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| The 'Commonwealth' is a free association of
independent nations formerly subject to British imperial
government, and maintaining friendly and practical links with
the UK. In 1931 the Statute of Westminster established the
British Commonwealth of Nations; the adjective 'British' was
deleted after WWII. Most of the states granted independence,
beginning with India in 1947, chose to be members of the
Commonwealth. |
| Country |
Date of
Joining |
Country |
Date of
Joining |
| Antigua and Barbuda* |
1981 |
Nauru |
1968 |
| Australia* |
1931 |
New Zealand* |
1931 |
| Bahamas* |
1973 |
Nigeria |
1960 |
| Bangladesh* |
1972 |
Pakistan |
1947-62, 1989 |
| Barbados* |
1966 |
Papua New Guinea* |
1975 |
| Belize* |
1981 |
St Kitts and Nevis* |
1983 |
| Botswana |
1966 |
St Lucia* |
1979 |
| Brunei |
1984 |
St Vincent and the Grenadines* |
1979 |
| Canada* |
1931 |
Seychelles |
1976 |
| Cyprus |
1961 |
Sierra leone |
1961 |
| Dominica |
1978 |
Singapore |
1965 |
| Gambia, The |
1965 |
Solomon Islands* |
1978 |
| Ghana |
1957 |
Sri Lanka |
1948 |
| Grenada* |
1974 |
Swaziland |
1968 |
| Guyana |
1966 |
Tanzania |
1961 |
| India |
1947 |
Tonga |
1970 |
| Jamaica* |
1962 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1962 |
| Kenya |
1963 |
Tuvalu* |
1978 |
| Kiribati |
1979 |
Uganda |
1962 |
| Lesotho |
1966 |
United Kingdom |
1931 |
| Malawi |
1964 |
Vanuatu |
1980 |
| Malaysia |
1957 |
Western Samoa |
1970 |
| Maldives |
1982 |
Zambia |
1964 |
| Malta |
1964 |
Zimbabwe |
1980 |
| Mauritius* |
1968 |
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| * Member states recognizing the Queen,
represented by a governor-general, as their Head of State. |
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