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The flag of Corsica.

Corsica is an island, ruled by France and in the Mediterranean Sea. It has something of its own national identity, and is notorious for its crime syndicates, the Unione Corse being one of the most well known. Bond's wife Tracy and her family are of Corsican origin.

Napoleon Bonaparte, one of a number of military leaders Brad Whitaker idolised, came from Corsica.

Bond had originally thought of going to the French island of Corsica in The Spy Who Loved Me, but XXX pointed out that they should really be going to Sardinia.

Characters[]

For characters of Corsican nationality, see Category:Corsicans.

Notable Corsican characters include Marc-Ange Draco (and the literary and gaming versions), Tracy Bond (and the literary version and her daughter), Olivier Cesari from the novel Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson, and the gangster Pierre Borraud from Ian Fleming's Thunderball.

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