Not too mention Geography - Singapore conviniently sitting at the Strait of Malacca helped, I thinkIt didnt neede much economical hinterland - but independant Vancouver, that could be a bit different then...
If things go a bit worse for Turkey in the 20th century, and a bit better for Greece/Bulgaria, then perhaps Istanbul?
Danzig is the obvious one in the 20th century, but I might suggest Trieste as well.
-Goa
-Independent Hong Kong and/or Macao
All three are highly unlikely. The modern city-state needs more territory than an medieval or ancient city-state to survive.
Danzig is the obvious one in the 20th century, but I might suggest Trieste as well.
I'll admit freely that my knowledge of South American history is (ahem) sketchy, but I have to wonder if there might be a situation in which Uruguay might be subsumed by Argentina, leaving Montevideo as a possible city state?
Danzig is the obvious one in the 20th century, but I might suggest Trieste as well.
I'll admit freely that my knowledge of South American history is (ahem) sketchy, but I have to wonder if there might be a situation in which Uruguay might be subsumed by Argentina, leaving Montevideo as a possible city state?