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Capital Reunion : |
Saint-Denis .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Reunion :
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| Climate Reunion :
| tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry from May to November, hot and rainy from November to April .
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| Life expectancy Reunion :
| 73.69 years .
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| Fertility rate Reunion :
| 2.5 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Reunion :
| NA .
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| Population Reunion :
| 766,153 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Reunion :
| 2,517 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Reunion :
| 300,000 est (2001) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Reunion :
| 489,800 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Reunion :
| 262.
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| Sex ratio total Reunion :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Reunion ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Reunion ratio 15 64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Reunion ratio 65 :
| 0.68 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Reunion :
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| HIV Reunion :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Reunion :
| NA |
| Literacy Reunion :
| 88,90% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Reunion :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Reunion :
| NA |
| Inflation Reunion :
| NA |
| Unemployment Rate Reunion :
| 36% (1999 est.) |
| Internet Users Reunion :
| 150,000 (2002) |
| Location Reunion :
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
| Geographic Coordinates Reunion :
| 21 06 S, 55 36 E |
| Religion Reunion :
| Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995) |
| Administrative region Reunion :
| none (overseas department of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 4 arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47 cantons |
| Terrain Reunion :
| mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Reunion :
| Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Reunion :
| Piton des Neiges 3,069 m |
| Natural resources Reunion :
| fish, arable land, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Reunion :
| 13,60% |
| Land use permanentcrops Reunion :
| 1,20% |
| Irrigated land Reunion :
| 120 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Reunion :
| periodic, devastating cyclones (December to April); Piton de la Fournaise on the southeastern coast is an active volcano |
| Environment current issues Reunion :
| NA |
| Geography note Reunion :
| this mountainous, volcanic island has an active volcano, Piton de la Fournaise; there is a tropical cyclone center at Saint-Denis, which is the monitoring station for the whole of the Indian Ocean |
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