Corsica
Corsica (Template:IPAc-en; French: Corse, Template:IPA-fr; Template:Lang-co; Italian: Corsica, Template:IPA-it) an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is locatit wast o Italy, sootheast o the French mainland, an north o the island o Sardinie.
Corsica is ane o the 27 regions o Fraunce, although strictly speakin Corsica is designatit as a "territorial collectivity" (collectivité territoriale) bi law. As a territorial collectivity, it enjoys greater pouers than ither French régions, but for the maist pairt its status is quite similar. Corsica is referred tae as a "région" in common speech, an is amaist aaways leetit amang the ither régions o Fraunce. Although the island is separatit frae the continental mainland bi the Ligurian Sea an is closer tae Italy than tae the French mainland, politically Corsica is pairt o Metropolitan Fraunce. It wis ance briefly an independent Corsican Republic, till being incorporatit intae Fraunce in 1769. Its cultur haes French an Italian elements blendit intae it.
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