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dic, devastating cyclones (December to April); Piton de la Fournaise on the southeastern coast is an active volcano Environment--current issues: NA Environment--international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA People Population: 717,723 (July 1999 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 32% (male 118,401; female 112,878) 15-64 years: 62% (male 218,952; female 225,292) 65 years and over: 6% (male 17,506; female 24,694) (1999 est.) Population growth rate: 1.75% (1999 est.) Birth rate: 22.16 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) Death rate: 4.64 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1999 est.) Infant mortality rate: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.73 years male: 72.69 years female: 78.93 years (1999 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.64 children born/woman (1999 est.) Nationality: noun: Reunionese (singular and plural) adjective: Reunionese Ethnic groups: French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian Religions: Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Islam, Buddhist (1995) Languages: French (official), Creole widely used Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79% male: 76% female: 80% (1982 est.) Government Country name: conventional long form: Department of Reunion conventional short form: Reunion local long form: none local short form: Ile de la Reunion Data code: RE Dependency status: overseas department of France Government type: NA Capital: Saint-Denis Administrative divisions: none (overseas department of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47 cantons Independence: none (overseas department of France) National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789) Constitution: 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) Legal system: French law Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Robert POMMIES (
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