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Apart from Seychelles, there is just one major offshore tax haven where the minimum applicable licence fee is not pegged to a limitation on authorized capital – it’s the British Virgin Islands. However, even in the BVI the capitalisation is restricted differently - to a minimum number of shares (50’000), regardless of the face value of share.The BVI Government licence fee is higher, too, at $ 350.
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When it comes to food, Seychelles offer a mouth-watering choice of dishes, ranging from the unusual and exotic, to the spicy. Even the most demanding of gourmets will find something to excite and tempt the palate. There is an old saying in the islands that if you eat breadfruit you will surely return!
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Both flora and fauna include species and genera peculiar to the Seychelles. Of these the best known is the Lodoicea sechellarum, a palm tree indigenous only in Praslin Island - but since introduced into Curieuse - noted for its fruit, the so-called Maldive double coco-nut or coco de mer. The nut was long known only from sea-borne specimens cast up on the Maldive and other coasts, was thought to grow on a submarine palm, and, being esteemed a sovereign antidote to poisons (Lusiad, x. 136), commanded exorbitant prices in the East. This palm will grow to a height of 100 ft., and shows enormous fern-like leaves. Another tree found only in the islands is the capucin (Northea sechellarum), whose massive dead trunks are a striking feature in the landscape. This tree has almost completely fallen a victim to the ravages of a green beetle, probably introduced from Mauritius.
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The Seychelles are definitely one of the world's most beautiful tropical island destinations. The islands archipelago consists of 115 islands with a total land area of 444 sq. km, spread over 1.3 million square kilometers of the western Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. About half of the islands are granitic in origin, with narrow coastal strips and central ranges of hills rising to 900 m. The other half are coral atolls, many uninhabited.
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The Seychelles forms a widely scattered archipelago of over 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. Mahe Island being the largest island in Seychelles is surrounded by idyllic beaches, lush greeneries, crystal clear waters and beautiful underwater treasures.
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Whichever of the Seychelles islands you visit, and wherever you choose to stay, you may be sure of a warm welcome. The Seychellois are much like their lifestyle - warm, shy but friendly. Creole, English and French are the official languages of Seychelles, so making yourself understood never poses a problem.
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