Wp/enm/Bastia

Bastia (Corsican and French: Bastia) biþ a commune and cite in þe corsica region, prefecture of þe Uppere Corsica department. Population - 42.9 þousand inhabitants (2005). Bastia biþ lucated on þe norþeastern coaste of þe island at þe base of Cape Cors, beingge þe main port and an important economic centere of Corsica. Þe climate biþ mediterranean wiþ average monþle temperatures from + 8°c in wintere to +23°c in summere (average annual about +15°c). Winds are frequent and moderate, wiþ about 700 mm of rainfale a yeare.