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| Country name |
conventional long form: department of reunion conventional short form: reunion local short form: ile de la reunion local long form: none former: bourbon island |
| 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 4 arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47 cantons |
| Independence | none (overseas department of France) |
| National holiday | Bastille Day, 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 dominique vian (since 16 august 2004) elections: french president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the french president on the advice of the french ministry of the interior; the presidents of the general and regional councils are elected by the members of those councils head of government: president of the general council jean-luc poudroux (since na march 1998) and president of the regional council paul verges (since na march 1993) cabinet: na |
| Legislative branch | unicameral General Council (49 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council (45 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve six-year terms)
elections: general council - last held 15 and 22 march 1998 (next to be held na 2004); regional council - last held 28 march 2004 (next to be held na 2010) election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - various right-wing candidates 13, PCR 10, PS 10, UDF 8, RPR 6, other left-wing candidates 2; Regional Council (second round) - percent of vote by party - PCR 44.9%, UMP 32.8%, PS-Greens 22.3%; seats by party - PCR 27, UMP 11, PS-Greens 7 note: Reunion elects three representatives to the French Senate; elections last held NA 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Reunion also elects five deputies to the French National Assembly; elections last held 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, UMP 1, PCR 1 |
| Judicial branch | Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel |
| Political parties and leaders | Communist Party of Reunion or PCR [Paul VERGES]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Andre Maurice PIHOUEE]; Socialist Party or PS [Jean-Claude FRUTEAU]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Gilbert GERARD]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP [leader NA] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | InOC, WFTU |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas department of France) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas department of France) |
| Flag description | the flag of France is used |
Introduction and Background to Reunion | Geography Of Reunion | People Of Reunion | Economy Of Reunion | Communications Of Reunion | Transportation Of Reunion | Military Of Reunion | Transnational Issues Of Reunion
Reunionese Flag Map Of Reunion
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