Commonwealth of Nations
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| - | The '''Commonwealth of Nations''', also known as the '''Commonwealth'' or the '''British Commonwealth''', is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, most of them are former British colonies, or dependencies of these colonies (the exceptions being the United Kingdom itself and Mozambique). | + | The '''Commonwealth of Nations''', also known as the '''Commonwealth''' or the '''British Commonwealth''', is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, most of them are former British colonies, or dependencies of these colonies (the exceptions being the United Kingdom itself and Mozambique). |
==Current members== | ==Current members== | ||
All table information based on figures provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list, most population figures are based on 2007 estimates. | All table information based on figures provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list, most population figures are based on 2007 estimates. | ||
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| align=center| 1981 | | align=center| 1981 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1931 | | align=center| 1931 | ||
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| align=center| 1973 | | align=center| 1973 | ||
| Bahamas | | Bahamas | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1972 | | align=center| 1972 | ||
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| align=center| 1966 | | align=center| 1966 | ||
| Barbados | | Barbados | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1981 | | align=center| 1981 | ||
| Belize | | Belize | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1966 | | align=center| 1966 | ||
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| align=center| 1931 | | align=center| 1931 | ||
| [[Canada]] | | [[Canada]] | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1961 | | align=center| 1961 | ||
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| align=center| 1978 | | align=center| 1978 | ||
| Dominica | | Dominica | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1965 | | align=center| 1965 | ||
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| align=center| 1974 | | align=center| 1974 | ||
| Grenada | | Grenada | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1966 | | align=center| 1966 | ||
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| align=center| 1962 | | align=center| 1962 | ||
| Jamaica | | Jamaica | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1983 | | align=center| 1983 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1979 | | align=center| 1979 | ||
| Saint Lucia | | Saint Lucia | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1979 | | align=center| 1979 | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1970 | | align=center| 1970 | ||
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| align=center| 1962 | | align=center| 1962 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| - | | North America | + | | [[North America]] |
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| align=center| 1978 | | align=center| 1978 | ||
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| align=center| 1962 | | align=center| 1962 | ||
| - | | Uganda | + | | Uganda |
| Africa | | Africa | ||
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Current revision as of 03:06, 10 February 2009
The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, most of them are former British colonies, or dependencies of these colonies (the exceptions being the United Kingdom itself and Mozambique).
[edit] Current members
All table information based on figures provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list, most population figures are based on 2007 estimates.
| Joined | Country | Continent |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Antigua and Barbuda | North America |
| 1931 | Australia | Oceania |
| 1973 | Bahamas | North America |
| 1972 | Bangladesh | Asia |
| 1966 | Barbados | North America |
| 1981 | Belize | North America |
| 1966 | Botswana | Africa |
| 1984 | Brunei | Asia |
| 1995 | Cameroon | Africa |
| 1931 | Canada | North America |
| 1961 | Cyprus | Europe / Asia |
| 1978 | Dominica | North America |
| 1965 | Gambia | Africa |
| 1957 | Ghana | Africa |
| 1974 | Grenada | North America |
| 1966 | Guyana | South America |
| 1947 | India | Asia |
| 1962 | Jamaica | North America |
| 1963 | Kenya | Africa |
| 1979 | Kiribati | Oceania |
| 1966 | Lesotho | Africa |
| 1964 | Malawi | Africa |
| 1957 | Malaysia | Asia |
| 1982 | Maldives | Asia |
| 1964 | Malta | Europe |
| 1968 | Mauritius | Africa |
| 1995 | Mozambique | Africa |
| 1990 | Namibia | Africa |
| 1968 | Nauru | Oceania |
| 1931 | New Zealand | Oceania |
| 1960 | Nigeria | Africa |
| 1947 | Pakistan | Asia |
| 1975 | Papua New Guinea | Oceania |
| 1983 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | North America |
| 1979 | Saint Lucia | North America |
| 1979 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | North America |
| 1970 | Samoa | Oceania |
| 1976 | Seychelles | Africa |
| 1961 | Sierra Leone | Africa |
| 1965 | Singapore | Asia |
| 1978 | Solomon Islands | Oceania |
| 1931 | South Africa | Africa |
| 1948 | Sri Lanka | Asia |
| 1968 | Swaziland | Africa |
| 1964 | Tanzania | Africa |
| 1970 | Tonga | Oceania |
| 1962 | Trinidad and Tobago | North America |
| 1978 | Tuvalu | Oceania |
| 1962 | Uganda | Africa |
| 1931 | United Kingdom | Europe |
| 1980 | Vanuatu | Oceania |
| 1964 | Zambia | Africa |
