The Indian Ocean island of Reunion lies between Madagascar and Mauritius. As a French overseas territory, it has the same political status as other departments in mainland France. Densely-populated and ethnically diverse, the island’s capital of Saint-Denis is home to one-fifth of the population. Reunion has traditionally prospered from the cultivation of sugar cane but tourism is an important economic resource and is mostly oriented towards beachfront activities on the west coast reef lagoon, but also outdoors activities and ecotourism in the wild and mountainous core of the island. Reunion has a tropical climate and diverse landscape. It is home to one of the world’s most active volcanoes, the Piton de la Fournaise, which is also a World Heritage site.
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Summary statistics |
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Surface area (sq km) |
2014 |
2513 |
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Population (proj., 000) |
2016 |
867 |
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Pop. density (per sq km) |
2016 |
346.9 |
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Capital city |
2015 |
Saint-Denis |
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Capital city pop. (000) |
2015 |
144 |
2014. |
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Currency |
2015 |
Euro (EUR) |
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Environment |
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Threatened species |
2015 |
126 |
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Forested area (% of land area) |
2013 |
35.1 |
Estimate |
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CO2 emission estimates (000 tons/tons per capita) |
2013 |
4316/5.1 |
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Energy production, primary (Petajoules) |
2013 |
8 |
Estimate |
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Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) |
2013 |
70.0 |
Estimate |
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Terrestrial and marine areas protected (% of total area) |
2014 |
23.5 |
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Social indicators |
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Population growth rate (average annual %) |
2010-2015 |
0.7 |
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Urban population (%) |
2015 |
95.0 |
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Urban population growth rate (average annual %) |
2010-2015 |
1.4 |
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Mayotte
Source: Rémi Kaupp,CC-BY-SA
Mayotte (12°S, 45°E, 374 km²) an overseas department of France, is the eastern‐most island of the volcanic Comoros Archipelago. Covering an area of 364 km2, it includes two main islands, Petite Terre (16 km2 Capital: Dzaoudzi) and Grande Terre (348 km2 Capital: Mamoudzou).The climate of Mayotte is tropical maritime and results from the inter‐tropical convergence zone.
Population, total: 233,993 (2015)
Population growth rate (%):2.7 (2015)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area): 625.6 (2015)
(source: UN Data)