Corsicae

Corsicae Corse (FR) Corsica (CO/IT)
Region o Fraunce
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Kintra	Fraunce
Prefectur	Ajaccio
Departments	2 Haute-Corse Corse-du-Sud
Govrenment
• Preses	Paul Giacobbi (PRG)
Area
• Total	8680 km2 (3,350 sq mi)
Population  (1 Januar 2008)
• Total	302,000
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP (2006)	Rankit {{{GDP_rank}}}
Tot	€7 billion (US${{{GDP_US$}}} bn)
Per capita	€20,300 (US${{{GDP_per_capita_US$}}})
NUTS Region	FR8
Website	www.corse.fr

Corsicae (Corsican: Corsica, [ˈkorsiɡa]; also Italian: [ˈkɔrsika]; French: Corse, [kɔʁs]) is an island in the Mediterrane Sea. It is locatit wast o Italy, sootheast o the French mainland, an north o the island o Sardinie.

Corsicae is ane o the 27 regions o Fraunce, although strictly speakin Corsicae is designatit as a "territorial collectivity" (collectivité territoriale) bi law. As a territorial collectivity, it enjoys greater pouers nor ither French régions, but for the maist pairt its status is quite similar. Corsicae 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 nor tae the French mainland, politically Corsicae is pairt o Metropolitan Fraunce. It wis ance briefly an unthrilt Corsican Republic, till bein incorporatit intae Fraunce in 1769. Its cultur haes French an Italian elements blendit intae it.