3. ° Indian Ocean , 550km away from the east of
Madagascar
° the Capital : Saint Denis
° 900,000 people
° French oversea department
- part of France
-same President
-same government
4. BORN FROM A
VOLCANO
- two volcanic eruption
- about 2 and a half million years ago "le Piton des
neiges" emerged from the sea
5. ° discovered by Portuguese explorer Diogo
Fernandes
°Portuguese left the Island
° occupied by France (1600)
° From 17th to the 19th centuries: importation of
Africans, Chinese and Indian as workers and slaves
°Slavery was abolished on 20 December 1848
6. COMPOSED OF SEVERAL NATION
-Chinese
-African
-Muslim language : Creole
official language: French
-Hindu
- French
7. -activate volcano burst into
regular eruption
VOLCANO "PITON DE LA
FOURNAISE"
- Salazie, Mafate , Cilaos
3 CIRQUES
-Hindu temple
-Church
-Chinese Temple
RELIGION LIVE IN
PERFECT HARMONY