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Ajaccio is the capital of Corsica.
[[File:Corsica in France 2016.svg.png|thumb|right|map of France including Corsica]]
[[File:Corsica in France 2016.svg.png|thumb|right|map of France including Corsica]]
'''Corsica''' is an island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], currently part of [[France]].
'''Corsica''' is an island in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], currently part of [[France]]. The capital is Ajaccio.
It was conquered by the Romans in 237 BC - it has had a checquered history of occupation, finding itself variously under [[Vandal]], [[Byzantine]], [[Arab]] and [[Genoa|Genoese]] control, finally being sold to [[France]] in 1768.
It was conquered by the Romans in 237 BC - it has had a checquered history of occupation, finding itself variously under [[Vandal]], [[Byzantine]], [[Arab]] and [[Genoa|Genoese]] control, finally being sold to [[France]] in 1768.