Réunion
overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean
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Summary
Réunion is a region of France[1]. Réunion ranks in the top 7% of region of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,338 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Indian Ocean Commission[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: France[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[6]
- Head of government: Yves Barau[7], Mario Hoarau[8], Pierre Lagourgue[9], Camille Sudre[10], Margie Sudre[11], Paul Vergès[12], Huguette Bello[13]
- Continent: Africa[14]
- Instance of: overseas department and region of France[15], dependent territory[16]
- Capital: Saint-Denis[17]
- Official language: French[18]
- Currency: euro[19], French franc[20]
- Top-level Internet domain: .re[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Saint-Benoît[22], arrondissement of Saint-Denis[23], arrondissement of Saint-Paul[24], arrondissement of Saint-Pierre[25]
- Flag: flag of Réunion[26]
- Part of: East Africa[27], Overseas France[28], Mascarene Islands[29], South Indian Ocean Defense and Security Zone[30]
- Commons category: Réunion[31]
- Licence plate code: 974[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:00[33]
- Telephone country code: +262[34]
- Archives at: archives départementales de La Réunion[35]
- Unicode character: 🇷🇪[36]
- Has part(s): Réunion Island[37], Petite Île[38]
- Inception: March 21, 1946[39]
- Highest point: Piton des Neiges[40]
- Coordinate location: -21.114444444444, 55.5325[41]
- Located in/on physical feature: Mascarene Islands[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Réunion include Roland Garros Airport[43], an airport[44], in France[45], founded in 1929[46] and Rosa ×borboniana[47], a hybrid taxon[48].
Why It Matters
Réunion has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Réunion is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Réunion include Roland Garros Airport[43], an airport[44], in France[45], founded in 1929[46] and Rosa ×borboniana[47], a hybrid taxon[48].