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Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world

Seychelles

Seychelles’ zeitgeist, by theme

Its Wikipedia reading this week, each page counted once, in its main theme · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

What people do

Money, work and business, against the period before

  • Prices0.8%+0.1 · Mar 2020
World Bank GEM · Solid

Seychelles · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Seychelles ( , ; French: [sɛʃɛl] or [seʃɛl]), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelagic country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Maldives, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and the Chagos Archipelago to the east.

From Wikipedia: Seychelles · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Beach of Anse Lazio on the island of Praslin
    Beach of Anse Lazio on the island of PraslinSvein-Magne Tunli - tunliweb.no · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The sailfish at Mahé Beach
    The sailfish at Mahé BeachJerzy Strzelecki · CC BY 3.0
  • Colourful skirts at a Seychelles market
    Colourful skirts at a Seychelles marketTribalninja · CC BY 3.0
  • Beach resort at Seychelles
    Beach resort at SeychellesLe Domaine de la Réserve · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The first Europeans to discover the Seychelles were the 4th Portuguese India Armada, led by Vasco da Gama.
    The first Europeans to discover the Seychelles were the 4th Portuguese India Armada, led by Vasco da Gama.Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
  • Seychelles, Praslin, Silhouette, and others adjacent islands in the Indian Ocean, by Captain D. Crichton, 1751 - 25 July 1774
    Seychelles, Praslin, Silhouette, and others adjacent islands in the Indian Ocean, by Captain D. Crichton, 1751 - 25 July 1774Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

On YouTube

Seychelles · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Kushal Das, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Greta Thunberg

    New

    10 stories

  2. Dalton Tagelagi

    New

    7 stories

  3. Koh Samui

    New

    6 stories

  4. Nick Jonas

    New

    4 stories

  5. Gavin Newsom

    New

    3 stories

  6. Priyanka Chopra

    New

    3 stories

Organizations

  1. Air Seychelles

    New

    7 stories

  2. Air Mauritius

    New

    6 stories

  3. Garuda Indonesia

    New

    6 stories

  4. Japan Airlines

    New

    6 stories

  5. Kenya Airways

    New

    6 stories

  6. Korean Air

    New

    6 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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On social media

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Discussion

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