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1. The Republic of Seychelles comprises 115 islands, mostly uninhabited, in the Indian Ocean.

2. Seychelles is the only United Nations member whose name has no letters in common with Britain.

3. The islands were mainly used by pirates until the French took control in the 1750s. They were then named after Jean Moreau de Schelles, Minister of Finance under Louis XV.

4. Seychelles has a higher proportion of its population in jail than any other country.

5. Bird Island in the Seychelles is home to Esmeralda, the worlds heaviest tortoise.

6. Seychelles is also home to the worlds largest land crab, the 3ft-long coconut crab.

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7. The extremely rare jellyfish tree, whose fruits look like jellyfish, is found on the island of Mah.

8. One delicacy of Seychellois cuisine is shark chutney, made of mashed, boiled shark with onions, spices and fruit juices.

9. Tinned tuna accounts for 50 per cent of the total exports of Seychelles.

10. A recent survey reported that more than half of Seychelles women agreed with the statement: If a man beats a woman it shows that he loves her.

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