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 Reunion Island 
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 FR 
 Time zone
 +4 h 
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 Africa 
 ITU zone
 53 
 CQ zone
 39 
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 Flag description 
The flag of France is used.
 
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 Reunion 
 Capital: 
Saint-Denis
 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.
 Population: 
743,981 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
French (official), Creole widely used
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
21° 06' S, 55° 36' E
 Area total: 
2,517 sq. km
 Land area: 
2,507 sq. km
 Water area: 
10 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
207 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Indian Ocean 0 m - Piton des Neiges 3,069 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.re
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Department of Reunion
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Reunion
 Name - local
 long form: 
none
 Name - local
 short form: 
Ile de la Reunion
 Former name: 
Bourbon Island
 Independence: 
none (overseas department of France)
 Constitution: 
28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
 Government
 type: 
NA
 Dependency
 status: 
overseas department of France
 National
 holiday: 
Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
 
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