City State

A city-state is an independent country whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as part of another local government. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City-state

historical archtypes: Athens and other classical greek cities
contemporary: Vatican City, Singapore, Monaco, pre-turnover Hong Kong
- not-really: UAE like Dubai

Edited: 2011-10-26 00:00:00 | Tweet this! | Search Twitter for discussion

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