Which countries in the world are Commonwealth countries?

The Commonwealth has 53 member countries (May 2004). Including Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | Bahamas | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belize | Botswana | Brunei | Cameroon | Canada | Cyprus | Dominica | Fiji | Gambia | Ghana | Grenada | Guyana | India | Jamaica | Kenya | Kiribati | Lesotho | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Malta | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Nauru. Papua New Guinea | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Solomon Islands | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Swaziland | Tanzania | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuvalu | Uganda | United Kingdom | Vanuatu | Zambia Every year, April 27th is Commonwealth Day. Publications include Commonwealth Trends (bimonthly), Commonwealth Today and Commonwealth Handbook.

The Commonwealth is a combination of Britain and an independent former British colony or dependent country. After World War I, Britain was frightened by the rising colonial national liberation movement and adjusted its relations with other members of the former British Empire. 1926 The Internal Relations Committee of the British Empire Conference proposed that Britain and Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, which became autonomous republics from colonies, are "members of the Commonwealth in free association", and "have equal status in all aspects of internal affairs and foreign affairs, and are not subordinate to each other, and can only be United in the spirit of loyalty to the British king". 193 1 year, the Westminster act legally confirmed this point, and the Commonwealth was formally established. From 65438 to 0947, India and Pakistan declared their independence and joined the Commonwealth. 1949, India became a republic and elected its own head of state. Since then, members of the Commonwealth have evolved from the principle of loyalty to the king of England to "accepting the king of England as a symbol of free association of independent member States", and the king of England is the "head of the Commonwealth".

The Commonwealth has no authority, and Britain and its member States send high commissioners to represent diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.

The headquarters and permanent institutions of the Commonwealth are located in London, and its organizational bodies are: 1, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting; Meetings are usually held every two years. It was held in London before 1966, and it was held in member countries in turn from 1966, presided over by the head of the host government. The meeting does not adopt a resolution, and the general principles announced by the meeting are not binding on the participating countries. 2. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the Asia-Pacific Region; 1978 will be held every two years to discuss regional issues of common concern. 3. Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting; Including annual ministerial meetings and irregular meetings. 4. Commonwealth Secretariat; Founded in 1965, it is responsible for consultation and exchange among member States. 5. Commonwealth Foundation; Established in 1966. In addition, there are some professional organizations in the Commonwealth, such as Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Commonwealth Press Union, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council, Commonwealth Sports Federation, Commonwealth Art Association and so on.