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Corsica shieldCorsica

(kôr´sĭ-kə) (pron: kor-sick-uh)

Capital: Ajaccio (pron: ah-yaht-cho)
French annexation: 1768

The Moor’s head fits the traditional description of Moors who once occupied parts of Spain, the Mediterranean shore of France, and several Corsican villages.

Corsica provincial map