoria, Seychelles: Seychelles Nation, via Atlas Seychelles Ltd., 2001-
    The current daily issue in English, plus archives of back issues in English, French, and Kreol.
  • Tax-News.Com's Seychelles News (London, UK)
    Current and recent business news from Seychelles. "...News every day affecting international transactions and tax-minimisation techniques both on- and offshore."
  
  
• "Seychelles: a country study" (Online): Area Handbook on the Indian Ocean Islands. (Washington, DC: Library of Congress; US Department of the Army, 1994)
  The electronic version of the handbook, with sections on history, economy, society & culture, and bibliography.
  
  
• Seychelles Islands Foundation (Victoria, Seychelles)
  The web site includes a newsletter, a very short bibliography, and related links. 'Since its establishment in 1979, the foundation manages and protects the World Heritage Sites of Aldabra and Vallée de Mai.'
  
  
• Seychelles Map (The Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas, Austin)
  
  
• Seychelles medical and dental journal. (Online) -- Victoria, Seychelles: SMDJ, via Atlas Seychelles Ltd., 1993-1999.
  As of October 2001: this site offers the "current issue" (1999) and an archive of back issues.
  
  
• Seychelles Political Parties on the Web
  • Seychelles National Party (SNP)
  • Seychelles Peoples' Progressive Front (SPPF)
  
  
• Seychelles Web Page (University of Pennsylvania)
  
  
• United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Index for Seychelles (2005 data) (New York)
  
  
• UNFPA--United Nations Population Fund: Search for Seychelles Country Indicators, Policy Developments, and Overview (New York)
  
  
• United States Agencies on Seychelles (Washington, DC)
  • United States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics:
    -- US-Seychelles Trade Balance, 1992--
    -- US International Trade Statistics: Seychelles, 1996-- (Search)
    
    
  • United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Seychelles (2009)
    
    
  • United States. Department of Energy. Energy Information Administration:  Seychelles Energy Data & Analysis
    
    
  • United States. Department of State: Seychelles Country Report on Human Rights Practices:  1997 |  1998 |  1999 |  2000 |  2001 |  2002 |  2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
    
    
  • United States. Commercial Service: Recent documents on Seychelles economy (International Trade Administration)
  
  
• The World Bank on Seychelles (Washington, DC)
  • The World Bank on Seychelles, 1999-
    A country brief and data (PDF file); plus a searchable database on project information.