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Réunion
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AT A GLANCE
Réunion in facts
- CapitalSaint-Denis
- Population889,6792023
- Area2,512 km²
- CurrencyEuro
All geographic & statistical details (17)
- Density
- 354 people per km²
- World region
- Africa · Sub-Saharan Africa · Eastern Africa
- Official language
- French
- Founded
- 1946
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Calling code
- +262
- Drives on the
- right
- Administrative subdivisions
- 1 first-order region
- Topographic elevation profile
- Piton des Neiges 3,070 m
- Plug types
- Type E
- Mains voltage
- 220 V
- Emergency numbers
- 112
- Internet domain
- .re
- ISO & UN codes
- RE · REU · M49 638
- Official website
- regionreunion.com (opens in a new tab)
- Names in other languages
- Réunion, Reunion, La Réunion, Reunión, రీయూనియన్, ريونيون
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রেউনিওঁ, رئونیون, રિયુનિયન, रेयूनियों, レユニオン, ರೀಯೂನಿಯನ್, 레위니옹, Riunione, റീയൂണിയൻ, Реюньон, Reunião, ਰੇਊਨੀਓਂ, ரீயூனியன், เรอูว์นียง, Реюньйон, غے یونیوں, 留尼汪 - Capital location
- 20.9°S, 55.4°E
Facts: Wikidata Q17070, retrieved 1 November 2026. Figures can change; check the source for the latest.
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