Tag: Seychelles

According to Allcitycodes, Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands located in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. It is bordered by Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Comoros. The total land area of Seychelles is 451 km2 and its population is estimated to be 97,000 people. The terrain consists mostly of granite and coral reefs with some sandy beaches and a few mountains reaching up to 905 meters (2,969 ft) above sea level. The area code for Seychelles is +248. This code is used when dialing from outside Seychelles to any other phone number within it. Additionally, to call a cell phone or landline inside Seychelles from another country you must dial 00 + 248 + telephone number. All numbers are eight digits long starting with two numbers followed by six numbers (e.g xx-xxxxxx). Seychelles also has mobile networks which are operated by Airtel/Cable & Wireless/Smart which use GSM networks with 3G/4G coverage available on all networks. To call a mobile device within Seychelles you must dial 00+248+ mobile network prefix + telephone number where the mobile network prefixes are either 2 or 4 depending on whether you are calling an Airtel or Cable & Wireless device respectively for Airtel/Cable & Wireless respectively or 5 depending on whether you are calling an Smart device for Smart respectively. Check politicsezine for Seychelles Political System.