Reunion |
Cтолица, large cities | Reunion |
Difference with Kiev in time | Advances at 2 o'clock |
Telephone code | 262 |
Monetary unit | Euro |
The visa | The visa is required |
State language | French - official, widespread Creole |
The population | About 705 thousand inhabitants |
Volcanic island Reunion in group of Mascarene Islands in Indian ocean, approximately in 800 km. To the east from Madagascar and about 220 km. To the southwest from Mauritius.
The relief of Reunion mountainous enough, consists of three huge and magnificent mountain amphitheatres: Силао, Мафат and Салази. These destroyed rests of an ancient volcanic board represent long, wide and deep valleys, more all similar on surrounded with high and intricate peaks canyons which surround the highest peak of island - mountain Python-de Неж of 3069 m. in height. Active volcano Фурнез (2631 m.) is surrounded фумарольными by fields.
Island Reunion total area - 2,51 thousand sq. km.