To be more specific, in a mostly post-Columbian timeframe (i.e. ca between 1500 AD and 1900 AD. As it is much easier to have city states created by local native cultures, I am more interested in how plausible the creation and survival of a long-lived city state (or small country that is mostly urbane) could occur if it was founded by non-native settlers (European or other).
The geographic location of the city state or microstate isn't that important, as long as you can use the surroundings/context to rationalise why they would be beneficial to the survival of the state. I'd honestly love to hear your ideas on this topic...
The geographic location of the city state or microstate isn't that important, as long as you can use the surroundings/context to rationalise why they would be beneficial to the survival of the state. I'd honestly love to hear your ideas on this topic...