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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==
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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>
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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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Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically using the [[Image:TableSortIconExample.gif]] icon.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" width=90%
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=90%
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! width = 200px |Country
! width = 200px |Country
! width=100px |Continent
! width=100px |Continent
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! width=95px |Population
 
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! class="unsortable" |Notes
 
|-
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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=right| 81,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1931
| align=center| 1931
| [[Australia]]
| [[Australia]]
| Oceania
| Oceania
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| align=right| 20,555,300
 
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| 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>
 
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|-
| align=center| 1973
| align=center| 1973
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| North America
| North America
| align=right| 323,000
| align=right| 323,000
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1972
| align=center| 1972
| Bangladesh
| Bangladesh
| Asia
| Asia
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| align=right| 148,384,000
 
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| Gained independence from [[Pakistan]] in 1971.<ref name="Wind of Change"/>
 
|-
|-
| align=center| 1966
| align=center| 1966
| Barbados
| Barbados
| North America
| North America
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| align=right| 279,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1981
| align=center| 1981
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| Africa
| Africa
| align=right| 1,765,000
| align=right| 1,765,000
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|-
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| align=center| 1984
| align=center| 1984
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| Asia
| Asia
| align=right| 374,000
| align=right| 374,000
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1995
| align=center| 1995
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| Africa
| Africa
| align=right| 16,322,000
| align=right| 16,322,000
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1931
| align=center| 1931
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| {{sort|Dominica|{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica]]}}
| {{sort|Dominica|{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica]]}}
| North America
| North America
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| align=right| {{sort|79,000|{{ref|1|[A]}}79,000}}
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1965
| align=center| 1965
| {{sort|Gambia|{{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Gambia]]}}
| {{sort|Gambia|{{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Gambia]]}}
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 1,517,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1957
| align=center| 1957
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| {{sort|Ghana|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]}}
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| Ghana
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 22,113,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1974
| align=center| 1974
| {{sort|Grenada|{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Grenada]]}}
| {{sort|Grenada|{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Grenada]]}}
| North America
| North America
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| align=right| 103,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1966
| align=center| 1966
| {{sort|Guyana|{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana]]}}
| {{sort|Guyana|{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana]]}}
| South America
| South America
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| align=right| 751,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1947
| align=center| 1947
| {{sort|India|{{flagicon|India}} [[India]]}}
| {{sort|India|{{flagicon|India}} [[India]]}}
| Asia
| Asia
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| align=right| 1,100,000,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1962
| align=center| 1962
| {{sort|Jamaica|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica]]}}
| {{sort|Jamaica|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica]]}}
| North America
| North America
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| align=right| 2,651,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1963
| align=center| 1963
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| {{sort|Kenya|{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Kenya]]}}
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| Kenya
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 34,256,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1979
| align=center| 1979
| {{sort|Kiribati|{{flagicon|Kiribati}} [[Kiribati]]}}
| {{sort|Kiribati|{{flagicon|Kiribati}} [[Kiribati]]}}
| Oceania
| Oceania
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| align=right| {{sort|99,000|{{ref|2|[B]}}99,000}}
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1966
| align=center| 1966
| {{sort|Lesotho|{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesotho]]}}
| {{sort|Lesotho|{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesotho]]}}
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 1,795,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1964
| align=center| 1964
| {{sort|Malawi|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]}}
| {{sort|Malawi|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]}}
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 12,884,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1957
| align=center| 1957
| {{sort|Malaysia|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]}}
| {{sort|Malaysia|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]}}
| Asia
| Asia
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| align=right| 27,356,000
 
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| 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>
 
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|-
| align=center| 1982
| align=center| 1982
| {{sort|Maldives|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldives]]}}
| {{sort|Maldives|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldives]]}}
| Asia
| Asia
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| align=right| 329,000
 
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| 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
| align=center| 1964
| {{sort|Malta|{{flagicon|Malta}} [[Malta]]}}
| {{sort|Malta|{{flagicon|Malta}} [[Malta]]}}
| Europe
| Europe
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| align=right| 402,668
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1968
| align=center| 1968
| {{sort|Mauritius|{{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Mauritius]]}}
| {{sort|Mauritius|{{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Mauritius]]}}
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 1,245,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1995
| align=center| 1995
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| {{sort|Mozambique|{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Mozambique]]}}
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| Mozambique
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 19,792,000
 
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|-
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| align=center| 1990
| align=center| 1990
| {{sort|Namibia|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]}}
| {{sort|Namibia|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]}}
| Africa
| Africa
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| align=right| 2,031,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1968
| align=center| 1968
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| {{sort|Pakistan|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]}}
| {{sort|Pakistan|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]}}
| Asia
| Asia
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| align=right| 158,352,000
 
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| 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>
 
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|-
| align=center| 1975
| align=center| 1975
| {{sort|Papua New Guinea|{{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Papua New Guinea]]}}
| {{sort|Papua New Guinea|{{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Papua New Guinea]]}}
| Oceania
| Oceania
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| align=right| 5,887,000
 
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|-
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| align=center| 1983
| align=center| 1983
| {{sort|Saint Kitts and Nevis|{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]}}
| {{sort|Saint Kitts and Nevis|{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]}}
| North America
| North America
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| align=right| 43,000
 
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|-
|-
| align=center| 1979
| align=center| 1979
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| {{sort|Saint Lucia|{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia]]}}
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| Saint Lucia
| North America
| North America
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| align=right| 161,000
 
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|-
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| align=center| 1979
| align=center| 1979
| {{sort|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]}}
| {{sort|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]}}
| North America
| North America
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| align=right| {{sort|119,000|{{ref|1|[A]}}119,000}}
 
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| align=center| 1970
| align=center| 1970

Revision as of 05:56, 22 January 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).

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 323,000
1972 Bangladesh Asia
1966 Barbados North America
1981 Belize North America 287,730
1966 Botswana Africa 1,765,000
1984 Brunei Asia 374,000
1995 Template:Sort Africa 16,322,000
1931 Template:Sort North America 32,654,500 One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1961 Template:Sort Europe / Asia 818,200
1978 Template:Sort North America
1965 Template:Sort Africa
1957 Ghana Africa
1974 Template:Sort North America
1966 Template:Sort South America
1947 Template:Sort Asia
1962 Template:Sort North America
1963 Kenya Africa
1979 Template:Sort Oceania
1966 Template:Sort Africa
1964 Template:Sort Africa
1957 Template:Sort Asia
1982 Template:Sort Asia
1964 Template:Sort Europe
1968 Template:Sort Africa
1995 Mozambique Africa
1990 Template:Sort Africa
1968 Template:Sort Oceania 14,000 Nauru is a Special Member.Template:Ref The nation was a full member from 1999 to 2005, but reverted back to special status.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1931 Template:Sort Oceania 4,147,972 One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931, although the Statute was not adopted in New Zealand until 1947.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1960 Template:Sort Africa 132,796,000 Suspended in 1995, readmitted in 1999.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1947 Template:Sort Asia
1975 Template:Sort Oceania
1983 Template:Sort North America
1979 Saint Lucia North America
1979 Template:Sort North America
1970 Template:Sort Oceania 185,000
1976 Template:Sort Africa 81,000
1961 Template:Sort Africa 5,525,000
1965 Template:Sort Asia 4,326,000
1978 Template:Sort Oceania 478,000
1931 Template:Sort Africa 47,423,000 One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Left in 1961, rejoined in 1994.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 Template:Sort Asia 20,743,000
1968 Template:Sort Africa 1,032,000
1964 Template:Sort Africa 38,329,000 Merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.<ref name="Tanzania">Template:Cite web</ref>
1970 Template:Sort Oceania 102,000
1962 Template:Sort North America 1,305,000
1978 Template:Sort Oceania 10,000
1962 Uganda] Africa 28,816,000
1931 United Kingdom Europe 60,209,500 The Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the Statute of Westminster 1931.
1980 Vanuatu Oceania 211,000
1964 Zambia Africa 11,668,000
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