Today, 49 years ago, on June 28, 1976 (Lunar Calendar, June 2, 1976), the Seychelles were independent. On June 28, 1976, the Seychelles were independent, the Seychelles, an island country in East Africa, which is located in the Indian Ocean. The Seychelles are believed to have no original inhabitants, and the current inhabitants are immigrants who have migrated from elsewhere, they are mostly from France, Africa, India and China, while African immigrants are predominantly Bantuans. These mixed inhabitants are Catholic, speaking mainly a French-based Creole language on the island. The area of the country is 445 square kilometers (world's 198th), one of the smallest precious countries.