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 Reunion (2006)Coral Sea Islands (2001)
 ReunionCoral Sea Islands
Administrative divisions 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 -
Age structure 0-14 years: 29.8% (male 120,147/female 114,589)


15-64 years: 64% (male 248,895/female 255,156)


65 years and over: 6.2% (male 19,847/female 28,950) (2006 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products sugarcane, vanilla, tobacco, tropical fruits, vegetables, corn -
Airports 2 (2006) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)		 -
Area total: 2,517 sq km


land: 2,507 sq km


water: 10 sq km		 total:
less than 3 sq km

land:
less than 3 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 1 million sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Rhode Island NA
Background The Portuguese discovered the uninhabited island in 1513. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French immigration, supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians, gave the island its ethnic mix. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 cost the island its importance as a stopover on the East Indies trade route. Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on Willis Island. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Birth rate 18.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Budget revenues: $554.7 million


expenditures: $554.7 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (1998)		 -
Capital name: Saint-Denis


geographic coordinates: 20 52 S, 55 28 E


time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)		 -
Climate tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April) tropical
Coastline 207 km 3,095 km
Constitution 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) -
Country name conventional long form: Department of Reunion


conventional short form: Reunion


local long form: none


local short form: Ile de la Reunion


former: Bourbon Island		 conventional long form:
Coral Sea Islands Territory

conventional short form:
Coral Sea Islands
Death rate 5.49 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status overseas department of France territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas department of France) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas department of France) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA; note - substantial annual subsidies from France (2001 est.) -
Economy - overview The economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, but services now dominate. Sugarcane has been the primary crop for more than a century, and in some years it accounts for 85% of exports. The government has been pushing the development of a tourist industry to relieve high unemployment, which amounts to one-third of the labor force. The gap in Reunion between the well-off and the poor is extraordinary and accounts for the persistent social tensions. The white and Indian communities are substantially better off than other segments of the population, often approaching European standards, whereas minority groups suffer the poverty and unemployment typical of the poorer nations of the African continent. The outbreak of severe rioting in February 1991 illustrated the seriousness of socioeconomic tensions. The economic well-being of Reunion depends heavily on continued financial assistance from France. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 1.107 billion kWh (2003) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2003) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2003) -
Electricity - production 1.19 billion kWh (2003) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Piton des Neiges 3,069 m		 lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues NA no permanent fresh water resources
Ethnic groups French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian -
Exchange rates euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001) -
Executive branch chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Pierre-Henry MACCIONI (since 28 August 2006)


head of government: President of the General Council Nassimah DINDAR (since NA March 2004) and President of the Regional Council Paul VERGES (since NA March 1993)


cabinet: NA


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils		 administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Exports NA bbl/day -
Exports - commodities sugar 63%, rum and molasses 4%, perfume essences 2%, lobster 3% -
Exports - partners France 74%, Japan 6%, Comoros 4% (2004) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description unofficial, local flag designed to emphasize solidarity among the people of Reunion; the field is divided vertically with three narrow stripes of blue, white, and red along the hoist edge representing the French national flag; the remainder of the field is divided diagonally into four triangles colored (clockwise from the hoist side) blue, golden yellow, red, and green; in the center, the apexes of the triangles are surmounted by a white disk; the only official flag is the national flag of France the flag of Australia is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 8%


industry: 19%


services: 73% (2000 est.)		 -
GDP - real growth rate 2.5% (2005 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 21 06 S, 55 36 E 18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note 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 important nesting area for birds and turtles
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Imports NA bbl/day -
Imports - commodities manufactured goods, food, beverages, tobacco, machinery and transportation equipment, raw materials, and petroleum products -
Imports - partners France 64%, Bahrain 3%, Germany 3%, Italy 3% (2004) -
Independence none (overseas department of France) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries sugar, rum, cigarettes, handicraft items, flower oil extraction -
Infant mortality rate total: 7.63 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 6.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation InOC, UPU, WFTU -
Irrigated land 120 sq km (2003) 0 sq km (1993)
Judicial branch Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel -
Labor force 299,000 (2002) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture: 13%


industry: 12%


services: 75% (2000)		 -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 13.94%


permanent crops: 1.59%


other: 84.47% (2005)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (mostly grass or scrub cover)
Languages French (official), Creole widely used -
Legal system French law the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral General Council (49 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council (45 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve six-year terms)


elections: General Council - last held 15 and 22 March 1998 (next to be held NA); Regional Council - last held 28 March 2004 (next to be held in 2010)


election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - various right-wing candidates 13, PCR 10, PS 10, UDF 8, RPR 6, other left-wing candidates 2; Regional Council (second round) - percent of vote by party - PCR 44.9%, UMP 32.8%, PS-Greens 22.3%; seats by party - PCR 27, UMP 11, PS-Greens 7


note: Reunion elects three representatives to the French Senate; elections last held in 2001 (next to be held in 2006); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRC 1, UDF 1, UMP 1; Reunion also elects five deputies to the French National Assembly; elections last held 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 3, PS 1, independent 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 74.18 years


male: 70.78 years


female: 77.75 years (2006 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 88.9%


male: 87%


female: 90.8% (2003 est.)		 -
Location Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references World Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine registered in other countries: 1 (Bahamas 1) (2006) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Military branches no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) (2005) -
National holiday Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) -
Nationality noun: Reunionese (singular and plural)


adjective: Reunionese		 -
Natural hazards periodic, devastating cyclones (December to April); Piton de la Fournaise on the southeastern coast is an active volcano occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources fish, arable land, hydropower NEGL
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Communist Party of Reunion or PCR [Elie HOARAU]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Andre Maurice PIHOUEE]; Socialist Party or PS [Michel VERGOZ]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Gilbert GERARD]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 787,584 (July 2006 est.) no indigenous inhabitants

note:
there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 1.34% (2006 est.) -
Ports and harbors - none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 55, shortwave 0 (2001) -
Religions Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995) -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female


total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: adequate system; principal center is Saint-Denis


domestic: modern open-wire and microwave radio relay network


international: country code - 262; radiotelephone communication to Comoros, France, Madagascar; new microwave route to Mauritius; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC/SAFE) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 300,000 (2001) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 579,200 (2004) -
Television broadcast stations 35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001) -
Terrain mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Total fertility rate 2.45 children born/woman (2006 est.) -
Unemployment rate 31% (2002) -
Waterways - none
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