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 | Reunion |
| AREA | 2512 sq km (968 sq miles). |
| POPULATION | 697,600 (1998). |
| POPULATION DENSITY | 269.3 per sq km. |
| CAPITAL | Saint-Denis. |
| CAPITAL POPULATION | 121,999 (1990). |
| GEOGRAPHY | Réunion lies 760km (407 miles) east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Running diagonally across the island is a chain of volcanic peaks, separating a green humid eastern zone (Le Vent) from a dry, sheltered south and west (Sous le Vent). The majority of the population lives along the coast. Sugar cane production accounts for over half the arable land in a country where many basic foodstuffs are imported. |
| GOVERNMENT | Réunion is an Overseas Department of France and as such is an integral part of the French Republic. Head of State: President Jacques Chirac since 1995, represented locally by Prefect Robert Pommies since 1996. Head of Government: Christophe Payet, President of the General Council since 1994. |
| LANGUAGE | French is the official language. Local Creole patois is also spoken. |
| RELIGION | The majority of the population is Roman Catholic with a Muslim minority. |
| STANDARD TIME | GMT + 4. |
| ELECTRICITY | 220 volts AC, 50Hz. |
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