What is City-state?
A '''city-state''' is a [[city]] that has its own [[sovereignty]], meaning that it is its own [[country]]. There were many important city-states in [[ancient Greece]]. Nowadays, cities may have differing degrees of self-governance. In order to be considered a city-state, a city must govern itself independently, by regulating its own taxes, or having independent representation at the [[United Nations]]. == Antiquity == * In [[Ancient Greece]] a [[polis]] was a city-state ** [[Athens]] ** [[Sparta]] ** [[Corinth]] ** [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] == Modern city states == Sorted in order of area size. * {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]] was a British colony till 1959. In 1959, it achieved [[autonomy]] in internal matters. Between 1963 and 1965, it was part of [[Malaysia]]. Singapore was removed from Malaysia on 9 August 1965 and became independent. * {{flagicon|Monaco}} The second smallest country in the world, [[Monaco]] is entirely [[urban]], because all its territory of only 2 square kilometers is built-up. * {{flagicon|Vatican City}} The smallest country in the world was created in 1929. The [[Vatican City]] is an [[enclave]] completely surrounded by the city of [[Rome]], [[Italy]], and is the headquarters of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. [[Category:Political geography]] [[Category:City-states| ]]