Réunion
Department of Réunion
Africa
Geography
Area: 2,512 sq km
Rugged, mountainous volcanic Indian Ocean island 700 km east of Madagascar. The largest of the Mascarene
Islands, which include Mauritius.
Population: 837,094 Annual Growth: 1.32%
Capital: Saint-Denis
Urbanites: 94%
Peoples
Peoples: 16 (25% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: French. Common language French Creole, spoken by over 85%, which is replacing minority languages Languages: 9 All languages
Religion
Largest Religion: Christian
Challenges for Prayer
The dark legacy of slavery, abolished in 1848, still overshadows the present. The Creole population are descendants of those slaves. Poverty (over half the population), unemployment (25-33%), alcoholism, dysfunctional families and high illegitimacy marginalize this large underclass. A deep work of healing and laying to rest the legacy of the past is far from complete. Pray for the entire population to come to terms with the past, possible only through faith in Christ.
For an additional 3 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.