| Population :
| 766,153 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 30,90%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 121 050.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 115 440.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 63,10%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 238 553.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 245 236.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 6%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 18 626.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 27 248.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 26.5 years .
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| Median age male :
| 25.4 years .
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| Median age female :
| 27.7 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.42% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 19.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 5.48 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.68 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 7.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 73.69 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 70.29 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 77.26 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 2.5 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Reunionese (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Reunionese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995) .
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| Languages :
| French (official), Creole widely used .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 88,90%.
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| Literacy male :
| 87%.
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| Literacy female :
| 90.8% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| NA .
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| Independence :
| none (overseas department of France) .
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| National holiday :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, but services now dominate. Sugarcane has been the primary crop for more than a century, and in some years it accounts for 85% of exports. The government has been pushing the development of a tourist.
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 13%, industry 12%, services 75% (2000) .
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| Agriculture products :
| sugarcane, vanilla, tobacco, tropical fruits, vegetables, corn .
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| Industries :
| sugar, rum, cigarettes, handicraft items, flower oil extraction .
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| Exports commodities :
| sugar 63%, rum and molasses 4%, perfume essences 2%, lobster 3%, (1993) .
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| Exports partners :
| France 74%, Japan 6%, Comoros 4% (2000) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Imports partners :
| Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) .
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| Internet users :
| 150,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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