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Saint-Joseph
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Saint Joseph is a commune in the French overseas department of Reunion. It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Reunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the European Union. In the 1999 census, Saint Joseph had a population of 30,293. Reunion is an island and overseas department of France, located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, about 200 kilometers southwest of Mauritius, the nearest island.
Saint Joseph, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited places. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times.
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