'''City-states''' are extremely small sovereign [[Nation|nations]], usually only containing a city after which they are named. Examples include [[Sparta]], [[Athens]], and [[Andorra]].
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'''City-states''' are extremely small sovereign [[Nation|nations]], usually only containing a city after which they are named. They were common in ancient Greece and usually had a fair number of rivalries and political alliances, but would ban together during times of foreign threat. Examples include [[Sparta]], [[Athens]], [[Corinth]] and [[Andorra]].