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French island of the Mascarenes group, in the
Indian Ocean, 650 km/400 mi E of Madagascar
and 180 km/110 mi SW of Mauritius. area 2,512
sq km/970 sq mi capital St Denis physical
forested, rising in Piton de Neiges to 3,069
m/10,072 ft features administers five
uninhabited islands, also claimed by
Madagascar products sugar, maize, vanilla,
tobacco, rum population (1987) 565,000
history explored by Portuguese (the first
European visitors) 1513; annexed by Louis
XIII of France 1642; overseas departement of
France 1946; overseas region 1972