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Economic overview Reunion, in 17 editions.

The entry for Reunion published Economic overview in 17 editions of 17, from 1990 to 2006. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Economic overview in every entry.

editions changed the text
10
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2006

Published as “Overview” (1990 to 1995), “Economic overview” (1996), “Economy - overview” (1997 to 2006), “Economy-overview” (1998) and “Economy--overview” (1999).

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Published as “Economy - overview”

The economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, but services now dominate. Sugarcane has been the primary crop for more than a century, and in some years it accounts for 85% of exports. The government has been pushing the development of a tourist industry to relieve high unemployment, which amounts to one-third of the labor force. The gap in Reunion between the well-off and the poor is extraordinary and accounts for the persistent social tensions.

The white and Indian communities are substantially better off than other segments of the population, often approaching European standards, whereas minority groups suffer the poverty and unemployment typical of the poorer nations of the African continent. The outbreak of severe rioting in February 1991 illustrated the seriousness of socioeconomic tensions. The economic well-being of Reunion depends heavily on continued financial assistance from France.

The economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, but services now dominate. Sugarcane has been the primary crop for more than a century, and in some years it accounts for 85% of exports. The government has been pushing the development of a tourist industry to relieve high unemployment, which amounts to one-third of the labor force. The gap in Reunion between the well-off and the poor is extraordinary and accounts for the persistent social tensions. The white and Indian communities are substantially better off than other segments of the population, often approaching European standards, whereas minority groups suffer the poverty and unemployment typical of the poorer nations of the African continent. The outbreak of severe rioting in February 1991 illustrates illustrated the seriousness of socioeconomic tensions. The economic well-being of Reunion depends heavily on continued financial assistance from France.

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Reunion: Economic overview.” The World Factbook, 1990–2006 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/reunion/economic-overview.

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