Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 240V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Seychelles
- +248
What every visitor should know about Seychelles:
- Money
- The currency is the Seychellois rupee (SCR). 10 SCR is worth about US$1.00, or €0.69.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Victoria
- Tap water
- Safe in cities, but bottled water is advisable in rural areas.
Seychelles facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 87,476
- Language
- Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2%
- Ethnicity
- Mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab
Economy
- GDP
- US$18,700 (per capita)