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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).
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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==
==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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| Antigua and Barbuda
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| align=center| 1931
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| Bahamas
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| align=center| 1972
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| Barbados
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| align=center| 1981
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| Belize
| Belize
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| align=center| 1966
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| [[Canada]]
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| align=center| 1961
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| Dominica
| Dominica
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| align=center| 1965
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| Grenada
| Grenada
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| align=center| 1966
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| Jamaica
| Jamaica
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| align=center| 1963
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| North America
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| align=center| 1979
| align=center| 1979
| Saint Lucia
| Saint Lucia
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| North America
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| align=center| 1979
| align=center| 1979
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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| align=center| 1970
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| Trinidad and Tobago
| Trinidad and Tobago
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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
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