!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a [Legal] [Relationship] between a [Natural Person] and a [Country] [Jurisdiction]


[{$pagename}] implies a person has been born or is a [citizenship] within a [Jurisdiction]. Not all
[{$pagename}] affords the [jurisdiction] over the [Natural Person] and affords the [Natural Person] the protection of the state ([Jurisdiction]). 

By custom and international conventions, it is the right of each [Jurisdiction] to determine who its [nationals] are.

[{$pagename}] differs technically and legally from [Citizenship], which is a different [legal] [relationship] between a [Natural Person] and a [Jurisdiction] as [{$pagename}] can include both [citizens] and non-[citizens].

All [Citizens] are [Nationals] of the [Jurisdiction], however; not all [Nationals] are [Citizens]; for example [Aliens] who are visiting a [Country] [Jurisdiction].

!! More Information
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* [#1] - [United_States_nationality_law|Wikipedia:United_States_nationality_law|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 1999-08-27