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This wildly beautiful and rugged volcanic island (with a very active volcano), was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in the early 16th century.

In 1643 it was claimed by the French. They named it Bourbon and established their first colony here in 1662. In the years that followed, slaves from Africa were imported to work the sugar plantations.

The island was renamed Reunion in 1793, and it remained a French colony, except for a brief British occupation from 1810 to 1815.

Over time, French immigration, supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians, gave the island its ethnic mix.

The island's economy is dominated by the sugarcane industry, and its main exports include sugar, seafood, rum, and vanilla. Tourism, especially from Europe, is a significant economic factor.

The Reunion pages are being revised, but you can find additional information here.

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arrow Official Name Reunion, (an overseas department of France)

arrow Population 766,000

arrow Capital City Saint-Denis (146,000)

arrow Currency Euro

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arrow Electricity 220V - 50Hz

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arrow Measuring System Metric

arrow Latitude/Longitude 21° 06'S, 55° 36'E

arrow Languages French (official), Creole

arrow National Day 14 July; Bastille Day

arrow Religions Catholic, Hindu, Muslim

Land

arrow Land Area 2,510 sq km (969 sq miles)

arrow Landforms Reunion is quite mountainous, and volcanic in origin.

arrow Highest Point Piton des Neiges, 10,069 ft. (3,069 m)

arrow Lowest Point Indian Ocean, 0 ft. (0 m)

arrow Land Divisions 4 arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47 cantons.

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arrow Climate Reunion has a tropical climate, one cooled by southeasterly trade winds. Those winds help supply copious rainfall, and also drive an occasional cyclone into the area. The rainy season runs November through March.

Daily highs in the mid 80s are commonplace, and overall, mean temperatures average in the high 70s; with slightly cooler conditions in the higher elevations.


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