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Corsica
Corsica/Corsica
General information
Population: 279.000 inhabitants (2006)
Area: 8.860 km2
Institutions: Executive Council of Corsica and Parliament of Corsica
State administration: France
Major cities: Aiacciu (administrative capital), Corti (historical capital)
Territorial language: Corsican and Ligur
Official language: French
Major religion: Christianity (Catholicism)
National day: 8 December
Politics
Capital: Aiacciu
President: Paul Giacobbir, PRG (2010)
Political system: Territorial collectivity within the unitary French state
Distribution of seats in Parliament (2010). 51 members:
Leftist parties - 24
Union for a People's Movement (UMP) - 12
Femu a Corsica list - 11
Corsica Libera - 4
Electoral system: proportional
Government: PRG - PCF - PS - CSD
Degree of autonomy
In 1991 the Region of Corsica became the Territorial Collectivity of Corsica, adopting a specific statute within the French Republic. Corsica gained a certain degree of political and administrative autonomy and became the most decentralized region of France, with a unique system within the French state that is similar to other decentralized states in Europe.
Comments
The armed organization Fronte di Liberazione Naziunale di a Corsica (FLNC, National Front for the Liberation of Corsica), active since 1976, calls for an independent Corsica and for Corsican political prisoners to be transferred from the continent to the island. In the past, there have been several other armed movements, but most of these have since dissolved.
Links
Polítics
Official site of the Territorial Collectivity of Corsica www.corse.fr
Site of the separatist party Corsica Nazione www.corsica-nazione.com
Language and Culture
Corsican culture www.linguacorsa.net
Media
Info Club Corsica, news and more information from Corsica http://info.club-corsica.com
Alta Frequenza, a Corsican radio channel www.alta-frequenza.com
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