cbritt+seychelles

=Se yc he ll es =
 * By Carolyn Britt **



Capital: Victoria
Population: ** over 77,000 people **

Life Expectancy ** :77 years **

=Location: =
 * In the Indian Ocean below the Equator. **** East of the main-land. It's Northeast of Madagascar. It's near the lands of Zanzibar, Mauritius,  **** Rodriguez, Agalega, **
 * and Reunion. The longitude and latitude of Seychelles is 7.000 S and 52.7667 E. **

=**Place:** =

= = ** T **** he land is mad ** ** e of Granite and Coral. Cinnamon ** ** grows out of the country, Mah **** é. **
 * It has fine beaches and clear blue water It's full of tropical trees, flowers, and animals. The people here speak three different languages:Creole, French, and English. There are 115-116 islands, 41 inner islands and 74 outer islands. It's an archipelago of timeless beauty, tranquility, and harmony that's famous world wide. It's always warm, rarely drops below 24 C or rises above 32 C. **

= H.E.I =

**The People of Mahé** ** People grow cinnamon. They use the cinnamon to sell and get **
 * money for the tourist hotels and buildings. If they build to many building on the islands there won't be enough space to grow the cinnamon and the animal will have to live some where else which would be hard for them. **


 * There is a nut called the coco-de-mer nut and it only grows in Praslin, Seychelles. The nut is almost **** extinct, so humans of the Praslin island make sure you have a required licence **
 * to take one. **


 * When **** people drive speed boats and water skies, the water is pushed to the side of the island. So if people keep doing this, the granite and coral islands will erode and then cease to exists. W **** orld wide tourist islands so people have made hotels and other building on the islands. **

=Movement =


 * They sell their cinnamon and coco-de-mer fruit to the out side world. The Z.I.M. integrated shipping LTD is a leading carrier in the global container shipping industry. It has over 100 modern vessels to ship object to places. Many people arrive by boat or air plane. The tourists have come to Seychelles for many things like the coco-de-mer tree, the azure blue waters, and the wild life. Some of the flowers look like those of Hawaii. **

=Region =

Seychelles vs. U.S

 * === Founded by the french === || === Founded by the Europeans === ||
 * === Speaks French === || === Speaks English === ||
 * === Near the Indian Ocean === || === Near the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean === ||
 * === Bunch of tiny islands === || === 1 big country === ||
 * === In Africa === || === In North America === ||

Seychelles holidays:Liberation Day and Corpus Chisti
Liberation Day is when the two political parties developed in Seychelles. The Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP) and the Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP). The leader of the (SDP) party< James Mancham won the majority vote to be president. Then France Albert Rene became prime minister. Then Rene's supporters led the overthrow and ousted Mancham on June 5, 1977 an event commemorated as a public holiday on Liberation Day. Corpus Christi is festival that has been celebrated by many Christians, particularly the Catholic Church, in honor of the Eucharist since 1246. In Latin the name "Corpus Christi" refers to the body of Christ. It is a move able feast that is celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or on the Sunday after Holy Trinity. This event commemorates the <span style="background-color: #f9f9fb; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; line-height: 1.5;"> Last Supper on the day before Jesus’ crucifixion, as described in the Bible. Corpus Christi is primarily celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church but it is also included in the calendar of some Anglican churches.

=<span style="background-color: #008000; color: #00ff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Fun Facts on Seychelles = =These words below are one of the native languages, Creole translated into English. Creole is just like French, but with a different name.=
 * =<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #be5de4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">English = || =<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #be5de4; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Creole = ||
 * == Hello == || == Bonzour == ||
 * == Goodbye == || == Orevwar == ||
 * == Thank You == || == Mersi == ||
 * == Please == || == Silvouple == ||
 * == No == || == Non == ||
 * == Yes == || == WI == ||

=== The name lodoicea Calliope botanical Coco-de-mer Plant is roughly translated to Beautiful rump. Seychelles is the home to three types of tortoises including the Aldabra Giant land Tortoise, the Seychelles Giant tortoise, and Arnold's Giant Tortoise. ===