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4 35 S, 55 40 E
Regional Information

Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar

Capital City

Victoria
Regional Relationships

Together with Mauritius, Seychelles claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Water supply depends on catchments to collect rainwater

International Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census)
Climate

Tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)