External debt: $6 billion (1992 est.) National product per capita: $19,800 (1992) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 11% (1991 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12.5% (1992 est.) Electricity: 3,570,000 kW capacity; 1,000 million kWh produced, 1,300 kWh per capita (1991) Industries: light consumer goods, intermediate manufactures, machinery, food, petroleum products, chemicals partners: US 36%, El Salvador, France, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Defense Forces Branches: Ground Force, Navy, National Police (Surete Nationale) Manpower availability: males age 15-49 4,183,167; fit for military service 4,076,197; reach military age (18) annually 218,916 (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $3.3 billion Currency: 1 Seychelles rupee (SRe) = 100 centavos Exchange rates: NA Fiscal year: calendar year *Switzerland, Communications Railroads: 1,801 km
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