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Capital : Mahe Language : Seselwa Major Religion : Christianity Population : 68,598 Currency : Seychelles rupee GNP : $537 million ($6,880 per person) Selected Crops : Coconuts, cinnamon bark Selected Industrial Products : Tinned fish, soft drinks Rationale For Targeting : It sounds like paradise, except for them fairy terns, which VanderCorp understands can be vicious: "The granite islands support luxuriant tropical forest on the mountain slopes. The coral islands are also densely covered with vegetation more characteristic of sandy coral soils. Generally, the most common trees are the coconut palm and casuarina. Fruit bats, flying foxes, geckos and skinks are common and there are more than 3,000 species of insect. The giant tortoise (which appears on the Seychelles coat of arms) survived near-extinction; there are now several thousand on Aldabra. There are many species of rare bird, such as the bare-legged scops owl, Seychelles kestrel, black parrot, magpie robin and paradise flycatcher. Four islands are bird sanctuaries, including Bird Island, which is inhabited by millions of vicious and bullying fairy terns." (Text taken from http://www.sey.net/gen_geo.htm. It says right there on the website not to steal any text, but we were feeling frisky. - Munchfield Lime, VanderCorp CEO) Fun Fact : Email the Ministry of Industry and International Trade at minind@seychelles.net if you would like to import products to the country. [Note: All country-specific information derives from The Europa World Year Book, 1999, Volumes I and II, 40th edition, from Europa Publications.] |
