Réunion (Concert of Europe)

Réunion (French: La Réunion) is an island and an overseas country of. It is located in the, east of and south of. It is the most prosperous island in the region, and the first to be settled by France. Because of this, the colony is today mostly inhabited by people of creole descent, and an unique (though unofficial) language has developed, known as Réunionese Creole.

The island's economy is today mostly based on cultivation of sugar as well as tourism. The local population is a mixture of settlers of French, African, Indian and Malagasy origina: this demographic and cultura metissage has created a unique culture in the island, which gave rise to a flourishing literary and musical corpus.