[Centropolis]

i think city-states are the most natural economic arrangement across the world and across time since the rise of recorded civilisation. many american states don't make any sense as economic units, and often their governors don't properly represent the most critical business interests in the states located in the cities, and putter around a lot with rural special interests for political reasons.

my london based company tried arranging our u.s. operations into state units and it lasted about a month, and nobody abided by it because it was a joke...

it's cities that talk to each other across the world in business...i'm dealing with say adelaide for a specific reason pertaining to that city or something near it (or some specialization). very often i do turn to people in far flung non-u.s. cities for technical expertise, not the next city over.

i'm drunk so this kind of fell flat but yes it should be all city-states.