4. • Seychelles has 84 000 inhabitants, mostly concentrated
on the island of Mahe, where the capital is located.
• The archipelago was unoccupied until the sixteenth
century, and currently its population is divided between
descendants of French colonists, Indian immigrants,
Africans and Chinese.

5. • For a country that relies in fishing as one of the major
industries, it is understandable to have fish and rice as its
main ingredients. Seychelles is also famous for its Creole
Cuisine. Influenced greatly by African, Chinese, English,
French and Indian cooking, Seychelles cuisine involves careful
mixing of spices putting just the right amount.
• Seafood dishes are predominantly featured in the local
cuisine. Fruits are also integral parts of Seychelles food.
• Bacca rum is one of the main alcoholic drinks and it´s made of
sugar cane. It is also forbidden to drink in public.

6. • The Bicentennial monument
was built in 1978 to
commemorate the 200th
anniversary of the town of
Victoria.
• Probably one of the noblest
examples of Creole
architecture, this splendid
home is at Françis Rachel
street, directly opposite the
National Library building in
Victoria. Built late 1800, now
being used as a jewelry

8. • …that Vasco da Gama, in 1502, and Pedro de Mascarenhas, in
1505, were the first Europeans who discovered the islands?
• …that after the most celebrated wedding of the decade, Prince
William of England and Kate Middleton traveled to the Seychelles
for honeymoon?
• …that the Seychelles islands are world leaders in sustainable
tourism?
• The country holds the record for the highest percentage of land under
natural protection, nearly 50% of the total land area of the Seychelles.
• There is a seed in seychelles of an rare palm tree that have the shape
of a human bottom.