Réunion

Réunion (French: La Réunion) is an island and overseas département (département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, about 200 km southwest of Mauritius. Like the other DOMs, Réunion is also one of the 26 régions of France with much the same status as those situated on the European mainland.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Réunion

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Sugar is the chief agricultural product and export, and tourism is also an important source of income. The people of Réunion also derive a certain amount of revenue from shark fishing. It has been alleged that this involves the use of live dogs as bait, but this practice is apparently not very widespread (see external links).

Related Topics:
Sugar - Tourism - Shark

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The territory traditionally had a large gap in income and standard of living between the wealthier communities of European and Indian descent, and the poorer African and other communities. This gap is closing with time. Metropolitan France provides substantial financial support to Réunion.

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