The Commonwealth of Nations

Martina Kučerová

Contents

General facts

History

The Commonwealth of Nations

Member states

Interests

General facts

Official language

English Head of the Commonwealth

Queen Elizabeth II. Number of member

states

53 Date of establishment

1949

History

1867 – Canada was transformed into selfgoverning Dominion

=> Lord Rosebury „The Commonwealth of Nations“

After that other parts of the empire became Dominions too

1926 – the Imperial Conference

=> the British Commonwealth of Nations

History

1931 – Statute of Westminster After the Second World War empire began

changing

1947 -India gained independence

-Pakistan was created

-many colonies became sovereign states

1949 – the conference of Commonwealth Prime ministers

History

1965 – the Commonwealth Secretariat was

established in London

1971 – the Singapore Declaration of

Commonwealth Principles

1971 – the Commonwealth Fund for

Technical Co-operation

1991 – Harare Declination

The Commonwealth of Nations

A voluntary association Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the

Commonwealth Some members of the Commonwealth

recognise the Queen as their head of state=> Commonwealth Realms (16)

The majority of the Commonwealth are the republics (32)

The remaining members are realms with their own monarchs (5)

The Commonwealth of Nations

Organisation in which countries with diverse economic backgrounds have an opportunity for close and equal interaction

The primary activities:-create an econommic co-operation between member nations-promote democracy, human rights and good governance in those nations-training experts in developing countries and assisting with elections

The Commonwealth of Nations

Membership is open to countries that:

- accept the association‘s basic aims

- have a present or past link to a Commonwealth member

Some countries have never shown an interest in joining the Commonwealth

=> Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Oman

Member States

Member States

Commonwealth Realms:

United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda,

Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,

Grenada, Jamaica, Canada, New Zealand,

Papua New Guinea, St Lucia, St Kitts and

Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines,

Solomon Islands and Tuvalu

Member States

Member States

Realms with their own monarchs:

Brunei, Lesotho, Malaysia, Swaziland and Tonga

Member States

Republics:Bangladesh, Botswana, Cameroon, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji Islands, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mosambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Zambia

Interests

Many CN share certain identifiable traditions and customs

The Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Day Commonwealth comprises almost a third of

the world‘s countries and has about the quarter of the world population

The four largest CN by population: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria

Interests

The smallest member is Tuvalu

The three largest CN by area: Canada,

Australia and India

The four largest economies: India, UK,

Canada and Australia

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