List of city-states in Civ6

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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	Melee and anti-cavalry units' attacks do full damage to the city's walls.
	Amsterdam	Your Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Gold for each Luxury resource at the destination.
	Anshan	+2 Science from each Great Work of Writing. +1 Science from each Relic and Artifact.
	Antananarivo	Extra 2% Culture with every Great Person ever earned (up to 30%).
	Antioch	Your Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Gold for each Luxury resource at the destination.
	Armagh	Builders can construct the Monastery improvement, which provides Faith and heals religious units.
	Auckland	Shallow water tiles worked by Citizens provide +1 Production. Additional +1 Production when you reach the Industrial Era.
	Ayutthaya	Gain Culture equal to 10% of the construction cost when finishing buildings.
	Babylon	+2 Science from each Great Work of Writing. +1 Science from each Relic and Artifact.
	Bandar Brunei	Your Trading Posts in foreign cities provide +1 Gold to your Trade Routes passing through or going to the city.
	Bologna	Your districts with a building provide +1 Great Person point of their type ( Great Writer, Great Artist, and Great Musician for Theater Square districts with a building).
	Brussels	Your cities get +15% Production towards wonders.
	Buenos Aires	Your Bonus resources behave like Luxury resources, providing 1 Amenity per type.
	Caguana	Builders can construct the Batey improvement, which provides Culture and Tourism.
	Cahokia	Builders can construct the Cahokia Mounds improvement, which provide Gold and Housing.
	Cardiff	Cities receive +2 Power for every Harbor building.
	Carthage	Your Encampment districts provide +1 Trade Route capacity each. Land combat units are 20% cheaper to purchase with Gold for each Encampment district building in that city.
	Chinguetti	International and domestic Trade Routes receive +1 Faith for every follower in this city, of your founded or majority religion.
	Fez	When you use a unit to convert a city for the first time, gain 20 Science per Population of that city.
	Geneva	Your cities earn +15% Science whenever you are not at war with any civilization.
	Granada	Builders can construct the Alcázar improvement, which provides Culture, protects military units, and provides Science based on the tile's Appeal.
	Hattusa	Provides you with 1 of each Strategic resource you have revealed but do not own. Provides you with 2 of each Strategic resource per turn you have revealed but do not own.
	Hong Kong	Your cities get +20% Production towards city projects.
	Hunza	You receive +1 Gold for every 5 tiles a Trade Route travels.
	Jakarta	Your Trading Posts at international destinations grant +1 additional Gold to all Trade Routes that pass through them.
	Jerusalem	Automatically converts to the Religion you founded, and exerts pressure for that Religion as if it were a Holy City. Your cities with Holy Sites exert pressure as if they were Holy Cities (4x religious pressure in all cities within 10 tiles).
	Johannesburg	Cities receive +1 Production for every improved resource type. After researching Industrialization it becomes +2 Production.
	Kabul	Your units receive double experience from battles they initiate.
	Kandy	Receive a Relic every time you discover a new natural wonder, and earn +50% Faith from all Relics.
	Kumasi	Your Trade Routes to any city-state provide +2 Culture and +1 Gold for every specialty district in the origin city.
	La Venta	Builders can construct the Colossal Head improvement, which provides Faith and Tourism.
	Lahore	You can now purchase the Nihang unique unit with Faith.
	Lisbon	Your Trader units are immune to being plundered on water tiles.
	Mexico City	Regional effects from your Industrial Zone, Water Park, and Entertainment Complex districts reach 3 tiles farther.
	Mitla	+15% City growth for cities with a Campus.
	Mogadishu	Your Trader units are immune to being plundered on water tiles.
	Mohenjo-Daro	Your cities have full Housing from water, as if they were all next to a River.
	Muscat	+1 Amenities for cities with a Commercial Hub.
	Nalanda	Your Builders can build Mahavihara improvements.
	Nan Madol	Your districts on or next to Coast tiles provide +2 Culture.
	Nazca	Builders can construct the Nazca Line improvement on flat Desert tiles, which provide Faith, Food and Production.
	Ngazargamu	Land combat or support units are 20% cheaper to purchase with Gold for each Encampment district building in that city.
	Palenque	+15% City growth for cities with a Campus.
	Preslav	Your light and heavy cavalry units have +5 Strength when fighting on hill tiles. You receive +2 Loyalty per turn in cities for each Encampment district building.
	Rapa Nui	Your builders can now make Moai improvements, which provide Culture and Tourism.
	Samarkand	Your Builders can build Trading Dome improvements.
	Seoul	When you enter a new era, earn 1 random Eureka from that era.
	Singapore	Your cities receive +2 Production for each foreign civilization they have a Trade Route to.
	Stockholm	Your districts provide +1 Great Person point of their type ( Great Writer, Great Artist, and Great Musician for Theater Square districts). Your districts with a building provide +1 Great Person point of their type ( Great Writer, Great Artist, and Great Musician for Theater Square districts with a building).
	Taruga	Your cities receive +5% Science for each different Strategic Resource they have.
	Toronto	Regional effects from your Industrial Zone and Entertainment Complex districts reach 3 tiles farther. Regional effects from your Industrial Zone, Water Park, and Entertainment Complex districts reach 3 tiles farther.
	Valletta	City Center buildings and Encampment district buildings can be bought with Faith. Cost of purchasing Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Walls is reduced, but they can only be bought with Faith.
	Vatican City	When you activate a Great Person, they spread 400 Religious pressure of your founded (or majority) religion to cities within 10 tiles.
	Venice	Your Trade Routes to foreign cities earn +1 Gold for each Luxury resource at the destination.
	Vilnius	When you enter a new era, earn 1 random Inspiration from that era. For the highest active Alliance Level all your Theater Square districts receive +50% adjacency bonus.
	Wolin	Receive Great General points when a land unit defeats a major or minor civilization's unit and receive 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	Your Apostle units can choose from any possible promotion instead of receiving a random promotion.
	Zanzibar	Receive the Cinnamon and Cloves Luxury resources. These cannot be earned any other way in the game, and provide 6 Amenities each.

Scenario-specific city-states

Main article: List of scenarios in Civ6

Jadwiga's Legacy

Main article: Jadwiga's Legacy (Civ6)

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

Vikings, Traders, and Raiders!

Main article: Vikings, Traders, and Raiders! (Civ6)

Because the player cannot obtain Envoys in this scenario, it is not possible to interact with city-states diplomatically and they do not provide any Envoy or Suzerain bonuses.

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

Outback Tycoon

Main article: Outback Tycoon (Civ6)

Because the player cannot obtain Envoys in this scenario, it is not possible to interact with city-states diplomatically and they do not provide any Envoy or Suzerain bonuses.

Icon & Type	City-State
	New South Wales

Conquests of Alexander

Main article: Conquests of Alexander (Civ6)

Because the player cannot obtain Envoys in this scenario, it is not possible to interact with city-states diplomatically and they do not provide any Envoy or Suzerain bonuses.

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

Gifts of the Nile

Main article: Gifts of the Nile (Civ6)

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

Path to Nirvana

Main article: Path to Nirvana (Civ6)

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

War Machine

Main article: War Machine (Civ6)

Icon & Type	City-State	Suzerain Bonus
	Luxembourg	There is no unique bonus for becoming Suzerain of this city-state.

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.

Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.