Hello powerfailure-ga,
There are three city states today. They are Monaco, Singapore and the
Vatican. Each of them is a sovereign area that is controlled by a city
and does not have any subordinate entities. You might argue that
Monaco does not fit this definition completely. See the notes below
and decide for yourself whether you want to accept Monaco as a city
state.
The wikipedia description of city states is complete and you may want
to explore further about earlier city states. I?ve also included links
to the official website of each of the three city states as well as
some more comprehensive sites where you can continue your
explorations.
All the best.
~ czh ~
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MODERN CITY STATES
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City-state
City-state
A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city, and usually
having sovereignty.
City-states were common in ancient times.
Modern-day city-states
Monaco
The Principality of Monaco is often described as a city-state,
although in addition to Monaco-Ville its territory includes another
town, Monte-Carlo.
Singapore
The port city of Singapore was established by the British East India
Company in 1819, and became a British crown colony in 1867. Except for
a brief period of Japanese occupation during World War II, Singapore
remained a British colony until 1963. In that year, Singapore joined
Malaya, Sarawak, and Sabah in the new federation of Malaysia.
Unrest marked the years during which Singapore was part of Malaysia.
Race-riots between the majority Chinese and minority Malays in the
city were frequent, and the federal government, dominated by the
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), clashed with the state
government, which was dominated by the People's Action Party (PAP).
The UMNO feared that the PAP would challenge their dominant position
in the federal government. Finally, Singapore was expelled from the
federation in 1965, becoming an independent sovereign state.
Vatican City State
Until 1870, the city of Rome had been controlled by the pope as part
of his "papal states". When King Victor Emmanuel II annexed the city
in 1870, Pope Pius IX refused to recognise the newly-formed Kingdom of
Italy. Because he could not travel through a place that he did not
admit existed, Pius IX and his successors each claimed to be a
"Prisoner in the Vatican", unable to leave the 0.17-square mile
(440,000 mē) papal enclave once they had ascended the papal throne.
The impasse was resolved in 1929 by the Lateran Treaties negotiated by
the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini between King Victor Emmanuel III
and Pope Pius XI. Under this treaty, the Vatican was recognized as an
independent state, with the pope as its head. The Vatican City State
has its own citizenship, diplomatic corps, flag, and postal system.
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MONACO
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http://www.monaco.gouv.mc/PortGb
The Principality of Monaco
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mn.html
Government: Monaco
Country name:
-- conventional long form: Principality of Monaco
-- conventional short form: Monaco
-- local long form: Principaute de Monaco
-- local short form: Monaco
Government type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Monaco
Administrative divisions:
none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by
the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular -
quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Independence: 1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi)
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SINGAPORE
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sn.html
Government: Singapore
Country name:
-- conventional long form: Republic of Singapore
-- conventional short form: Singapore
Government type: parliamentary republic
Capital: Singapore
Administrative divisions: none
Independence: 9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
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://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&q=singapore
Search results: Singapore
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VATICAN
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http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
Vatican ? The Holy See
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/vt.html
Government: Holy See (Vatican City)
Country name:
-- conventional long form: The Holy See (State of the Vatican City)
-- conventional short form: Holy See (Vatican City)
-- local long form: Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
-- local short form: Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)
Government type: ecclesiastical
Capital: Vatican City
Administrative divisions: none
Independence:
11 February 1929 (from Italy); note - the three treaties signed with
Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged, among other things, the full
sovereignty of the Vatican and established its territorial extent;
however, the origin of the Papal States, which over the years have
varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to the 8th century
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Clarification of Answer by
czh-ga
on
07 Oct 2005 10:41 PDT
Hello again powerfailure-ga,
The comment by hmassa-ga is interesting but it brings up an additional
issue. The entitities he names are considered "microstates" but don't
seem to meet your requirement of looking for "which ones are a
city-country." If you are interested in microstates, here are some
additional resources.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/micro/index2.htm
Microstates
http://www.llrx.com/features/microstates.htm
Finding the Law: the Micro-States and Small Jurisdictions of Europe
Andorra, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, San Marino,
Vatican State; also Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern
Cyprus; and an addendum including Republika Srpska, Montenegro, Kosovo
and Transnistria
http://geography.about.com/cs/countries/a/smallcountries.htm
The World's Smallest Countries
The 17 Microstates of Less Than 200 Square Miles in Area
All the best.
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