City states are independent cities that act like nations.
The best example in the modern world is Singapore.
Historically they were common in Europe, but the only ones left in Europe are Monaco and the Vatican City.
A city-state can include land outside the city, historically many city states included some surrounding agricultural areas which supplied the city with food. It was still a city-state as long as most of the population lived in the one city.
A city-state is a sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory.
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A city state is the land of a sovereign city and its surround territory.
City state is a state (or country) which consists of just one city. For example the Vatican.
a city state does not have an emperor the difference between a city-state and an empire is that a city-state does not have an emperor
a city-state has an independent political system
No, Salt Lake City is not a state. It is a city in the state of Utah.
Seattle is a city, not a state. It is in the state of Washington.
A synonym for city-state would be a sovereign city-state, or a self-governing city-state.
No, Milwaukee is the largest city. The capital of Wisconsin is Madison.
a city is not divided from a country, but with a city-state, it's otherwise.
It is both a city and a county within the US State of Pennsylvania.