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{{Merit Badge header|Citizenship in the Nation|Climbing|Citizenship-in-the-World}}

{{Infobox_MeritBadge_Silver
|name= Citizenship in the World
|image= 2235c.gif
|caption= Citizenship in the World
|subject= Citizenship
|status= '''Eagle-required'''
|created= 1972
|discontinued= N/A
|requirements revision= 2016
|pamphlet revision= 2015
|field= Personal Development 
|id= 004
|quote=Scouts who earn the [[{{PAGENAME}}]] merit badge will discover that they are already citizens of the world. How good a world citizen each person is depends on his willingness to understand and appreciate the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries.
}}
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#Citizenship in the World is required for the [[International Spirit Award]].


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'''2'''. [http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship How to become a U.S. citizen] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship Citizenship] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law#Rights_of_citizens Rights] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duty Duties] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_duty Jury Duty] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law#Responsibilities_of_citizens Obligations (Responsibilities)]<br />
'''3a'''. [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page Current World Events] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security National Security] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy Economy] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Values Values] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_determinants_of_health Health] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk British Broadcast Co.] - [http://www.cnn.com Cable News Network] - [http://www.c-span.org C-SPAN] - [http://www.nytimes.com The New York Times] - [http://www.wsj.com The Wall Street Journal] - [http://www.washingtonpost.com The Washington Post] <br />
'''3b'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries List of Countries] with geography, natural resources, climate, and global partnership information.<br />
'''4a'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law International Law] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law National Law]<br />
'''4b'''. [http://www.foreignaffairs.org/ Current International Issues] - [http://www.state.gov/issuesandpress/ State Department's World Issues] - [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574787/Foreign_Trade.html International (Foreign) Trade]  - [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567759/Foreign_Exchange.html Foreign Exchange] - [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552315/Balance_of_Payments.html Balance of Payments] - 
[http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570453/Tariff.html Tariffs] - [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570344/Free_Trade.html Free Trade]<br />
'''4c1'''. [http://www.un.org/ United Nations] ''Official'' page<br />
'''4c2'''. [http://www.icj-cij.org/ International Court of Justice (World Court)]<br />
'''4c3'''. [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]<br />
'''4c4'''. [http://www.who.int/en/ World Health Organization]<br />
'''4c5'''. [http://www.amnesty.org/ Amnesty International]<br />
'''4c6'''. [http://www.icrc.org/ The International Committee of the Red Cross] ''Official'' page<br />
'''4c7'''. [http://care.org C.A.R.E.]<br />
'''5a'''. [http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=799 Constitutional Government in the United States] An explanation from President Woodrow Wilson.<br />
'''5b'''. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2128.html CIA Factbook: Forms of Government] Definitions of each type of government, and a listing of each type by system<br />
'''5c'''. See the [[Media:{{PAGENAMEE}}.pdf|{{PAGENAME}} Workbook]] for the blank world map you will need (see above link for country listings).<br />
'''6a'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador Government are accredited to through ambassadors] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassadors_from_the_United_States#Ambassadors_to_international_organizations and to international organizations] - [http://www.embassyworld.com/dev/ Embassy Listing] - [http://www.embassy.org/ The Electronic Embassy]<br />
'''6b1'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador Ambassador] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassadors_of_the_United_States List of US Ambassadors]<br />
'''6b2'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consul_(representative) Consul]<br />
'''6b3'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_International_Information_Programs Bureau of International Information Programs] <br />
'''6b4'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_for_International_Development Agency for International Development]<br />
'''6b5'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_Foreign_Commercial_Service United States and Foreign Commercial Service]<br />
'''6c'''. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passport Passport] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_(document) Visa]<br />
'''7a'''. [http://www.state.gov/ US Department of State] ''Official'' page - [http://future.state.gov/ Future State] - US Department of State for Youth<br />
'''7d'''. [http://www.scouting.org/jamboree/world/ World Scouting Jamboree]
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* [[World Conservation Award (Boy Scouting)]] requirement #1.
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== See also ==
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== External links ==
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* {{current merit badge reqs PDF link|year=2016}}
* {{previous merit badge reqs PDF link|year=2006}}
* <span class=plainlinks>[https://draftable.com/compare/RTBJRDXKXSgW Side-by-side digital comparison between 2006 and 2016 versions of Citizenship in the World merit badge requirements]</span> &mdash; Draftable.com
*[http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/index.html How to Become a Citizen of the United States of America] &mdash; Written for middle schoolers
*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html CIA World Factbook]  &mdash; Information on every country in the world
*[http://comm.tamu.edu/pres/speech.html Presidential Speech Archive]
*[http://www.state.gov/www/global/oes/960910.html The Global Environment and the National Interest]
*[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ Background Notes on geographic entities and international organizations]
*[http://www.xe.com/ict/ The Interactive Currency Table]
*[http://www.nato.int/ NATO]
*[http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/ Foreign Consular Offices in the United States]
*[http://www.embassy.org/ The Electronic Embassy]
*[http://geneva.intl.ch/ Geneva International]
*[http://hirsch.cosy.sbg.ac.at/www-virtual-library_culture.html WWW Virtual Library: Culture]
*[http://www.cwis.org/wwwvl/indig-vl.html WWW Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies]
*[http://www2.etown.edu/vl/ WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources]

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