Cravate is the main governmental, economic and cultural capital and largest city on the Inner Colony of New Corsica. It is located on the continent of Bastia just 40 miles north of the Bay of Mistral. To the north and east are the large Lom Mountain range which separates the rest of Bastia from the neighboring continent of Eiden. The west features a narrow pass around the bay with access to the rest of the continent. Cravate is home to the colony's government center and the headquarters of both the New Corsican Republic Defense Force and the UNSC garrisons on the planet.