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Indian Navy joined the Seychelles Defence Force and the citizens of Seychelles for their Independence Day celebrations.
INS Kolkata, an indigenously built Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer of the Indian Navy, was deployed to Port Victoria of Seychelles to mark the occasion.

Seychelles

Seychelles is officially known as the Republic of Seychelles.
It is an island country consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean at the eastern edge of the Somali Sea.
Victoria is the capital and also the largest city.
It is the least populated African country, with an estimated 2020 population of 98,462.
It has the second-highest Human Development Index of any African country after Mauritius.
Seychellois culture and society is a mix of French, British, and African influences, with more recent infusions of Chinese and Indian elements.
Seychelles is among the world's top countries to protect lands for threatened species, assigning 42% of its territory for conservation.

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