The Commonwealth:
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 |
1. | Antigua and Barbuda | 1981 |
2. | Australia | 1931 |
3. | The Bahamas | 1973 |
4. | Bangladesh | 1972 |
5. | Barbados | 1966 |
6. | Belize | 1981 |
7. | Botswana | 1966 |
8. | Brunei Darussalam | 1984 |
9. | Cameroon | 1995 |
10. | Canada | 1931 |
11. | Cyprus | 1961 |
12. | Dominica | 1978 |
13. | Fiji Islands | 1997 |
14. | The Gambia | 1965 |
15. | Ghana | 1957 |
16. | Grenada | 1974 |
17. | Guyana | 1966 |
18. | India | 1947 |
19. | Jamaica | 1962 |
20. | Kenya | 1963 |
21. | Kiribati | 1979 |
22. | Lesotho | 1966 |
23. | Malawi | 1964 |
24. | Malaysia | 1957 |
25. | The Maldives | 1982 |
26. | Malta | 1964 |
27. | Mauritius | 1968 |
28. | Mozambique | 1995 |
29. | Namibia | 1990 |
30. | Nauru | 1968 |
31. | New Zealand | 1931 |
32. | Nigeria | 1960 |
33. | Pakistan | 1947 |
34. | Papua New Guinea | 1975 |
35. | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1983 |
36. | St. Lucia | 1979 |
37. | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1979 |
38. | Samoa | 1970 |
39. | Seychelles | 1976 |
40. | Sierra Leone | 1961 |
41. | Singapore | 1965 |
42. | Solomon Islands | 1978 |
43. | South Africa | 1931 |
44. | Sri Lanka | 1948 |
45. | Swaziland | 1968 |
46. | Tanzania | 1961 |
47. | Tonga | 1970 |
48. | Trinidad and Tobago | 1962 |
49. | Tuvalu | 1978 |
50. | United Kingdom | |
51. | Uganda | 1962 |
52. | Vanuatu | 1980 |
53. | Zambia | 1964 |