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reunion

about reunion

official name: Department of Reunion
capital: Saint-Denis
head of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France
state: Overseas department of France
population: 732,570 (July 2001 est.)
languages: French (official), Creole widely used
religion: Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
currency: French franc (FRF); euro (EUR)
media: NA

legal wise

status of homosexuality: legal
age of consent: 15
laws covering homosexual activity: French law apllies - no sodomy laws.
background information and government attitudes: NA

communication

mainline telephones: 236,500 (1997)
cellular telephones: 85,000 (1999)
internet country code: .re
internet service providers: 1 (2000)
internet users: 10,000 (2000)

links and contacts
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homosexuality is a western disease
January 6, 2005: Reunion is a French territory and homosexuality is legal, but at least one foreign resident of the island left after tiring of masking his sexual orientation. More…

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