Réunion is an island in the western Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is not its own country: it belongs to France.

Réunion留尼旺 is an island是個島，in the western Indian Ocean位在印度洋西部，east of Madagascar在馬達加斯加的東邊。It is not its own country它不是一個獨立國家：it belongs to France它屬於法國。

People who live there are French citizens, they use the euro, and French is the official language, though many also speak Réunion Creole at home. The capital is Saint-Denis.

People who live there住在那裡的人 are French citizens是法國公民，they use the euro他們用歐元，and French is the official language法語是官方語言，though many also speak Réunion Creole at home雖然很多人在家也講留尼旺克里奧語。The capital首都 is Saint-Denis是聖但尼。

A bit under a million people live there. Older books sometimes call it a 'dependency', which makes it sound like a leftover colony; though actually, France treats it as part of France itself, the way it treats a region in Europe — same passports, same many laws, just much farther away.

A bit under a million people差不多不到一百萬人 live there住在那裡。Older books舊書上 sometimes call it a 'dependency'有時候會叫它「屬地」，which makes it sound like a leftover colony聽起來像是殖民地的殘餘；though actually不過其實，France treats it as part of France itself法國把它當成法國本土的一部分，the way it treats a region in Europe就像對待歐洲本土的一個地區一樣——same passports用一樣的護照、same many laws大部分法律也一樣，just much farther away只是離得遠很多。

The name looks like reunion (a meeting of people who have been apart). Same French source, different thing: one is a place, the other is a get-together.

The name這個字 looks like reunion看起來很像 reunion (a meeting of people who have been apart)（分開的人重新聚會）。Same French source同一個法文詞源，different thing但是不同的東西：one is a place一個是地方，the other is a get-together另一個是聚會。