Réunion
Réunion Island
Réunion sits in Eastern Africa and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Saint-Denis
Population
841K
Area
2.5K km2
Population
841K
840,974 people
Area
2.5K km2
2,511 square kilometers
Density
335/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Saint-Denis
-20.88, 55.45
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Réunion, officially listed here as Réunion Island, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Réunion, RE, REU, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Réunion is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 840,974 people and a land area of 2,511 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 335 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -21.15, 55.5, while the capital coordinate reference is -20.88, 55.45. Réunion has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Saint-Denis (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Saint-Denis, Saint-Paul, Saint-Pierre, Le Tampon and Saint-André. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Réunion, capital of Réunion, and major urban areas in Réunion. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as not listed. The classification fields mark sovereignty as no, United Nations membership as no, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone and Schengen Area. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Réunion uses calling code +262, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+04:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include French. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as F. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Réunion profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
RE / REU
Top-level domains
.re
Continents
Africa
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
F
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Réunion is represented by the RE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Saint-Denis
155,634
primary
#2
Saint-Paul
108,088
City
#3
Saint-Pierre
85,038
City
#4
Le Tampon
82,579
City
#5
Saint-André
58,885
City
Governance
Government type
Not listed
Sovereign
No
UN member
No
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+262
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Languages
French
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry