which countries are part of the commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Nations currently has 56 independent member countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific.
What is “the Commonwealth”?
The Commonwealth of Nations (often just “the Commonwealth”) is a voluntary association of mostly former territories of the British Empire that cooperate on democracy, development, and human rights.
It is different from the smaller group called Commonwealth realms , which are countries that still share the same monarch as head of state (like Canada, Australia, Jamaica, and the UK).
Full list of Commonwealth countries
Here are the countries that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations as of the most recent updates (56 members total).
Africa
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
Asia
- Bangladesh
- Brunei Darussalam
- India
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Pakistan
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
Caribbean & Americas
- Antigua and Barbuda
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
Europe
- Cyprus
- Malta
- United Kingdom
Pacific
- Australia
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
These 56 countries range from very large (India, Canada) to very small island states (Nauru, Tuvalu, Saint Kitts and Nevis).
Quick extra: Commonwealth vs. Commonwealth realms
Many forum and news discussions mix up these terms, so it is useful to keep them separate.
- Commonwealth of Nations : 56 independent member countries that choose to cooperate; not all share the same monarch.
- Commonwealth realms : 15 of those countries (like the UK, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, Solomon Islands) that still recognize King Charles III as their head of state.
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