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    1. #include <iostream>
    2. using namespace std;
    3.  
    4. class citizens {
    5. static string citizenship;
    6.  
    7. public:
    8. citizens () {
    9. cout << "New citizen created.";
    10. }
    11. static void setCitizenship(string ctzn) {
    12. citizenship = ctzn;
    13. }
    14.  
    15. static string getCitizenship() {return citizenship;}
    16.  
    17. };
    18.  
    19. string citizens::citizenship = ""; // Initalizing citizenship to an empty string.
    20.  
    21. int main() {
    22. citizens::setCitizenship ("Kenyan");
    23. cout << citizens::getCitizenship();
    24. return 0;
    25. }
    26.  
    27. /*
    28. Output:
    29.  
    30. Kenyan
    31. */