Reunion (France)     [10]
(Overseas Department of France)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: RE
LAND AREA: 2512 sq. km     SEA AREA: 318300 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 664000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 264 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 1%/year
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 78.7 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 99.0%
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.946

ECONOMY
  Income/Capita: $0

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 89,000 ha, 35.6% of land area, 0.1 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 82,000 ha
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

French Ministry of the Environment;                                     
National Forest Office (Office National des Forets), Colline de la      
Providence,                                                             
  97400 St. Denis;                                                      
Maritime Administration (Administration des Affaires Maritimes), 11 rue 
de la                                                                   
  Compagnie, 97400 St. Denis