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There is no equivalent provision as to the Commonwealth. However, for both the Commonwealth and the States, constitutional convention effectively excludes the monarch from any personal exercise of governmental power. The 1986 proclamation was an exception, approved by Australian
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agreed on the core criteria for Membership. An applicant country should have historic constitutional association with an existing Commonwealth members, aside from exceptional circumstances which are only considered on a case-by-case basis.
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formally ended the "request and consent" provisions of the Statute of Westminster 1931 in relation to Canada, whereby the British parliament had a general power to pass laws extending to Canada at its own request.
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from 1970 until it was overthrown. Declared to have been expelled in 1987; rejoined in 1997; suspended on 6 June 2000; suspension lifted on 20 December 2001; again suspended on 8 December 2006 because of the
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eliminated the remaining possibilities for the UK to legislate with effect in Australia, for the UK to be involved in Australian government, and for an appeal from any Australian court to a British court
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C. Though Pakistan celebrates 14 August 1947 as its independence day, independence was officially granted at midnight, 15 August 1947. Therefore, its date of joining the Commonwealth would be 15 August
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in which countries with diverse social, political, and economic backgrounds are regarded as equal in status, and cooperate within a framework of common values and goals, as outlined in the
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on 1 July 1962. The second country (after Mozambique) to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom. Admitted despite the
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on 1 January 1962. Entered into an unusual relationship with the Commonwealth. Joined as Western Samoa, subsequently changing its name to Samoa on 4 July 1997.
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in 1965 was not recognised, but independence as Zimbabwe was recognised on 18 April 1980. Suspended on 19 March 2002. Withdrew voluntarily on 7 December 2003.
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from 29 November 1968 until 1 May 1999, when it became a full member, before reverting to special status in January 2006. A full member again since June 2011.
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marked the birth of the modern Commonwealth and the adoption of its present name. The members have a combined population of 2.6 billion, almost a third of
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on 25 June 1975. The first country to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.
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All dates below are provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list, and population figures are as of 1 February 2020.
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A. Unless otherwise noted, independence was gained from the United Kingdom on the date (shown in column 2) of joining the Commonwealth.
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on 16 September 1963. Became independent on 9 August 1965. While joining in 1966, the effective date is from its date of independence.
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recognised the full sovereignty of dominions. Known as the "British Commonwealth", the original and therefore earliest members were
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joined the Commonwealth on 9 December 1961 as an independent Dominion, became a republic exactly 1 year later, with the islands of
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the following year (although Australia and New Zealand did not adopt the statute until 1942 and 1947, respectively). In 1949, the
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Gained independence from Britain as part of Sudan in 1956. Gained independence from Sudan in 2011. South Sudan is a member of the
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we will make amendments to facilitate that transition to a new president to be sworn in on that day - November 30, 2021.
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are unique in not having a historical constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom or other Commonwealth states.
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in 2016, it submitted an application to rejoin the Commonwealth on 22 January 2018, and rejoined on 8 February 2018.
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E. Constitutional monarchy that operates under a Westminster system. The monarch is not the same individual as the
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is not recognised by the Commonwealth as an independent state, but as a legitimate part of the Republic of Cyprus.
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on 26 July 1965 as an independent kingdom outside the Commonwealth. Became a republic on 11 November 1968 A
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Joined as the Kingdom of Swaziland, subsequently changing its name to Kingdom of Eswatini on 19 April 2018.
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on 31 May 1961. Federal republic declared on 1 October 1963. Suspended in 1995, suspension lifted in 1999.
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Other states which have expressed an interest in joining the Commonwealth over the years include:
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does not satisfy Commonwealth standards", and that it "does not therefore qualify for admission".
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from 9 July 1982 until 20 July 1985. Withdrew on 13 October 2016. Rejoined on 1 February 2020.
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on 1 January 1960. It united with the much smaller former British mandate/trust territory of
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Most Commonwealth member have constitutional links with the United Kingdom and the former
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Howard Henry, former Director of External Relations of the Cook Islands, stated that the
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is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state internationally recognised as a part of
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from 1650 to 1667 and again controlled by the British from 1799 to 1816; subsequently a
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No government in the Commonwealth exercises power over the others, as is the case in a
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This article is about all Commonwealth members. For members headed by the monarch, see
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combined. The most recent members to join were the Francophone African nations of
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Pondi, Jean-Emmanuel (October 1997). "Cameroon and the Commonwealth of Nations".
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status) on 26 September 1907. One of the original Dominions at the time of the
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Canada was the first among the several original Dominions at the time of the
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in 1957; reformed as Malaysia on 16 September 1963 with its federation with
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List of countries and territories where English is an official language
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Overseas territories, associated states and crown dependencies (orange)
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issued in 1971. Such common values and goals include the promotion of
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Formerly a British protected monarchy. Gained independence from the
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in 1962. Historically and culturally linked to Commonwealth member
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currently has 56 members. Current Commonwealth members (dark blue)
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Gained independence on 31 January 1968 from joint trusteeship of
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Australia was one of the original Dominions at the time of the
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The Commonwealth was first officially formed in 1926 when the
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Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and
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Formerly a British protected monarchy from 1900 until 1970.
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Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
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Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
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Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
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Somaliland on verge of observer status in the Commonwealth.
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Other states with historical links to the UK (light green)
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following suit later. The two subsequently merged to form
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transferred by South Africa at midnight 28 February 1994.
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Applicants without historical links to the UK (turquoise)
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Dominica has always been a republic since independence.
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could apply for Commonwealth membership as soon as the
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Applicants with historical links to the UK (dark green)
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List of current viceregal representatives of the Crown
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G. The population figure is based on 2014 estimates.
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submitted an application to rejoin the Commonwealth.
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and the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the
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on 16 August 1960. Britain retains military bases at
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parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
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Independence of French Togoland as Togo from 320: 302:(2003) are former members of the Commonwealth. 5773: 5192: 5190: 4466: 4448:. London: Cambridge University Press. p.  4307:"The Commonwealth–History–Modern Commonwealth" 3722:Former members applying to rejoin (light blue) 3566:, which was a protectorate from 1884 to 1960. 2726:Granted independence on 31 August 1962 as the 704:Formerly a British protected monarchy. Sultan 6889: 6456: 6188: 5198:"Rwanda becomes a member of the Commonwealth" 4108:2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 4089:2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2487:. Left on 31 May 1961; rejoined 1 June 1994. 1963:Gained independence as a Dominion titled the 7444:Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations 7404:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 7399:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 5218: 4974:. Commonwealth Secretariat. 8 February 2018. 4643:Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 3440: 3365: 2771:from 1 October 1978 until 1 September 2000. 2293: 752:Most of the country was the formerly French 254:Currently, fifteen of the member states are 7425:Commonwealth Secretariat – Member Countries 6196:"The Commonwealth: What's the point of it?" 5940:"Suriname eying membership of Commonwealth" 5575: 5573: 5187: 4144:Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria 3411:Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the 3028:, hence making it not a Commonwealth realm. 6896: 6882: 6463: 6449: 5583:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 5386:"Pakistan suspended from the Commonwealth" 5337:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 5295: 5279:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 5039:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 5013:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 4985:Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957 4759: 4587:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 4407:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 4309:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 4285:"The Commonwealth–History–Dominion Status" 4261:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 4235:. Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from 3562:. Its borders are approximate to those of 3198: 3050:, Malta is considered a European country. 1005:. Suspension lifted on 26 September 2014. 821:. Incorporated another original Dominion, 36: 6099: 6097: 6095: 6093: 6091: 6089: 6087: 6085: 6083: 6033: 6031: 6029: 6027: 6025: 6023: 6003:"Zimbabwe applies to rejoin Commonwealth" 5918:"Suriname plans to join the Commonwealth" 5717: 5681:"Editorial: CHOGM 2003, Abuja, Nigeria". 5436: 3038:, the Maltese Islands are located on the 2268:From 1914 to 1961, Western Samoa was the 1669:. Became a republic on 13 December 1974. 1225:. Became a republic on 23 February 1970. 437:(with retroactive effect from 1939). The 54: 6599:Association of Commonwealth Universities 6566:Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 6271: 5892:"South Sudan wants to join Commonwealth" 5815: 5813: 5745: 5570: 5498:"Constitution Amendment Act (No 2) 1997" 5412:"Commonwealth lifts Pakistan suspension" 5303:"Nauru back as full Commonwealth member" 4636: 3705: 3120:, in 1921, caused its division into the 2231:from 27 October 1979 until 1 June 1985. 305: 26: 7459:Countries by international organization 5982: 3053: 2920:. Gained independence from joint rule ( 1920:Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 446:Judicial Committee of the Privy Council 160:The symbol of this free association is 7454:History of the Commonwealth of Nations 7436: 6619:Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 6305:"The Commonwealth: Zimbabwe's return?" 6164: 6162: 6080: 6037: 6020: 5430: 5161: 5065:. Republic of Maldives. Archived from 4964: 4849:from the original on 30 September 2023 4818: 4719: 4676: 1710:. Became a republic on 12 March 1992. 7449:Commonwealth of Nations-related lists 6877: 6444: 6214: 6147:from the original on 27 November 2020 5834: 5810: 5746:Nimubona, Desire (13 November 2013). 5649: 5165:(April 1996). "Commonwealth Update". 4972:"The Gambia rejoins the Commonwealth" 4819:Donmez, Ahmet Emin (3 January 2022). 4723:(April 2002). "Commonwealth Update". 4554: 4439: 1751:until 1752. Gained independence from 1477:Formerly the British protectorate of 772:, which gained independence from the 6336:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a097167 5780:Britain, the Commonwealth and Europe 5458: 5109: 4800:Fiji suspended from the Commonwealth 4680:(July 2000). "Commonwealth Update". 4095:recognition of the Cook Islands and 3287:(became a separate member in 1965), 2112:Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative 1046:on 17 August 1960. The third (after 270:with their own individual monarchs ( 6159: 6038:Howden, Daniel (26 November 2009). 5915: 5643: 5063:"The Maldives and the Commonwealth" 4952:. The Commonwealth. 23 January 2018 4879:from the original on 4 October 2023 3701: 2521:Unitary semi-presidential republic 1789:Unitary semi-presidential republic 1744:Unitary semi-presidential republic 1091:Withdrew on 3 October 2013 citing " 13: 6624:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 6222:"Nepal urged to join Commonwealth" 4901:. The Commonwealth. 4 October 2013 4333:"Country Comparisons – Population" 14: 7470: 7279:Heard Island and McDonald Islands 6378: 6050:from the original on 12 May 2022. 5835:Shire, Saad Ali (16 April 2018). 5718:Cotterill, Joseph (21 May 2018). 5478:from the original on 17 July 2018 5315:from the original on 24 July 2020 5110:Safi, Michael (13 October 2016). 764:, which gained independence from 109:. Rather, the Commonwealth is an 7122:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5627:. 14 August 2000. 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Archived from 5239: 5219:Klaus Dierks (2 January 2005). 5212: 5155: 5137: 5103: 5081: 5055: 5029: 5003: 4939: 4921:"Gambia quits the Commonwealth" 4913: 4891: 4861: 4835: 4812: 4793: 4753: 4670: 4630: 4618:. Commonwealth of Nations. 2016 4577: 4548: 4522: 4493: 4481:. Commonwealth of Nations. 2016 4433: 4423: 4397: 4345:. 19 March 2009. Archived from 2728:Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago 223:, of whom 1.21 billion live in 7349:British Indian Ocean Territory 7258:Australian Antarctic Territory 5437:Josh Kron (29 November 2009). 4383: 4361: 4299: 4277: 4251: 4195: 4170: 3694: 3279:Reformed as the Federation of 3030: 3020: 3002: 2995: 2985: 2979: 2966:Unitary presidential republic 2805:Unitary presidential republic 2610:Unitary presidential republic 2562:Unitary presidential republic 2475:status) on 31 May 1910 as the 2471:Granted nominal independence ( 2346:Unitary presidential republic 2310:Unitary presidential republic 2103:Unitary presidential republic 2020:on 8 September 1958. Included 1960:Federal presidential republic 1898:Granted nominal independence ( 1613:Unitary presidential republic 1515:Unitary presidential republic 1388:Unitary presidential republic 1294:from 1 November 1954), former 1218:Unitary presidential republic 1141:Unitary presidential republic 1088:Unitary presidential republic 1039:Unitary presidential republic 170:Commonwealth Secretary-General 157:, held once every four years. 1: 6802:Commonwealth Youth Parliament 6614:Commonwealth Games Federation 6604:Commonwealth Business Council 4164: 3140:. Withdrew after passing the 2913:Unitary Westminster republic 2723:Unitary Westminster republic 2390:Gained independence from the 2387:Unitary Westminster republic 2265:Unitary Westminster republic 2005:Federal Westminster republic 1703:Unitary Westminster republic 1661:Gained independence from the 1658:Unitary Westminster republic 1560:Federal Westminster monarchy 1522:. Gained independence as the 1474:Unitary Westminster monarchy 1259:Federal Westminster republic 993:Unitary Westminster republic 919:Unitary Westminster republic 873:Gained independence from the 569:Unitary Westminster republic 531:. Declared independence from 6863:Visits by Queen Elizabeth II 6548:Commonwealth Youth Programme 5361:"Nigeria | The Commonwealth" 5200:. BBC News. 29 November 2009 3535:2009 (as an observer state) 3006:D. Geographically a part of 1665:on 21 September 1964 as the 712:as well as Brunei's Sultan. 64:British Overseas Territories 7: 7343:British Antarctic Territory 7252:Ashmore and Cartier Islands 6797:Commonwealth Writers' Prize 6358:"Commonwealth Declarations" 5697:10.1080/0035853042000188139 5607:"Togo - History Background" 4343:Central Intelligence Agency 4137: 3676: 3634: 3596: 3547: 3501: 3413:United Republic of Tanzania 3353:Statute of Westminster 1931 3349:Balfour Declaration of 1926 3138:Statute of Westminster 1931 3134:Balfour Declaration of 1926 2962: 2909: 2861:Statute of Westminster 1931 2857:Balfour Declaration of 1926 2853:Unitary Commonwealth realm 2849: 2808:Gained independence as the 2801: 2764:Unitary Commonwealth realm 2760: 2719: 2679: 2606: 2558: 2517: 2485:Statute of Westminster 1931 2481:Balfour Declaration of 1926 2464: 2432:Unitary Commonwealth realm 2428: 2383: 2349:Gained independence as the 2342: 2306: 2272:. 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Gained independence from 1785: 1740: 1706:Gained independence as the 1699: 1654: 1609: 1556: 1511: 1470: 1425: 1391:Gained independence as the 1384: 1352:Unitary Commonwealth realm 1348: 1262:Gained independence as the 1255: 1221:Gained independence as the 1214: 1182:Unitary Commonwealth realm 1178: 1137: 1084: 1035: 989: 952: 915: 862: 819:Statute of Westminster 1931 815:Balfour Declaration of 1926 810:Federal Commonwealth realm 806: 742: 691: 647: 610:Unitary Commonwealth realm 606: 565: 514: 482:Unitary Commonwealth realm 478: 431:Statute of Westminster 1931 427:Balfour Declaration of 1926 415: 374: 10: 7475: 6538:Deputy Secretaries-General 6393:. Commonwealth Secretariat 6330:(314): 115. January 1980. 6248:"Joining the Commonwealth" 5691:(373): 3–6. January 2004. 5558:. Commonwealth Secretariat 5089:"Commonwealth Secretariat" 4440:Kohen, Marcelo G. (2006). 4371:. Commonwealth Secretariat 4259:"Head of the Commonwealth" 3718:Suspended members (yellow) 3187:On 15 May 2018, President 2270:Territory of Western Samoa 1434:Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1310:from 19 December 1961 and 1144:Became independent as the 956:Unitary absolute monarchy 748:semi-presidential republic 111:international organization 17: 7421: 7317: 7292: 7242: 7233: 7210: 6915: 6843: 6764: 6721: 6589: 6556: 6505: 6479: 6409:. Commonwealth of Nations 6407:"Commonwealth of Nations" 6291:10.1080/00358530801962089 5521:. AsiaOne. Archived from 5181:10.1080/00358539608454302 4779:10.1080/00358530701189734 4739:10.1080/00358530220144148 4696:10.1080/00358530050083406 4656:10.1080/03086530008583082 4571:10.1080/00358539708454389 4287:. Commonwealth of Nations 4054: 4027: 4000: 3973: 3946: 3919: 3892: 3865: 3838: 3811: 3784: 3757: 3752: 3749:UN Geographical Subregion 3747: 3742: 3737: 3650: 3608: 3570: 3521: 3505:Gained independence from 3475: 3470: 3465: 3462:UN Geographical Subregion 3460: 3455: 3452: 3447: 3441:Prospective member states 3419: 3410: 3396: 3393: 3388: 3383: 3363: 3299: 3234: 3229: 3226: 3220:UN Geographical Subregion 3218: 3213: 3205: 3152: 3086: 3081: 3075:UN Geographical Subregion 3073: 3068: 3060: 2936: 2883: 2823: 2775: 2734: 2693: 2653: 2580: 2532: 2491: 2438: 2402: 2394:and joined Federation of 2357: 2316: 2280: 2235: 2194: 2158: 2122: 2106:Gained independence from 2073: 2065:Gained independence from 2032: 1975: 1930: 1888:Australia and New Zealand 1865: 1812: 1759: 1714: 1673: 1628: 1583: 1530: 1485: 1444: 1436:, then the Colony of the 1399: 1358: 1322: 1229: 1188: 1152: 1111: 1058: 1042:Gained independence from 1009: 963: 926: 889: 836: 780: 716: 665: 659:Bechuanaland Protectorate 621: 580: 539: 488: 452: 412:Australia and New Zealand 389: 348: 343: 338: 333: 330:UN geographical subregion 328: 323: 315: 7409:Turks and Caicos Islands 6820:Commonwealth citizenship 6581:Ministerial Action Group 6513:Head of the Commonwealth 5625:Commonwealth Secretariat 5251:Commonwealth Secretariat 4207:Commonwealth Secretariat 4091:in Samoa, following the 3680:Under the presidency of 2351:Dominion of Sierra Leone 1314:formally from 1961) and 825:, on 31 March 1949. The 710:Prime Minister of Brunei 260:Head of the Commonwealth 166:Head of the Commonwealth 7269:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 6909:Commonwealth of Nations 6609:Commonwealth Foundation 6472:Commonwealth of Nations 5788:10.1057/9780230523906_7 5650:Galea, Pauline (2007). 5335:"New Zealand – History" 3712:Commonwealth of Nations 3199:Dissolved member states 3142:Republic of Ireland Act 2991:Commonwealth Foundation 2989:B. Not a member of the 2685:constitutional monarchy 2012:. Includes the city of 1105:President of The Gambia 1003:2006 Fijian coup d'état 139:equality before the law 76:Commonwealth of Nations 7354:British Virgin Islands 6135:"Angola: Commonwealth" 5519:"Road to Independence" 4122:and reaffirmed in the 3729: 3602:East African Community 3227:Rejoined as a part of 2116:human rights in Rwanda 1312:Dadra and Nagar Haveli 292:the rest are republics 221:the world's population 213:Statute of Westminster 88:Commonwealth countries 71: 7327:Akrotiri and Dhekelia 7235:Dependent territories 7112:Saint Kitts and Nevis 6825:Commonwealth diaspora 6751:Commonwealth republic 6385:Commonwealth timeline 6174:Pacific Media Network 4875:. 20 September 2023. 4120:Singapore Declaration 3744:UN Continental Region 3720:Former members (pink) 3709: 3457:UN Continental Region 3215:UN Continental Region 3070:UN Continental Region 2641:on 6 March 1957) and 2477:Union of South Africa 2132:Saint Kitts and Nevis 1965:Federation of Nigeria 1747:Former dependency of 1708:Dominion of Mauritius 1432:Formerly part of the 879:Akrotiri and Dhekelia 325:UN continental region 306:Current member states 115:Singapore Declaration 80:voluntary association 37:Current member states 30: 6987:Eswatini (Swaziland) 6807:Round Table movement 5656:Annals of Geophysics 5581:"Tanzania – History" 5037:"Maldives – History" 5011:"Malaysia – History" 4349:on 27 September 2011 4265:on 30 September 2006 4128:Langkawi Declaration 3343:One of the original 3118:Partition of Ireland 3054:Former member states 2010:Dominion of Pakistan 1565:Federation of Malaya 1318:(from 16 May 1975). 1278:from 2 May 1950 and 340:System of government 164:, who serves as the 90:. Most of them were 55:Former member states 7177:Trinidad and Tobago 6927:Antigua and Barbuda 6731:Membership criteria 6591:Commonwealth Family 6558:Heads of government 6226:The Himalayan Times 6143:. 23 January 2019. 5964:on 6 September 2013 5587:on 3 September 2008 5365:thecommonwealth.org 5283:on 3 September 2008 5225:www.klausdierks.com 4411:on 14 February 2008 3347:at the time of the 3132:at the time of the 3126:Republic of Ireland 3048:political geography 3016:political geography 2703:Trinidad and Tobago 2637:in 1956 and become 2016:, transferred from 776:on 1 October 1961. 422:Commonwealth realm 358:Antigua and Barbuda 296:Republic of Ireland 256:Commonwealth realms 181:Imperial Conference 177:Balfour Declaration 6835:King's Baton Relay 6777:Commonwealth Games 6746:Commonwealth realm 6736:Special membership 6423:"The Commonwealth" 6273:McIntyre, W. 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David 4585:"Canada – History" 4505:Loop News Barbados 4369:"The Commonwealth" 4338:The World Factbook 4178:"Member countries" 4132:Harare Declaration 4124:Lusaka Declaration 4047:South-eastern Asia 3953:    3939:South-eastern Asia 3831:South-eastern Asia 3730: 3686:Harare Declaration 3638:English colony of 3564:British Somaliland 3415:on 26 April 1964. 3359:on 31 March 1949. 3262:16 September 1963 3258:South-eastern Asia 3189:Emmerson Mnangagwa 2810:Dominion of Uganda 2649:on 27 April 1960. 2619:UN trust territory 2576:on 26 April 1964. 2526:Dominion of Ceylon 2380:South-eastern Asia 2136:19 September 1983 2046:16 September 1975 1969:Northern Cameroons 1642:21 September 1964 1553:South-eastern Asia 1524:Dominion of Malawi 1223:Dominion of Guyana 770:Southern Cameroons 758:UN trust territory 688:South-eastern Asia 635:30 September 1966 594:21 September 1981 440:Australia Act 1986 382:Commonwealth realm 266:, five others are 227:, and 95% live in 217:London Declaration 155:Commonwealth Games 72: 68:Crown Dependencies 20:Commonwealth realm 7431: 7430: 7417: 7416: 7274:Coral Sea Islands 7212:Associated states 6871: 6870: 6787:Commonwealth Flag 6756:High Commissioner 6543:Marlborough House 6532:Patricia Scotland 6528:Secretary-General 6311:. 9 January 2023. 6228:. 19 January 2016 6176:. 1 December 2022 5916:Drepaul, Milton. 5841:African Arguments 5797:978-1-349-42034-6 5392:on 25 August 2012 5091:. 13 October 2016 4999:Malaysia Act 1963 4616:"Dominion Status" 4536:. 21 October 2021 4459:978-0-521-84928-9 4081: 4080: 3692: 3691: 3438: 3437: 3434:10 December 1963 3314:19 November 1926 3196: 3195: 3100:19 November 1926 2977: 2976: 2971:Northern Rhodesia 2837:19 November 1926 2814:Kabaka of Buganda 2617:territory (later 2452:19 November 1926 2172:22 February 1979 2087:29 November 2009 1879:19 November 1926 1826:29 November 1968 1794:South West Africa 1728:13 November 1995 1393:Dominion of Kenya 1372:12 December 1963 1264:Dominion of India 1146:Dominion of Ghana 1095:". 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3454: 3451: 3442: 3439: 3436: 3435: 3432: 3417: 3416: 3409: 3395: 3394:26 April 1964 3392: 3390:Eastern Africa 3387: 3382: 3379: 3361: 3360: 3341: 3328: 3327:31 March 1949 3325: 3320: 3315: 3312: 3297: 3296: 3277: 3263: 3260: 3255: 3250: 3247: 3232: 3231: 3228: 3225: 3222: 3217: 3212: 3209: 3207:Former country 3200: 3197: 3194: 3193: 3180: 3177: 3175:Eastern Africa 3172: 3167: 3166:18 April 1980 3164: 3150: 3149: 3114: 3113:18 April 1949 3111: 3106: 3101: 3098: 3084: 3083: 3080: 3077: 3072: 3067: 3064: 3055: 3052: 3044:Eurasian Plate 2975: 2974: 2967: 2964: 2961: 2959:Eastern Africa 2956: 2951: 2948: 2934: 2933: 2930:United Kingdom 2914: 2911: 2908: 2903: 2898: 2895: 2881: 2880: 2854: 2851: 2848: 2843: 2838: 2835: 2833:United Kingdom 2821: 2820: 2806: 2803: 2800: 2798:Eastern Africa 2795: 2790: 2787: 2773: 2772: 2769:special member 2765: 2762: 2759: 2754: 2749: 2746: 2732: 2731: 2724: 2721: 2718: 2713: 2708: 2705: 2691: 2690: 2687: 2681: 2678: 2673: 2668: 2665: 2651: 2650: 2611: 2608: 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Index

Commonwealth realm

Current member states
Partially suspended member state
Former member states
British Overseas Territories
Crown Dependencies
Commonwealth of Nations
voluntary association
sovereign states
British colonies
dependencies
colonies
political union
international organization
Singapore Declaration
democracy
human rights
good governance
rule of law
civil liberties
equality before the law
free trade
multilateralism
world peace
Commonwealth Games
King Charles III
Head of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth Secretary-General
Balfour Declaration

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