Corse-du-Sud is a Francedépartement. It is composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica.
== History ==
The department was formed on September 15, 1975, when the Corse department was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. Its boundaries correspond to the former ''département'' of Liamone, which existed from 1793 to 1811.
== Geography ==
The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the north by the department of Haute-Corse.
The entire island of Corsica is mountainous.
== Demographics ==
The inhabitants of all of Corsica are called Corsicans.
== Culture ==
The Corsicans are a fiercely independent and proud people. However, a July 6, 2003 referendum on increased autonomy was voted down by a very thin majority: 50.98 percent against to 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization policies.
==External links==
* [http://www.cg-corsedusud.fr Conseil Général website]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=2A List of the communes of Corse-du-Sud département]
* http://www.corsica-isula.com/
* http://www.visit-corsica.com/grand_public/
* http://www.otcostaverde.com/
