Ajaccio
Ajaccio (French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city (commune) of France. It is the capital of the territorial collectivity of Corsica and the préfecture (capital) of the département of Corse-du-Sud. Population (1999): 52,880.
Economy
Ajaccio has a small manufacturing economy of cigars, macaroni, and similar products, and carries on shipbuilding, sardine-fishing and coral-fishing. Its exports include timber, citrons, skins, chestnuts and gallic acid.
Related Topics:
Cigar - Macaroni - Shipbuilding - Sardine - Coral
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The port is accessible by the largest ships, but its accommodation is indifferent. In 1904 there entered 603 vessels with a tonnage of 202,980, and cleared 608 vessels with a tonnage of 202,502.
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