What city is a city-state ?

Question

A city-state is a city that isn't governed by any big goverment , just that is has it's own small government that owns only that city . HELP extra credit question !

Answer 1

Washington D.C.  is technically not part of any state, but is just a city to itself, so I think that would qualify.

Answer 2

If they don't have to be current, how about both Sparta and Athens in ancient Greece?

Answer 3

The Vatican City, Rome.  Governed by the Catholic Church and is its own little sovereign nation.

Answer 4

I'm not sure, but how about Washington, DC and Vatican City?

Answer 5

Vatican City is the only one I know of currently in existance.  City States pretty much died out as it became easier to seize control of large areas.  City-states such as Athens and Sparta existed in Classical Greece.