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The Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean with 82,000 inhabitants. The republic is situated 600 kilometers east of Kenya and northeast of Madagascar. The country consists of 155 tropical islands and coral. Only the islands Mahe, Praslin and La Dique are inhabited. The inner islands consist of forty granite islands and two coral islands increased. The granite islands created by volcanic activity. They are mountainous with forests, a unique flora and fauna and beautiful beaches. The outer islands consist of five groups of coral islands. The coral islands are flat with elevated coral reefs and have no fresh water. There is a temperate climate. The capital Victoria is located on the island of Mahe and has 25,000 inhabitants. Sights include the wooden houses with shutters, the natural history museum, the botanical gardens, the Sir Selwyn-Clarke Market, the national museum of the history and the bell tower. At the World Heritage list of UNESCO are the Aldabra Atoll and the Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve. Other attractions are the palm Coc de Mer, the giant tortoises, the bird island Cousin, the infamous pirate Olivier Levasseur, nose frog from the Ghats mountain range, the rain forests and the underwater world.

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