| Official name | Réunion |
| Name in local language | Réunion (fr) |
| Continent | Africa |
| Subcontinent | East Africa |
| Population (ranking: 168e) | 858,450 inhabitants (2021) |
| Population growth | -0.18 % / year |
| Area | 2,512 km² |
| Density | 341.74 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 120e) | 19.260 billions $USD (2015) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 22,777 $USD (2015) |
| GDP growth | 2.80 % / year (2015) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 80.40 years (2014) |
| Birth rate | 16.80 ‰ (2014) |
| Fertility rate | 2.45 children / woman (2014) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 5.20 ‰ (2014) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 7.10 ‰ (2014) |
| Literacy rate | 99.84 % (2015) |
| Official languages | French |
| Currency | Euro (€ EUR) |
| HDI (ranking: n.c.) | 0.000 / 1 (2017) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | Overseas region and department of France |
| Head of State | President Emmanuel Macron |
| National Day | 14 July (French Revolution of 1789) |
| ISO Codes | RE, REU |
| Demonym | Réunionese, French |
| Tourists (ranking) | 426,000 people (2015) |
Réunion is an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean that forms a French overseas department and region. It is located in the Mascarene archipelago about 700 kilometers east of Madagascar and 170 kilometers southwest of Mauritius, the nearest land.
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Urban areas (2018)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Saint-Denis | 319,141 inhabitants |
| Saint-Pierre - Le Tampon | 221,085 inhabitants |
| Saint-Paul | 170,118 inhabitants |
| Les Herbiers | 51,224 inhabitants |