Réunion
Réunion Island · Eastern Africa
Réunion is a territory in Eastern Africa, with Saint-Denis as its capital. Réunion shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Saint-Denis |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +262 |
| ISO codes | RE / REU / 638 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇷🇪 |
| Area | 2,511 km² |
| Languages | French |
| Internet domain | .re |
| Demonym | Réunionese |
About Réunion
Réunion, officially Réunion Island, is a dependency or territory in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Saint-Denis. It has no land borders. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
To call Réunion from abroad, dial the country code +262. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes RE (alpha-2) and REU (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels.
Frequently asked questions
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Why Réunion has its own code
ISO 3166-1 assigns codes to territories as well as to sovereign states, because the codes are used for shipping, banking, internet domains, statistics and data exchange rather than as a statement about statehood. That is why this territory appears in country dropdowns, address forms and datasets alongside places many times its size.
Réunion holds the alpha-2 code RE, the alpha-3 code REU, the numeric code 638 and the internet domain .re. The World Bank does not publish a separate population figure for it, so this page shows none rather than an estimate. Calls are routed through the code +262.
Flags with the same colours as Réunion
12 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.