E4: Talking about countries, nationalities and languages

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citizen (plural: citizens) a person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.
citizenship the status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights, and privileges.
country (plural: countries) a nation or state.
flag (plural: flags) a piece of cloth, usually rectangular, of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, standard, signal, or emblem.
globe (plural: globes) a body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball.
immigrant (plural: immigrants) a person who comes to a country of which he is not a citizen.
language (plural: languages) a system of signs, symbols, gestures, or rules used in communicating.
migrant (plural: migrants) a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another.
nationality (plural: nationalities) the status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
population (plural: populations) all of the people inhabiting a specified area.
region (plural: regions) an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons.
resident (plural: residents) one who resides in a particular place permanently or for an extended period.
United Nations an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation.

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