Distillers Country guides / Seychelles
Seychelles
A one-page guide to the Seychelles for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Victoria
- Official languages
- Seychellois Creole, English, French
- Currency
- Seychellois rupee (SCR)
- Time zone
- UTC+4 (SCT)
People
- Population growth
- 1.1% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 45.5%
- Aged under 15
- 19.8%
- Aged 65 and over
- 8.7%
- Life expectancy
- 76.3 years
Climate
Tropical rainforest, very humid, 24-30 C on Mahe; Victoria gets about 2,900 mm rain a year. South-east trades May-November are the pleasant season; December-April is hotter and more humid.
Alcohol
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 8.59 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Seychelles; World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; Rum Auctioneer: Trois Frères Distilleries. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.