The island of Corsica belongs to which country?

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to France. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the Italian island of Sardinia. Corsica is one of the 18 regions of France, although it is by law designated a territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale). As a territorial collectivity, Corsica enjoys some greater powers than other French regions but is commonly referred to as a region. It is the only collectivité territoriale that is within metropolitan France. So, because of its mountains and beaches, many French vacationers like to flock to the island of Corsica when ever they can.

Also, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, only three months after France defeated Corsican patriots led by Pasquale Paoli, a good friend of Napoleon's father, Carlo. While many Corsicans continued their fight for independence, Carlo embraced the French and their way of life. He was proud of his family's noble origins. (The family was of ancient Tuscan nobility and lived in Ajaccio in the 16th century.) Napoleon perceived his father's behavior as a betrayal of his Corsican heritage.