Réunion
Sign in to saveRéunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France within the African region. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the island of Madagascar and southwest of the island of Mauritius. , it had a population of 910,985. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis.
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Réunion is a French island located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, with a population of around 911,000 people and its capital in Saint-Denis. As an overseas department and region of France, it holds a unique political status that connects this distant Indian Ocean territory to the European nation.
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- €23.2 billion
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- Per capita
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- €26,300
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- Languages
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- FrenchRéunion Creole
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- Currency
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- Euro (€) (EUR)
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- President of Departmental Council
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- Cyrille Melchior (LR)
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- Réunion
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- Overseas department, region of France and outermost region of the European Union
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- Early history
- Isle Bourbon (1642–1793)
- French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793–1814)
- Colony of Bourbon, then Réunion (1814–1946)
- Modern history (1946–1999)
- 21st century
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- Marine biodiversity
- Coral reef
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- Gardening and Bourbon roses
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- Hydroelectric power
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Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France within the African region. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the island of Madagascar and southwest of the island of Mauritius. , it had a population of 910,985. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis.
Before the arrival of French colonial subjects and immigrants in the 17th century, Réunion was an uninhabited island. Its tropical climate led to the development of a plantation economy focused primarily on sugar; slaves from East Africa were imported as fieldworkers, followed by Malays, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indians as indentured laborers. Today, the greatest proportion of the population is of mixed descent, while the predominant language is Réunion Creole, though French remains the sole official language.
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