by the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (1982) — Seychelles (1982 |noyear)
“ Literacy: 60% adult; 75% school-age children Labor force: 15,000 in monetized sector (excluding self-employed, domestic servants, and workers on small farms) ; 33% public sector employment, 20% private sector employment in agriculture, 20% private sector employment in construction and catering services Organized labor: 3 major trade unions GOVERNMENT Official name: Republic of Seychelles Type: republic ”
by the Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook (1982) — Seychelles (1982 |noyear)
“ René banned the Seychelles Democratic Party in mid-March 1978 and announced a new constitution in March 1979 that turned the country into a one-party state Communists: negligible, although some Cabinet Ministers espouse pro-Soviet line Other political or pressure groups: trade unions Member of: G-77, GATT (de facto) , IAEA, ICAO, IFAD, ILO, IMCO, IMF, NAM, OAU, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO ECONOMY GDP: $90 million (1978 est.) ; $1,330 per capita; 6% growth rate (1980) Agriculture: islands depend largely on coconut production and export of copra ”
