How big is the Seychelles really?
The Seychelles covers 340.33 km² (131 mi²).
- Area
- 340.33 km² (131 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 195 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Grenada (354.57 km²)
- Population
- 100,000
- People per km²
- 294
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1 times the real size
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Seychelles vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 23,303 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 23,303 times.
| Seychelles | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 340.33 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 100,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 294 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,930,265 km² | |
Seychelles vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 713 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 713 times.
| Seychelles | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 340.33 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 100,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 294 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 242,262 km² | |
Seychelles on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. This outline lies near the equator, so these maps draw it almost at its true size (1 times).
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 388.09 km² | +14% |
| 192 | Palau | 377.29 km² | +11% |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 359.57 km² | +5.7% |
| 194 | Grenada | 354.57 km² | +4.2% |
| 195 | Seychelles | 340.33 km² | – |
| 196 | Malta | 315.84 km² | -7.2% |
Seychelles: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Outer Islands | 214.95 km² | 63% |
| La Digue District in La Digue Group | 41.08 km² | 12% |
| Praslin | 34.59 km² | 10% |
| Port Glaud | 29.31 km² | 8.6% |
| La Digue Group | 19.07 km² | 5.6% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 28
Seychelles in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1756: Seychelles claimed by France
- Border changes on the timeline
- 4
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 462 km² (1770–Today)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Newly elected Governing Council begins sitting | 1968–1969 |
| Limited constitutional self-government in Seychelles | 1970–1974 |
| Internal self-government and coalition before independence | 1975 |
| Republic of Seychelles | 1976–Today |
| Republic after the June 1977 coup | 1977 |
| Second Republic constitutional transition | 1978 |
| One-party republic under the 1979 Constitution | 1979–1990 |
| Multiparty transition begins | 1991 |
| Constitutional transition and commission election | 1992 |
| Republic after the 2004 presidential succession | 2004–2015 |
| Republic after the 2016 presidential succession | 2016–2019 |
| Republic after the first opposition presidential victory | 2020–2024 |
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