Seychelles is a comparatively young nation which can trace its first settlement back to 1770 when the islands were first settled by the french, leading a small party of whites, indians and africans. the islands remained in french hands until the defeat of napoleon at waterloo, evolving from humble beginnings to attain a population of 3,500 by the time seychelles was ceded to britain under the treaty of paris in 1814. the republic of seychelles comprises 115 islands occupying a land area of read more