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The following is a list of city-states in Civilization VI and its expansions.

City-states[]

Icon & Type City-State Suzerain Bonus
Akkad (Civ6) Akkad GS-Only Melee and anti-cavalry units' attacks do full damage to the city's walls.
Amsterdam (Civ6) Amsterdam[1] Your Trade Route Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Gold Gold for each Luxury resource at the destination.
Anshan (Civ6) Anshan[2] +2 Science Science from each Great Work of Writing Great Work of Writing. +1 Science Science from each Relic Relic and Artifact Artifact.
Antananarivo (Civ6) Antananarivo[3] Extra 2% Culture Culture with every Great Person Great Person ever earned (up to 30%).
Antioch (Civ6) Antioch[1] [4]R&F-Only Your Trade Route Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Gold Gold for each Luxury resource at the destination.
Armagh (Civ6) Armagh[3] Builders can construct the Monastery improvement, which provides Faith Faith and heals religious units.
Auckland (Civ6) Auckland[3] Shallow water tiles worked by Citizen Citizens provide +1 Production Production. Additional +1 Production Production when you reach the Industrial Era.
Ayutthaya (Civ6) Ayutthaya[5] Gain Culture Culture equal to 10% of the construction cost when finishing buildings.
Babylon (Civ6) Babylon[6] [2]R&F-Only +2 Science Science from each Great Work of Writing Great Work of Writing. +1 Science Science from each Relic Relic and Artifact Artifact.
Bandar Brunei (Civ6) Bandar Brunei[7] Your Trading Post Trading Posts in foreign cities provide +1 Gold Gold to your Trade Route Trade Routes passing through or going to the city.
Bologna (Civ6) Bologna[8] GS-Only Your districts with a building provide +1 Great Person Great Person point of their type (Great Writer Great Writer, Great Artist Great Artist, and Great Musician Great Musician for Theater Square districts with a building).
Brussels (Civ6) Brussels Your cities get +15% Production Production towards wonders.
Buenos Aires (Civ6) Buenos Aires Your Bonus resources behave like Luxury resources, providing 1 Amenity Amenity per type.
Caguana (Civ6) Caguana[9] Builders can construct the Batey improvement, which provides Culture Culture and Tourism Tourism.
Cahokia (Civ6) Cahokia GS-Only Builders can construct the Cahokia Mounds improvement, which provide Gold Gold and Housing Housing.
Cardiff (Civ6) Cardiff GS-Only Cities receive +2 Power Power for every Harbor building.
Carthage (Civ6) Carthage[10] Your Encampment districts provide +1 Trade Route Trade Route capacity each.

R&F-Only Land combat units are 20% cheaper to purchase with Gold Gold for each Encampment district building in that city.

Chinguetti (Civ6) Chinguetti[5] International and domestic Trade Route Trade Routes receive +1 Faith Faith for every follower in this city, of your founded or majority religion.
Fez (Civ6) Fez GS-Only When you use a unit to convert a city for the first time, gain 20 Science Science per Citizen Population of that city.
Geneva (Civ6) Geneva Your cities earn +15% Science Science whenever you are not at war with any civilization.
Granada (Civ6) Granada[3] Builders can construct the Alcázar improvement, which provides Culture Culture, protects military units, and provides Science Science based on the tile's Appeal.
Hattusa (Civ6) Hattusa Provides you with 1 of each Strategic resource you have revealed but do not own.

GS-Only Provides you with 2 of each Strategic resource per turn you have revealed but do not own.

Hong Kong (Civ6) Hong Kong Your cities get +20% Production Production towards city projects.
Hunza (Civ6) Hunza[9] You receive +1 Gold Gold for every 5 tiles a Trade Route Trade Route travels.
Jakarta (Civ6) Jakarta[7] Your Trading Post Trading Posts at international destinations grant +1 additional Gold Gold to all Trade Route Trade Routes that pass through them.
Jerusalem (Civ6) Jerusalem Automatically converts to the Religion you founded, and exerts pressure for that Religion as if it were a Holy City.

R&F-Only Your cities with Holy Sites exert pressure as if they were Holy Cities (4x religious pressure in all cities within 10 tiles).

Johannesburg (Civ6) Johannesburg[5] Cities receive +1 Production Production for every improved resource type. After researching Industrialization it becomes +2 Production Production.
Kabul (Civ6) Kabul Your units receive double experience from battles they initiate.
Kandy (Civ6) Kandy Receive a Relic Relic every time you discover a new natural wonder, and earn +50% Faith Faith from all Relic Relics.
Kumasi (Civ6) Kumasi Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Culture Culture and +1 Gold Gold for every specialty district in the origin city.
La Venta (Civ6) La Venta Builders can construct the Colossal Head improvement, which provides Faith Faith and Tourism Tourism.
Lahore (Civ6) Lahore[9] You can now purchase the Nihang unique unit with Faith Faith.
Lisbon (Civ6) Lisbon[11] Your Trader units are immune to being plundered on water tiles.
Mexico City (Civ6) Mexico City[12] GS-Only Regional effects from your Industrial Zone, Water Park, and Entertainment Complex districts reach 3 tiles farther.
Mitla (Civ6) Mitla[13][3] +15% City growth for cities with a Campus.
Mogadishu (Civ6) Mogadishu[11] Your Trader units are immune to being plundered on water tiles.
Mohenjo-Daro (Civ6) Mohenjo-Daro Your cities have full Housing Housing from water, as if they were all next to a River.
Muscat (Civ6) Muscat[3] +1 Amenities Amenities for cities with a Commercial Hub.
Nalanda (Civ6) Nalanda[5] Your Builders can build Mahavihara improvements.
Nan Madol (Civ6) Nan Madol Your districts on or next to Coast tiles provide +2 Culture Culture.
Nazca (Civ6) Nazca GS-Only Builders can construct the Nazca Line improvement on flat Desert tiles, which provide Faith Faith, Food Food and Production Production.
Ngazargamu (Civ6) Ngazargamu[10] GS-Only Land combat or support units are 20% cheaper to purchase with Gold Gold for each Encampment district building in that city.
Palenque (Civ6) Palenque[13][3] +15% City growth for cities with a Campus.
Preslav (Civ6) Preslav Your light and heavy cavalry units have +5 Strength Strength when fighting on hill tiles.

R&F-Only You receive +2 Loyalty per turn in cities for each Encampment district building.

Rapa Nui (Civ6) Rapa Nui GS-Only Your builders can now make Moai improvements, which provide Culture Culture and Tourism Tourism.
Samarkand (Civ6) Samarkand[5] Your Builders can build Trading Dome improvements.
Seoul (Civ6) Seoul[6] When you enter a new era, earn 1 random Eureka Eureka from that era.
Singapore (Civ6) Singapore[9] Your cities receive +2 Production Production for each foreign civilization they have a Trade Route Trade Route to.
Stockholm (Civ6) Stockholm[8] Your districts provide +1 Great Person Great Person point of their type (Great Writer Great Writer, Great Artist Great Artist, and Great Musician Great Musician for Theater Square districts).

R&F-Only Your districts with a building provide +1 Great Person Great Person point of their type (Great Writer Great Writer, Great Artist Great Artist, and Great Musician Great Musician for Theater Square districts with a building).

Taruga (Civ6) Taruga[9] Your cities receive +5% Science Science for each different Strategic Resource they have.
Toronto (Civ6) Toronto[12] Regional effects from your Industrial Zone and Entertainment Complex districts reach 3 tiles farther.

R&F-Only Regional effects from your Industrial Zone, Water Park, and Entertainment Complex districts reach 3 tiles farther.

Valletta (Civ6) Valletta City Center buildings and Encampment district buildings can be bought with Faith Faith. Cost of purchasing Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Walls is reduced, but they can only be bought with Faith Faith.
Vatican City (Civ6) Vatican City[9] When you activate a Great Person Great Person, they spread 400 Religious pressure of your founded (or majority) religion to cities within 10 tiles.
Venice (Civ6) Venice[4] Your Trade Route Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Gold Gold for each Luxury resource at the destination.
Vilnius (Civ6) Vilnius When you enter a new era, earn 1 random Inspiration Inspiration from that era.

R&F-Only For the highest active Alliance Level all your Theater Square districts receive +50% adjacency bonus.

Wolin (Civ6) Wolin[5] Receive Great General Great General points when a land unit defeats a major or minor civilization's unit and receive Great Admiral Great Admiral points when a naval unit defeats a major or minor civilization's unit equal to 25% of the opposing unit's strength (Standard Speed).
Yerevan (Civ6) Yerevan Your Apostle units can choose from any possible promotion instead of receiving a random promotion.
Zanzibar (Civ6) Zanzibar Receive the Cinnamon Cinnamon and Cloves Cloves Luxury resources. These cannot be earned any other way in the game, and provide 6 Amenities Amenities each.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Antioch replaced Amsterdam in the Rise and Fall expansion, when Netherlands was added as a civ. Antioch is subsequently replaced by Venice (see below).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Anshan replaced Babylon in the Babylon Pack DLC, when Babylon was added as a civ. However, it is available in all rulesets.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Available with the Vikings Scenario Pack DLC.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Venice replaced Antioch in the Byzantium & Gaul Pack DLC, when Byzantium was added as a civ. However, it is available in all rulesets.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Available with the Babylon Pack DLC.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Babylon replaced Seoul in the Rise and Fall expansion, when Korea was added as a civ. Seoul is subsequently replaced by Anshan (see above).
  7. 7.0 7.1 Bandar Brunei replaced Jakarta in the Khmer and Indonesia Civilization & Scenario Pack, when Indonesia was added as a civ. However, it is available in all rulesets.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Bologna replaced Stockholm in the Gathering Storm expansion, when Sweden was added as a civ. However, it is available for players who have purchased Gathering Storm.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Available with the Maya & Gran Colombia Pack DLC.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Ngazargamu replaced Carthage in the Gathering Storm expansion, when Phoenicia was added as a civ. However, it is available for players who have purchased Gathering Storm.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Mogadishu replaced Lisbon in the Portugal Pack, when Portugal was added as a civ. However, it is available in all rulesets.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Mexico City replaced Toronto in the Gathering Storm expansion, when Canada was added as a civ. However, it is available for players who have purchased Gathering Storm.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Mitla replaced Palenque in the Maya & Gran Colombia Pack DLC, when Maya was added as a civ. However, it is available in all rulesets.

Scenario-specific city-states[]

Jadwiga's Legacy[]

Type City-State Suzerain Bonus
Trade City-State (Civ6) Gdańsk Trade Route Trade Routes to any City-State provide +5 Gold Gold for every specialty district in the origin city.
Cultural City-State (Civ6) Prague Your districts provide +1 Great Person Great Person point of their type (both Great Writer Great Writer and Great Artist Great Artist points for Theater Square districts).
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Vienna Pay half the usual cost to levy city-state units.

Vikings, Traders, and Raiders![]

Because the player cannot obtain Envoy Envoys in Vikings, Traders, and Raiders!, it is not possible to interact with city-states diplomatically. As such, city-states do not provide any Envoy Envoy bonuses or Suzerain bonuses.

Type City-State Unique Component
Religious City-State (Civ6) Al-Qayrawan None
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Apuolė Monastery
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Arles Monastery
Trade City-State (Civ6) Asilah None
Trade City-State (Civ6) Balarm None
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Dùn Breatann Monastery
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Eoforwic Monastery
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Iruñea Monastery
Trade City-State (Civ6) Pisa Monastery
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Preslav Monastery
Religious City-State (Civ6) Roma Monastery
Religious City-State (Civ6) Tamworth Monastery
Religious City-State (Civ6) Thetford Monastery
Trade City-State (Civ6) Tmutarakan Monastery
Trade City-State (Civ6) Venèxia Monastery
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Wintanceaster Monastery
Trade City-State (Civ6) Wòlin Monastery
Religious City-State (Civ6) Xixón Monastery

Outback Tycoon[]

Icon & Type City-State Suzerain Bonus
New South Wales (Civ6) New South Wales There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.

Conquests of Alexander[]

Because the player cannot obtain Envoy Envoys in Conquests of Alexander, it is not possible to interact with city-states diplomatically. As such, city-states do not provide any Envoy Envoy bonuses or Suzerain bonuses.

Icon & Type City-State Unique Component
Athens (Civ6) Athens Hoplite
Marakanda (Civ6) Marakanda Saka Horse Archer
Patala (Civ6) Patala Varu

Gifts of the Nile[]

Type City-State Suzerain Bonus
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Ashmunein There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.
Cultural City-State (Civ6) Bahariya Your Trading Post Trading Posts in foreign cities provide +1 Gold Gold to your Trade Route Trade Routes passing through or going to the city.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Byblos Your Bonus resources behave like Luxury resources, providing 1 Amenity Amenity per type.
Cultural City-State (Civ6) Dakhla Your Trading Post Trading Posts in foreign cities provide +1 Gold Gold to your Trade Route Trade Routes passing through or going to the city.
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Ihnasiya There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Irem Your Trade Route Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Gold Gold for each Luxury resource at the destination.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Kharga Your Trading Post Trading Posts in foreign cities provide +1 Gold Gold to your Trade Route Trade Routes passing through or going to the city.
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Nekhen There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.
Religious City-State (Civ6) On There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Punt Receive the Cinnamon Cinnamon and Cloves Cloves Luxury resources. These cannot be earned any other way in the game, and provide 6 Amenities Amenities each.
Industrial City-State (Civ6) Serabit el-Khadim Provides you with 1 of each Strategic resource you have revealed but do not own.
Scientific City-State (Civ6) Sharuhen There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.
Militaristic City-State (Civ6) Thinis There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.

Path to Nirvana[]

Type City-State Suzerain Bonus
Maritime City-State (Civ6) Bandar Brunei Your districts on or next to Coast tiles provide +2 Faith Faith.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Dali Provides +1 Amenity Amenity in cities with a Commercial Hub district.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Delhi Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Gaochang Provides +1 Amenity Amenity in cities with a Commercial Hub district.
Maritime City-State (Civ6) Goa Your districts on or next to Coast tiles provide +2 Faith Faith.
Maritime City-State (Civ6) Heian Your districts on or next to Coast tiles provide +2 Faith Faith.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Kaesong Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Kashgar Your Trade Route Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Faith Faith for each Luxury resource at the destination.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Khotan Provides +1 Amenity Amenity in cities with a Commercial Hub district.
Cultural City-State (Civ6) Kucha Your Trading Post Trading Posts in foreign cities provide +1 Culture Culture to your Trade Route Trade Routes passing through or going to the city.
Industrial City-State (Civ6) Lamphun Your Bonus resources behave like Luxury resources, providing 1 Amenity Amenity per type.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Lamuri Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Malabang Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Pagan Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Palembang Provides +1 Amenity Amenity in cities with a Commercial Hub district.
Trade City-State (Civ6) Samarkand Provides +1 Amenity Amenity in cities with a Commercial Hub district.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Somnath Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Industrial City-State (Civ6) Temasek Your Bonus resources behave like Luxury resources, providing 1 Amenity Amenity per type.
Maritime City-State (Civ6) Thăng Long Your districts on or next to Coast tiles provide +2 Faith Faith.
Maritime City-State (Civ6) Tondo Your districts on or next to Coast tiles provide +2 Faith Faith.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Turpan Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Industrial City-State (Civ6) Ujjain Your Bonus resources behave like Luxury resources, providing 1 Amenity Amenity per type.
Religious City-State (Civ6) Vijaya Your Trade Route Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Faith Faith for every specialty district in the origin city.
Industrial City-State (Civ6) Xingqing Your Bonus resources behave like Luxury resources, providing 1 Amenity Amenity per type.
Cultural City-State (Civ6) Zhongjing Your Trading Post Trading Posts in foreign cities provide +1 Culture Culture to your Trade Route Trade Routes passing through or going to the city.

War Machine[]

Icon & Type City-State Suzerain Bonus
Luxembourg (Civ6) Luxembourg GS-Only There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.
R&F-Only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.
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