Commonwealth countries

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member states of an international organization political association of states

Commonwealth countries are a group of independent and semi-independent states, most of which were formerly part of the British Empire, that cooperate politically, economically, and culturally within the Commonwealth of Nations.

Aliases (9)

Commonwealth of Nations ×60
Commonwealth member states ×4
Commonwealth governments ×3
Commonwealth realms ×3
British Commonwealth ×1
Commonwealth ×1
Commonwealth (political designation) ×1
Commonwealth of Nations member states ×1
Commonwealth realms (in part) ×1

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	member states of an international organization → political association of states →
admitNewMembersBy	consensus of existing members →
cooperateIn	democracy promotion → development assistance → education and scholarships → human rights advocacy → sport through the Commonwealth Games →
currentHeadOfCommonwealth	Charles III →
doesNotImply	legal obligation to the United Kingdom →
follows	Harare Declaration → Latimer House Principles → Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles →
hasCharacteristic	cooperate culturally → cooperate economically → cooperate politically → mostly former territories of the British Empire → sovereign or semi-sovereign states →
hasMember	Antigua and Barbuda → Australia → Bahamas → Bangladesh → Barbados → Belize → Botswana → Brunei → Cameroon → Canada → Cyprus → Dominica → Eswatini → Fiji → Ghana → Grenada → Guyana → India → Jamaica → Kenya → Kiribati → Lesotho → Malawi → Malaysia → Maldives → Malta → Mauritius → Mozambique → Namibia → Nauru → New Zealand → Nigeria → Pakistan → Papua New Guinea → Rwanda → Saint Kitts and Nevis → Saint Lucia → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → Samoa → Seychelles → Sierra Leone → Singapore → Solomon Islands → South Africa → Sri Lanka → Tanzania → Tonga → Trinidad and Tobago → Tuvalu → Uganda → United Kingdom → Vanuatu → Zambia →
hasNo	supranational legislative authority over members →
mayBe	constitutional monarchies → republics →
mayRecognize	British monarch as symbolic Head of the Commonwealth →
partOf	Commonwealth of Nations →
sharesDay	Commonwealth Day →
sharesHead	Head of the Commonwealth →
sharesHistoryWith	British Empire →
sharesInstitution	Commonwealth Foundation → Commonwealth Games Federation → Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting → Commonwealth Parliamentary Association → Commonwealth Secretariat →
sharesMonarchOptionally	British monarch as head of state in some member states →
sharesSymbol	Commonwealth flag →
usesLanguage	English as a common working language →

Referenced by (83)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australia ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Brunei Darussalam ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth Foundation ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth of Learning ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Cyprus ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Dominica ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Dominion of Ceylon ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Fiji ("Commonwealth of Nations") → India ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Jamaica ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Kenya ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Lesotho ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Malaysia ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Malta ("Commonwealth of Nations") → New Zealand ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Nigeria ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Pakistan ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Papua New Guinea ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Saint Lucia ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ("Commonwealth of Nations") → South Africa ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Trinidad and Tobago ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Uganda ("Commonwealth of Nations") → United Kingdom ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	memberOf
Boxing Day ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth Games series ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Diamond Jubilee 2012 ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Union Flag ("Commonwealth realms") → coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	associatedWith
Association of Commonwealth Universities ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth of Learning ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Royal Military College, Sandhurst ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	regionServed
Commonwealth countries ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Dominion of India ("British Commonwealth") → Gibraltar ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	partOf
Latimer House Principles ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	adoptedBy
Association of Commonwealth Universities ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth Games Federation ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	affiliation
Commonwealth Relations Office ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Silver Jubilee 1977 ("Commonwealth realms") →	appliesToJurisdiction
British monarch ("Commonwealth realms") → College of Arms ("Commonwealth realms (in part)") →	jurisdiction
Commonwealth Games Federation ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth of Learning →	operatesIn
Commonwealth Foundation ("Commonwealth of Nations") → Commonwealth Secretariat ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	parentOrganization
St. John Ambulance badge → VC →	usedIn
Commonwealth Foundation ("Commonwealth governments") → Pacific Islands Forum ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	worksWith
Harare Declaration ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	adoptedByOrganization
Latimer House Principles ("Commonwealth member states") →	appliesTo
Queen of Antigua and Barbuda ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	associatedOrganization
Queen of Papua New Guinea ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	associatedWithOrganization
Diamond Jubilee 2012 ("Commonwealth") →	beaconLightingScope
Commonwealth Day ("Commonwealth of Nations member states") →	celebratedBy
Commonwealth Day ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	commemorates
LLB →	commonRegion
Pacific Islands Forum ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	cooperatesWith
Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation ("Commonwealth member states") →	fundedBy
Pacific Islands Forum ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	hasObserver
Barbados ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	internationalOrganizationMembership
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	isHighestLevelMeetingOf
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols →	isPopularIn
King of New Zealand ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	membership
Commonwealth Relations Office ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	namedAfter
Malayan Emergency ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	opponent
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	organizedBy
Silver Jubilee 1977 ("Commonwealth governments") →	organizer
2002 Commonwealth Games ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	participatingOrganization
Westminster system ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	practicedIn
Bahamas ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	regionalOrganizationMembership
The Commonwealth ("Commonwealth (political designation)") →	relatedTo
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ("Commonwealth member states") →	rotatesAmong
Commonwealth Electoral Network →	scope
Association of Commonwealth Universities →	serves
Silver Jubilee 1977 ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	significantEventFor
British Empire ("Commonwealth of Nations") →	successor
Platinum Jubilee 2022 ("Commonwealth governments") →	supportedBy
Her Excellency →	usedBy
Commonwealth Foundation ("Commonwealth member states") →	worksIn