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pop (2000e) 730 000; area 2512 km²/970 sq mi. Island in the Mascarenes archipelago, Indian Ocean, 800 km/500 mi E of Madagascar; capital, St-Denis; timezone GMT +4; established as a French penal colony, 1638; overseas department, 1946; part of an administrative region, 1973; administers several uninhabited small islands nearby; several volcanoes, one active, rising to Le Piton des Neiges at 3071 m/10 075 ft; governed by a commissioner, a 47-member General Council, and a 45-member Regional Council, both elected for 6-year terms; tourism, sugar, rum, maize, potatoes, tobacco, vanilla.

A reunion is the coming together of people who have been separated, who have a common bond, tie or shared experience with one another — such as a family reunion, class reunion or veterans reunion.

The word "reunion" may also refer to one of the following:

In geography,

Réunion is an overseas département and region of France, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar.

In music,

Reunion is the name of a pop music group best known for their 1974 hit song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)", a rapid-fire musical recitation of nearly 100 artists, songs, industry names, and trends in pop music up to that date. Reunion Records is a Contemporary Christian music label home to artists like Michael W. The Reunion Show was a pop music band formed in Long Island, New York, United States.

In television,

Reunion is the title of a 2005 television series on FOX starring Matthew St. Patrick and Sean Faris.

In literature,

Reunion is the title of a science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster.

In film,

Reunion is the title of a film directed by Jerry Schatzberg based on a screenplay written by Harold Pinter.

In gaming,

The Reunion is a massively multiplayer online game.

Additionally:

Reunion is the name of a new show illusion by magician David Copperfield. Reunion is the name of a genealogy application for the Apple Macintosh.
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