Itâs estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. 90% of these languages are used by less than 100,000 people. Over a million people converse in 150-200 languages and 46 languages have just a single speaker! Languages are grouped into families that share a common ancestry.
All U.S. citizens are considered to be U.S. nationals, but not all nationals are citizens: natives of American Samoa and Swainâs Island (AS) are not U.S. citizens but are nationals. Select Eligible noncitizen if you are not a U.S. citizen (or U.S. national) and you are one of the following:
A general summary of U.S. immigration terminology follows. Any references below to USCIS refer to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Alien An individual who is not a U.S. citizen or U.S. national. U.S. National An individual who owes his sole allegiance to the United States, including all U.S. citizens, and including some individuals who are not U.S. citizens. For tax purposes the term U.S. national refers to individuals who were born in American Samoa or were born in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands who have chosen to be U.S. nationals instead of U.S. citizens.