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Seychelles Ethnic Groups
The population is a relatively homogeneous one of mixed
European and African descent, and most citizens consider
themselves as Seychellois, possessors of a unique culture
and
society. Contrary to other Indian Ocean island nations,
the Asian
population is relatively small; it consists almost
entirely of
Indians and Chinese. However, the intermixing of the
Indian and
Chinese communities with the larger society is greater
than was
common elsewhere. Some twenty grand blanc planter
families, descendants of the original French settlers,
represent
a separate group but under the socialist government no
longer
command the power and social prestige they once had. About
2,000
foreign workers and their families lived in Seychelles in
the
early 1990s.
Data as of August 1994
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