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The Commonwealth (originally British
Commonwealth of nations) is an association of 53
countries. It is mainly composed of members of
all Britain’s former colonies and dependencies
that have attained independence and these
countries formed a group known as “The
Commonwealth”. The British monarch is symbolic
head of the Commonwealth.
The members of the Commonwealth are as follows:
|
S. No. |
Country |
Year of joining |
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1.
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Antigua and Barbuda |
1981 |
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2.
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Australia |
1931 |
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3.
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The Bahamas |
1973 |
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4.
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Bangladesh |
1972 |
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5.
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Barbados |
1966 |
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6.
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Belize |
1981 |
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7.
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Botswana |
1966 |
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8.
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Brunei Darussalam |
1984 |
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9.
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Cameroon |
1995 |
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10.
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Canada |
1931 |
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11.
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Cyprus |
1961 |
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12.
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Dominica |
1978 |
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13.
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Fiji Islands |
1997 |
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14.
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The Gambia |
1965 |
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15.
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Ghana |
1957 |
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16.
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Grenada |
1974 |
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17.
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Guyana |
1966 |
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18.
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India |
1947 |
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19.
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Jamaica |
1962 |
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20.
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Kenya |
1963 |
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21.
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Kiribati |
1979 |
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22.
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Lesotho |
1966 |
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23.
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Malawi |
1964 |
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24.
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Malaysia |
1957 |
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25.
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The Maldives |
1982 |
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26.
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Malta |
1964 |
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27.
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Mauritius |
1968 |
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28.
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Mozambique |
1995 |
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29.
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Namibia |
1990 |
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30.
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Nauru |
1968 |
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31.
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New Zealand |
1931 |
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32.
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Nigeria |
1960 |
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33.
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Pakistan |
1947 |
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34.
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Papua New Guinea |
1975 |
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35.
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St. Kitts and Nevis |
1983 |
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36.
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St. Lucia |
1979 |
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37.
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
1979 |
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38.
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Samoa |
1970 |
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39.
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Seychelles |
1976 |
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40.
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Sierra Leone |
1961 |
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41.
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Singapore |
1965 |
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42.
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Solomon Islands |
1978 |
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43.
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South Africa |
1931 |
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44.
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Sri Lanka |
1948 |
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45.
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Swaziland |
1968 |
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46.
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Tanzania |
1961 |
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47.
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Tonga |
1970 |
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48.
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Trinidad and Tobago |
1962 |
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49.
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Tuvalu |
1978 |
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50.
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United Kingdom |
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51.
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Uganda |
1962 |
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52.
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Vanuatu |
1980 |
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53.
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Zambia |
1964 |
*Zimbabwe which was suspended in 2002 for
rigging elections could not get its membership
renewed.
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