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1. The Republic of Seychelles comprises 115 islands, mostly uninhabited, in the Indian Ocean. <\/p>\n
2. Seychelles is the only United Nations member whose name has no letters in common with Britain. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
4. Seychelles has a higher proportion of its population in jail than any other country. <\/p>\n
5. Bird Island in the Seychelles is home to Esmeralda, the worlds heaviest tortoise. <\/p>\n
6. Seychelles is also home to the worlds largest land crab, the 3ft-long coconut crab. <\/p>\n
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7. The extremely rare jellyfish tree, whose fruits look like jellyfish, is found on the island of Mah. <\/p>\n
8. One delicacy of Seychellois cuisine is shark chutney, made of mashed, boiled shark with onions, spices and fruit juices. <\/p>\n
9. Tinned tuna accounts for 50 per cent of the total exports of Seychelles. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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