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	\| Antigua and Barbuda		\| Antigua and Barbuda
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1931		\| align=center\| 1931
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	\| align=center\| 1973		\| align=center\| 1973
	\| Bahamas		\| Bahamas
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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]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1981		\| align=center\| 1981
	\| Belize		\| Belize
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1966		\| align=center\| 1966
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	\| align=center\| 1931		\| align=center\| 1931
	\| [[Canada]]		\| [[Canada]]
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1961		\| align=center\| 1961
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	\| align=center\| 1978		\| align=center\| 1978
	\| Dominica		\| Dominica
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1965		\| align=center\| 1965
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	\| align=center\| 1974		\| align=center\| 1974
	\| Grenada		\| Grenada
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1966		\| align=center\| 1966
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	\| align=center\| 1962		\| align=center\| 1962
	\| Jamaica		\| Jamaica
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1963		\| align=center\| 1963
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	\| align=center\| 1983		\| align=center\| 1983
	\| Saint Kitts and Nevis		\| Saint Kitts and Nevis
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1979		\| align=center\| 1979
	\| Saint Lucia		\| Saint Lucia
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1979		\| align=center\| 1979
	\| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		\| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
-	\| North America	+	\| [[North America]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| 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]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1978		\| align=center\| 1978

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	\| align=center\| 1962		\| align=center\| 1962
-	\| Uganda]	+	\| Uganda
	\| Africa		\| Africa
	\|-		\|-

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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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	\| Brunei		\| Brunei
	\| Asia		\| Asia
-	~~\| align=right\| 374,000~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1995		\| align=center\| 1995

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	\| Seychelles		\| Seychelles
	\| Africa		\| Africa
-	~~\| align=right\| 81,000~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1961		\| align=center\| 1961
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	\| Sri Lanka		\| Sri Lanka
	\| Asia		\| Asia
-	~~\| align=right\| 20,743,000~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1968		\| align=center\| 1968
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1962		\| align=center\| 1962
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Trinidad and Tobago~~\|{{flagicon\|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago]]}}~~	+	\| Trinidad and Tobago
	\| North America		\| North America
	\|-		\|-
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	\| Vanuatu		\| Vanuatu
	\| Oceania		\| Oceania
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1964		\| align=center\| 1964

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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1981		\| align=center\| 1981
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Antigua and Barbuda~~\|{{flagicon\|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}~~	+	\| Antigua and Barbuda
	\| North America		\| North America
	\| align=right\| 81,000		\| align=right\| 81,000
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1931		\| align=center\| 1931
-	\| ~~{{sort\|Australia\|{{flagicon\|Australia}}~~ [[Australia]]}}	+	\| [[Australia]]
	\| Oceania		\| Oceania
	\| align=right\| 20,555,300		\| align=right\| 20,555,300
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1973		\| align=center\| 1973
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Bahamas~~\|{{flagicon\|Bahamas}} [[Bahamas]]}}~~	+	\| Bahamas
	\| North America		\| North America
	\| align=right\| 323,000		\| align=right\| 323,000
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1972		\| align=center\| 1972
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Bangladesh~~\|{{flagicon\|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]}}~~	+	\| Bangladesh
	\| Asia		\| Asia
	\| align=right\| 148,384,000		\| align=right\| 148,384,000
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1966		\| align=center\| 1966
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Barbados~~\|{{flagicon\|Barbados}} [[Barbados]]}}~~	+	\| Barbados
	\| North America		\| North America
	\| align=right\| 279,000		\| align=right\| 279,000
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1981		\| align=center\| 1981
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Belize~~\|{{flagicon\|Belize}} [[Belize]]}}~~	+	\| Belize
	\| North America		\| North America
	\| align=right\| 287,730		\| align=right\| 287,730
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1966		\| align=center\| 1966
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Botswana~~\|{{flagicon\|Botswana}} [[Botswana]]}}~~	+	\| Botswana
	\| Africa		\| Africa
	\| align=right\| 1,765,000		\| align=right\| 1,765,000
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1984		\| align=center\| 1984
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Brunei~~\|{{flagicon\|Brunei}} [[Brunei]]}}~~	+	\| Brunei
	\| Asia		\| Asia
	\| align=right\| 374,000		\| align=right\| 374,000
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	\| align=center\| 1962		\| align=center\| 1962
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Uganda~~\|{{flagicon\|Uganda}} [[Uganda]~~]}}	+	\| Uganda]
	\| Africa		\| Africa
	\| align=right\| 28,816,000		\| align=right\| 28,816,000
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1931		\| align=center\| 1931
-	\| ~~{{sort\|United Kingdom\|{{flagicon\|United Kingdom}}~~ [[United Kingdom]]}}	+	\| [[United Kingdom]]
	\| Europe		\| Europe
	\| align=right\| 60,209,500		\| align=right\| 60,209,500
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center\| 1980		\| align=center\| 1980
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Vanuatu~~\|{{flagicon\|Vanuatu}} [[Vanuatu]]}}~~	+	\| Vanuatu
	\| Oceania		\| Oceania
	\| align=right\| 211,000		\| align=right\| 211,000
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	\| align=center\| 1964		\| align=center\| 1964
-	~~\| {{sort~~\|Zambia~~\|{{flagicon\|Zambia}} [[Zambia]]}}~~	+	\| Zambia
	\| Africa		\| Africa
	\| align=right\| 11,668,000		\| align=right\| 11,668,000
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}
-	~~{{note\|1}}A. The population figure is based on 2004 estimates.<br>~~
-	~~{{note\|2}}B. The population figure is based on 2005 estimates.<br>~~
-	{{note\|3}}C. As a special member, Nauru takes part in all Commonwealth activities, except heads of government meetings. They are not assessed by the Commonwealth, but make voluntary contributions toward the running of the Secretariat and are eligible for all forms of technical assistance.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16447.htm \|title=Background Note: Nauru\|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]\|date=April 2008\|accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref>
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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).
==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, unless otherwise noted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/142227/members/|title=Members|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>

Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically using the [[Image:TableSortIconExample.gif]] icon.

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=90%
! width = 60px | Joined
! width = 200px |Country
! width=100px |Continent
! width=95px |Population
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| align=center| 1981
| {{sort|Antigua and Barbuda|{{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 81,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1931
| {{sort|Australia|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 20,555,300
| One of the original [[Dominion]]s at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]], although the statute was not adopted in Australia until [[Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942|1942]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/YearbookHomeInternal.asp?NodeID=138122 |title=Australia|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1973
| {{sort|Bahamas|{{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Bahamas]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 323,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1972
| {{sort|Bangladesh|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 148,384,000
| Gained independence from [[Pakistan]] in 1971.<ref name="Wind of Change"/>
|-
| align=center| 1966
| {{sort|Barbados|{{flagicon|Barbados}} [[Barbados]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 279,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1981
| {{sort|Belize|{{flagicon|Belize}} [[Belize]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 287,730
|
|-
| align=center| 1966
| {{sort|Botswana|{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[Botswana]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 1,765,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1984
| {{sort|Brunei|{{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Brunei]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 374,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1995
| {{sort|Cameroon|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 16,322,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1931
| {{sort|Canada|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 32,654,500
| One of the original [[Dominion]]s at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145152/history/ |title=Canada - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1961
| {{sort|Cyprus|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cyprus]]}}
| Europe / Asia
| align=right| 818,200
|
|-
| align=center| 1978
| {{sort|Dominica|{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica]]}}
| North America
| align=right| {{sort|79,000|{{ref|1|[A]}}79,000}}
|
|-
| align=center| 1965
| {{sort|Gambia|{{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Gambia]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 1,517,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1957
| {{sort|Ghana|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 22,113,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1974
| {{sort|Grenada|{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Grenada]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 103,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1966
| {{sort|Guyana|{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana]]}}
| South America
| align=right| 751,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1947
| {{sort|India|{{flagicon|India}} [[India]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 1,100,000,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1962
| {{sort|Jamaica|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 2,651,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1963
| {{sort|Kenya|{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Kenya]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 34,256,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1979
| {{sort|Kiribati|{{flagicon|Kiribati}} [[Kiribati]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| {{sort|99,000|{{ref|2|[B]}}99,000}}
|
|-
| align=center| 1966
| {{sort|Lesotho|{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesotho]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 1,795,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1964
| {{sort|Malawi|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 12,884,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1957
| {{sort|Malaysia|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 27,356,000
| Joined as the [[Federation of Malaya]] in 1957; renamed Malaysia with the admission in 1963 of the states of [[Singapore]] (became a separate independent member of the Commonwealth in 1965) [[Sabah]] and [[Sarawak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145165/history/ |title=Malaysia - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1982
| {{sort|Maldives|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldives]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 329,000
| Gained independence from the United Kingdom on 26 July 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145167/history/|title=Maldives - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1964
| {{sort|Malta|{{flagicon|Malta}} [[Malta]]}}
| Europe
| align=right| 402,668
|
|-
| align=center| 1968
| {{sort|Mauritius|{{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Mauritius]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 1,245,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1995
| {{sort|Mozambique|{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Mozambique]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 19,792,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1990
| {{sort|Namibia|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 2,031,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1968
| {{sort|Nauru|{{flagicon|Nauru}} [[Nauru]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 14,000
| Nauru is a ''Special Member''.{{ref|3|[C]}} The nation was a full member from 1999 to 2005, but reverted back to special status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145172/history/ |title=Nauru–History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1931
| {{sort|New Zealand|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 4,147,972
| One of the original [[Dominion]]s at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]], although the Statute was not adopted in New Zealand until [[Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947|1947]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145173/history/ |title=New Zealand- History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1960
| {{sort|Nigeria|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 132,796,000
| Suspended in 1995, readmitted in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/YearbookHomeInternal.asp?NodeID=138917 |title=Nigeria|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1947
| {{sort|Pakistan|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 158,352,000
| Left in 1972, rejoined 1989; suspended in 1999, readmitted in 2004; suspended in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/news/34581/172911/221107cmag.htm|title=Pakistan suspended from the Commonwealth|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-06-15|date=2007-11-22}}</ref> readmitted in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/news/34580/34581/179063/120508cmag.htm |title=Commonwealth lifts Pakistan suspension|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-06-15|date=2008-05-12}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1975
| {{sort|Papua New Guinea|{{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Papua New Guinea]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 5,887,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1983
| {{sort|Saint Kitts and Nevis|{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 43,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1979
| {{sort|Saint Lucia|{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 161,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1979
| {{sort|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]}}
| North America
| align=right| {{sort|119,000|{{ref|1|[A]}}119,000}}
|
|-
| align=center| 1970
| {{sort|Samoa|{{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Samoa]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 185,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1976
| {{sort|Seychelles|{{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Seychelles]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 81,000
|-
| align=center| 1961
| {{sort|Sierra Leone|{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leone]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 5,525,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1965
| {{sort|Singapore|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 4,326,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1978
| {{sort|Solomon Islands|{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Solomon Islands]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 478,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1931
| {{sort|South Africa|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 47,423,000
| One of the original [[Dominion]]s at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]]. Left in 1961, rejoined in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/YearbookHomeInternal.asp?NodeID=139444 |title=South Africa|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1948
| {{sort|Sri Lanka|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]}}
| Asia
| align=right| 20,743,000
|-
| align=center| 1968
| {{sort|Swaziland|{{flagicon|Swaziland}} [[Swaziland]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 1,032,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1964
| {{sort|Tanzania|{{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Tanzania]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 38,329,000
| Merger of [[Tanganyika]] and [[Zanzibar]].<ref name="Tanzania">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145193/history/ |title=Tanzania - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| 1970
| {{sort|Tonga|{{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Tonga]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 102,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1962
| {{sort|Trinidad and Tobago|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago]]}}
| North America
| align=right| 1,305,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1978
| {{sort|Tuvalu|{{flagicon|Tuvalu}} [[Tuvalu]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 10,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1962
| {{sort|Uganda|{{flagicon|Uganda}} [[Uganda]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 28,816,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1931
| {{sort|United Kingdom|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]}}
| Europe
| align=right| 60,209,500
| The Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]].
|-
| align=center| 1980
| {{sort|Vanuatu|{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} [[Vanuatu]]}}
| Oceania
| align=right| 211,000
|
|-
| align=center| 1964
| {{sort|Zambia|{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Zambia]]}}
| Africa
| align=right| 11,668,000
|
|}
{{note|1}}A. The population figure is based on 2004 estimates.<br>
{{note|2}}B. The population figure is based on 2005 estimates.<br>
{{note|3}}C. As a special member, Nauru takes part in all Commonwealth activities, except heads of government meetings. They are not assessed by the Commonwealth, but make voluntary contributions toward the running of the Secretariat and are eligible for all forms of technical assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16447.htm |title=Background Note: Nauru|publisher=[[United States Department of State]]|date=April 2008|accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref>
[[Category: Geography]] [[Category: History]]