Þēodacynewīse
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Sēo '''Þēodacyneƿīse''' oðre naman sēo '''Cyneƿīse''' and gēo sēo '''Bryttisce Cyneƿīse''' is gebrōðorscipe of frēo þeoda hƿǣrof eall būton tƿegen ƿæron dǣlas þæs [[Bryttisce Rīce|Bryttiscan Rīces]].

[[Carl III Bretta Cyning]] is [[Hēafod þǣre Þeodacynewīsan|Hēafod þǣre Þeodacyneƿīsan]].

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[[Ymele:Commonwealth of Nations.svg|thumb|right|350px|Current Commonwealth members (blue), current suspended members (green), and former members (orange).]]
The [[Commonwealth of Nations]] is a [[voluntary association]] of 54 independent [[sovereign state]]s (one of whose membership is currently suspended), most of them are former [[British colony|British colonies]], or dependencies of these colonies. No one government in the Commonwealth exercises power over the others, as in a [[political union]]. Rather, the relationship is one of an [[international organization|international organisation]] through which countries with diverse social, political, and economic backgrounds are regarded as equal in status, and co-operate within a framework of common values and goals, as outlined in the [[Singapore Declaration]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/FAQs/20706/faqs/ |date= |title=FAQs |accessdate=2008-06-16 |publisher=[[Commonwealth Secretariat]] }}</ref> These include the promotion of [[democracy]], [[human rights]], [[good governance]], the [[rule of law]], [[individual liberty]], [[egalitarianism]], [[free trade]], [[multilateralism]], and [[world peace]], and are carried out through multilateral projects and meetings, as well as the quadrennial [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="Singapore Declaration text">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/20723/32987/singapore_declaration_of_commonwealth_principles/ |title=Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles 1971 |accessdate=2008-06-12 |publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat }}</ref> The symbol of this free association is Queen [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]], known for this purpose as [[Head of the Commonwealth]]. This position, however, does not imbue her with any political or executive power over any Commonwealth member states; the position is purely symbolic, and it is the [[Commonwealth Secretary-General]] who is the chief executive of the organisation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/150757/head_of_the_commonwealth/  |title=Head of the Commonwealth|accessdate=2008-06-16 |publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat}}</ref>

The Commonwealth was first officially formed in 1931 when the [[Statute of Westminster 1931|Statute of Westminster]] gave legal recognition to the independence of dominions. Known as the "British Commonwealth", the first members were the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the [[Irish Free State]] and [[Dominion of Newfoundland]], although Australia and New Zealand did not adopt the statute until 1942 and 1947 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.commonwealth-of-nations.org/article.php?&id=4&subsection=3&page=3  |title=The Commonwealth–History–Dominion Status|accessdate=2008-06-16 |publisher=Commonwealth of Nations}}</ref> In 1949, the [[London Declaration]] was signed and marked the birth of the modern Commonwealth and the renaming to its present name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/34493/38150/modern_commonwealth/  |title=The Commonwealth–History–Modern Commonwealth|accessdate=2008-06-16 |publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat}}</ref> The most recent member is Rwanda, which joined on 29 November 2009.<ref name="rwanda">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/world/africa/29rwanda.html |title=Rwanda Joins British Commonwealth |author=Josh Kron |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=2009-11-29 |accessdate=2009-11-29}}</ref>

Presently, there are 54 [[Sovereign state|states]] that are members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. Three members are in Europe, twelve in North America, one in South America, nineteen in Africa, eight in Asia, and eleven in [[Oceania]] (including one suspended member, [[Fiji]]). There are six former members, four of which no longer exist as independent entities (but form part of current member states). The members have a combined population of 2.1 billion people, almost a third of the world population, of which 1.17 billion live in India and 94% live in Asia and Africa combined.<ref name="CIA World Factbook population">{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |title=Country Comparisons - Population |accessdate=2009-03-22 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=19 March 2009 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] }}</ref>
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==Current members==
All table information based on figures provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list, most population figures are based on 2007 estimates, unless otherwise noted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/142227/members/|title=Members|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>

Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically using the [[File:Sort none.gif]] icon.

{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
! width = 150px |Country
! width = 125px | Joined
! width=100px |Continent
! width=95px |Population
! class="unsortable" |Notes{{ref|1|[A]}}
|-
| {{sort|Antigua and Barbuda|{{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[Antigua and Barbuda]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1981-11-01</span>1 November 1981
| North America
| align=right| 88,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Australia|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1931-12-11</span>11 December 1931
| Oceania
| align=right| 22,073,000
| Granted nominal independence ([[Dominion]] status) on 1 January 1901. Australia was one of the original Dominions at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]], although the statute was not adopted in Australia until [[Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942|1942]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/YearbookHomeInternal.asp?NodeID=138122 |title=Australia|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Bahamas|{{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Bahamas]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1973-07-10</span>10 July 1973
| North America
| align=right| 342,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Bangladesh|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Bangladesh]]{{ref|1|[B]}}}}
| <span style="display:none">1972-04-18</span>18 April 1972<ref>{{cite book |title=Secession |last=Kohen |first=Marcelo G. |year=2006 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=London |isbn=9780521849289 |page=p. 122 }}</ref>
| Asia
| align=right| 162,221,000
| Gained independence from [[Pakistan]] in 1971.<ref name="Wind of Change"/>
|-
| {{sort|Barbados|{{flagicon|Barbados}} [[Barbados]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1966-11-30</span>30 November 1966
| North America
| align=right| 279,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Belize|{{flagicon|Belize}} [[Belize]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1981-09-21</span>21 September 1981
| North America
| align=right| 322,130
|
|-
| {{sort|Botswana|{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[Botswana]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1966-09-30</span>30 September 1966
| Africa
| align=right| 1,950,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Brunei|{{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Brunei]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1984-01-01</span>1 January 1984
| Asia
| align=right| 400,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Cameroon|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Cameroon]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1995-11-13</span>13 November 1995<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pondi |first=Jean-Emmanuel |year=1997 |month=October |title=Cameroon and the Commonwealth of Nations |journal=[[The Round Table Journal|The Round Table]] |volume=86 |issue=344 |pages=pp. 563–570 |id=10.1080/00358539708454389 |doi=10.1080/00358539708454389 }}</ref>
| Africa
| align=right| 19,522,000
| Most of the country was formerly French and gained independence from [[France]] on 1 January 1960, uniting with the much smaller former British territory on its gaining independence from the [[United Kingdom]] on 1 October 1961.  
|-
| {{sort|Canada|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1931-12-11</span>11 December 1931
| North America
| align=right| 33,860,000
| Granted nominal independence ([[Dominion]] status) on 1 July 1867. Canada was the first among the several original Dominions at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145152/history/ |title=Canada - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref> Incorporated another original Dominion, [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], on 31 March 1949.<ref name="Dominion status"/>
|-
| {{sort|Cyprus|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cyprus]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1961-03-13</span>13 March 1961<ref>{{cite journal |last=McIntyre |first=W. David |authorlink=W. David McIntyre |year=2000 |month=January |title=Britain and the creation of the Commonwealth Secretariat |journal=Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=pp. 135–158 |id=10.1080/03086530008583082 |doi=10.1080/03086530008583082 }}</ref>
| Europe / Asia
| align=right| 794,200
| Gained independence from the [[United Kingdom]] on 18 August 1960.
|-
| {{sort|Dominica|{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1978-11-03</span>3 November 1978
| North America
| align=right| {{sort|79,000|{{ref|1|[C]}}79,000}}
|
|-
| {{sort|Gambia|{{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Gambia]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1965-02-18</span>18 February 1965
| Africa
| align=right| 1,717,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Ghana|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ghana]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1957-03-06</span>6 March 1957
| Africa
| align=right| 23,837,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Grenada|{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Grenada]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1974-02-07</span>7 February 1974
| North America
| align=right| 103,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Guyana|{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1966-05-26</span>26 May 1966
| South America
| align=right| 761,000
|
|-
| {{sort|India|{{flagicon|India}} [[India]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1947-08-15</span>15 August 1947
| Asia
| align=right| 1,173,230,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Jamaica|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1962-08-06</span>6 August 1962
| North America
| align=right| 2,721,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Kenya|{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Kenya]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1963-12-12</span>12 December 1963
| Africa
| align=right| 39,856,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Kiribati|{{flagicon|Kiribati}} [[Kiribati]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1979-07-12</span>12 July 1979
| Oceania
| align=right| {{sort|99,000|{{ref|2|[D]}}99,000}}
|
|-
| {{sort|Lesotho|{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesotho]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1966-10-04</span>4 October 1966
| Africa
| align=right| 2,000,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Malawi|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Malawi]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1964-07-06</span>6 July 1964
| Africa
| align=right| 15,884,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Malaysia|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1963-09-16</span>16 September 1963
| Asia
| align=right| 28,356,000
| Joined as the [[Federation of Malaya]] in 1957; reformed as Malaysia with its federation in 1963 with [[Singapore]] (became a separate member in 1965), [[Sabah]], and [[Sarawak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145165/history/ |title=Malaysia - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Maldives|{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maldives]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1982-07-09</span>9 July 1982
| Asia
| align=right| 329,000
| Gained independence from the [[United Kingdom]] on 26 July 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145167/history/|title=Maldives - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>  Maldives was a [[Special membership of the Commonwealth of Nations|special member]] from 9 July 1982 until 20 July 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maldiveshighcommission.org/?id_w=8 |title=The Maldives and the Commonwealth |accessdate=30 January 2009 |work= |publisher=Republic of Maldives |date=}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Malta|{{flagicon|Malta}} [[Malta]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1964-09-21</span>21 September 1964
| Europe
| align=right| 412,668
|
|-
| {{sort|Mauritius|{{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Mauritius]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1968-03-12</span>12 March 1968
| Africa
| align=right| 1,285,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Mozambique|{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Mozambique]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1995-11-13</span>13 November 1995<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ingram |first=Derek |authorlink=Derek Ingram |year=1996 |month=April |title=Commonwealth Update |journal=[[The Round Table Journal|The Round Table]] |volume=85 |issue=338 |pages=pp. 153–165 |id=10.1080/00358539608454302 |doi=10.1080/00358539608454302 }}</ref>
| Africa
| align=right| 22,892,000
| Gained independence from [[Portugal]] on 26 June 1975. The first country to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.<ref name=rwandajoins/>
|-
| {{sort|Namibia|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1990-03-21</span>21 March 1990
| Africa
| align=right| 2,131,000
| Gained independence from [[South Africa]].<ref>[http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/132.htm Chronology of Namibian Independence]</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Nauru|{{flagicon|Nauru}} [[Nauru]]{{ref|1|[B]}}}}
| <span style="display:none">1968-11-01†</span>1 November 1968
| Oceania
| align=right| 14,000
| Nauru is a [[Special membership of the Commonwealth of Nations|special member]]. Gained independence on 31 January 1968 from joint trusteeship of [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[United Kingdom]]. The nation was a special member from 1 November 1968 until 1 May 1999, when it became a full member,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/press/31555/34582/34786/nauru_accedes_to_full_membership_of_the_commonweal.htm |title=Nauru Accedes to Full Membership of the Commonwealth |accessdate=30 January 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Commonwealth Secretariat]] |date=12 April 1999 }}</ref> before reverting back to special status in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145172/history/ |title=Nauru–History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|New Zealand|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1931-12-11</span>11 December 1931
| Oceania
| align=right| 4,317,972
| Granted nominal independence ([[Dominion]] status) on 26 September 1907. One of the original Dominions at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]], although the Statute was not adopted in New Zealand until [[Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947|1947]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145173/history/ |title=New Zealand- History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Nigeria|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Nigeria]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1960-10-01</span>1 October 1960
| Africa
| align=right| 154,796,000
| Suspended in 1995, suspension lifted in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/YearbookHomeInternal.asp?NodeID=138917 |title=Nigeria|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Pakistan|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1947-08-14</span>14 August 1947
| Asia
| align=right| 168,052,000
| Left in 1972, rejoined 1989; suspended in 1999, suspension lifted in 2004; again suspended in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/news/34581/172911/221107cmag.htm|title=Pakistan suspended from the Commonwealth|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-06-15|date=2007-11-22}}</ref> suspension lifted in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/news/34580/34581/179063/120508cmag.htm |title=Commonwealth lifts Pakistan suspension|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-06-15|date=2008-05-12}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Papua New Guinea|{{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Papua New Guinea]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1975-09-16</span>16 September 1975
| Oceania
| align=right| 6,737,000
| Gained independence from [[Australia]].
|-
| {{sort|Rwanda|{{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[Rwanda]]}}
| <span style="display:none">2009-11-29</span>29 November 2009<ref name="rwanda"></ref>
| Africa
| align=right| 9,998,000
| Gained independence from [[Belgium]] on 1 July 1962. The second country to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.<ref name=rwandajoins>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8384930.stm|title=Rwanda becomes a member of the Commonwealth|publisher=BBC News|date=2009-11-29|accessdate=2009-11-29}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Saint Kitts and Nevis|{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]{{ref|1|[B]}}}}
| <span style="display:none">1983-09-19</span>19 September 1983
| North America
| align=right| 52,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Saint Lucia|{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1979-02-22</span>22 February 1979
| North America
| align=right| 171,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1979-10-27</span>27 October 1979
| North America
| align=right| {{sort|119,000|{{ref|1|[C]}}119,000}}
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a [[Special membership of the Commonwealth of Nations|special member]] from 27 October 1979 until 1 June 1985.
|-
| {{sort|Samoa|{{flagicon|Samoa}} [[Samoa]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1970-08-28</span>28 August 1970
| Oceania
| align=right| 185,000
| Gained independence from [[New Zealand]] on 1 January 1962. Joined as Western Samoa, subsequently changing its name to Samoa on 4 July 1997.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Constitution Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/num_act/caa21997295/ | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-11-27 | language = }}</ref> 
|-
| {{sort|Seychelles|{{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Seychelles]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1976-06-29</span>29 June 1976
| Africa
| align=right| 84,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Sierra Leone|{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[Sierra Leone]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1961-04-27</span>27 April 1961
| Africa
| align=right| 5,695,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Singapore|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1965-10-15†</span>15 October 1965
| Asia
| align=right| 4,986,000
| First joined as part of [[Malaysia]] on 16 September 1963.
|-
| {{sort|Solomon Islands|{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Solomon Islands]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1978-07-07</span>7 July 1978
| Oceania
| align=right| 913,000
|
|-
| {{sort|South Africa|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1931-12-11</span>11 December 1931
| Africa
| align=right| 49,423,000
| Granted nominal independence ([[Dominion]] status) on 1 July 1867. One of the original [[Dominion]]s at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]]. Left on 31 May 1961, rejoined on 1 June 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/YearbookHomeInternal.asp?NodeID=139444 |title=South Africa|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Sri Lanka|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1948-02-04</span>4 February 1948
| Asia
| align=right| 20,743,000
| Joined as the [[Dominion of Ceylon]], subsequently changing its name in 1972.
|-
| {{sort|Swaziland|{{flagicon|Swaziland}} [[Swaziland]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1968-09-06</span>6 September 1968
| Africa
| align=right| 1,182,000
| 
|-
| {{sort|Tanzania|{{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Tanzania]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1964-04-26</span>26 April 1964
| Africa
| align=right| 43,729,000
| Merger of [[Tanganyika]] and [[Zanzibar]].<ref name="Tanzania">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/145193/history/ |title=Tanzania - History|publisher=Commonwealth Secretariat|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Tonga|{{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Tonga]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1970-06-04</span>4 June 1970
| Oceania
| align=right| 102,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Trinidad and Tobago|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1962-08-31</span>31 August 1962
| North America
| align=right| 1,335,000
|
|-
| {{sort|Tuvalu|{{flagicon|Tuvalu}} [[Tuvalu]]{{ref|1|[B]}}}}
| <span style="display:none">1978-10-01</span>1 October 1978
| Oceania
| align=right| 12,000
| Tuvalu was a [[Special membership of the Commonwealth of Nations|special member]] from 1 October 1978 until 1 September 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecommonwealth.org/press/31555/34582/141646/tuvalu_accedes_to_full_membership_of_the_commonwea.htm |title=Tuvalu Accedes to Full Membership of the Commonwealth |accessdate=30 January 2009 |work= |publisher=[[Commonwealth Secretariat]] |date=14 August 2000 }}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Uganda|{{flagicon|Uganda}} [[Uganda]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1962-10-09</span>9 October 1962
| Africa
| align=right| 32,816,000
|
|-
| {{sort|United Kingdom|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1931-12-11</span>11 December 1931
| Europe
| align=right| 61,609,500
| The Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]].
|-
| {{sort|Vanuatu|{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} [[Vanuatu]]{{ref|1|[B]}}}}
| <span style="display:none">1980-07-30</span>30 July 1980
| Oceania
| align=right| 241,000
| Gained independence from joint rule of [[France]] and [[United Kingdom]].
|-
| {{sort|Zambia|{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Zambia]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1964-10-24</span>24 October 1964
| Africa
| align=right| 12,935,000
|
|}
{{note|1}}A. Unless otherwise noted, independence was gained from United Kingdom on date of joining the Commonwealth as shown in column 2.<br>
{{note|2}}B. Not a member of the [[Commonwealth Foundation]].<br>
{{note|3}}C. The population figure is based on 2004 estimates.<br>
{{note|4}}D. The population figure is based on 2005 estimates.

==Suspended members==
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
! width = 150px |Country
! width = 125px | Joined
! width=100px |Continent
! width=95px |Population
! Notes
|-
|{{sort|Fiji|{{flagicon|Fiji}} [[Fiji]]{{ref|4|[A]}}}}
| <span style="display:none">1970-10-10</span>10 October 1970
| Oceania
| 848,000
| Left in 1987; rejoined in 1997; suspended on 6 June 2000;<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ingram |first=Derek |authorlink=Derek Ingram (journalist) |year=2000 |month=July |title=Commonwealth Update |journal=[[The Round Table Journal|The Round Table]] |volume=89 |issue=355 |pages=pp. 311–55 |url= |accessdate=2008-12-20 |quote= |doi=10.1080/00358530050083406 }}</ref> suspension lifted on 20 December 2001;<ref name="Commonwealth Update Apr 2002">{{cite journal |last=Ingram |first=Derek |authorlink=Derek Ingram (journalist) |year=2002 |month=April |title=Commonwealth Update |journal=[[The Round Table Journal|The Round Table]] |volume=91 |issue=364 |pages=pp. 131–59 |url= |accessdate=2008-12-20 |quote= |doi=10.1080/00358530220144148 }}</ref> again suspended on 8 December 2006 because of the [[2006 Fijian coup d'état]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ingram |first=Derek |authorlink=Derek Ingram (journalist) |year=2007 |month=February |title=Commonwealth Update |journal=[[The Round Table Journal|The Round Table]] |volume=96 |issue=388 |pages=pp. 2–28 |url= |accessdate=2008-12-20 |quote= |doi=10.1080/00358530701189734 |last2=Soal |first2=Judith }}</ref>
|}

{{note|4}}A. Not a member of the [[Commonwealth Foundation]].<br>

==Former members==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
! width = 150px |Country
! width = 125px | Joined
! width=100px |Continent
! width = 125px | Left
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
| {{sort|Ireland|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Irish Free State]]/[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1931-12-11</span>11 December 1931
| Europe
| <span style="display:none">1949-04-18]]</span>18 April 1949
| One of the original [[Dominion]]s at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]]. Left after passing the [[Republic of Ireland Act]] in 1949.<ref name="Wind of Change">{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealth-of-nations.org/article.php?&id=4&subsection=3&page=6 |title=Wind of Change|publisher=Commonwealth of Nations|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref><ref name="Dominion status">{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealth-of-nations.org/article.php?&id=4&subsection=3&page=3|title=Dominion Status|publisher=Commonwealth of Nations|accessdate=2008-02-15}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Malaya|{{flagicon|Malaya}} [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1957-08-31</span>31 August 1957
| Asia
| <span style="display:none">1963-09-16</span>16 September 1963
| Entered into [[Malaysia]] on 16 September 1963.<ref name="Wind of Change"/>
|-
| {{sort|Newfoundland|{{flagicon|Newfoundland}} [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1931-12-11</span>11 December 1931
| North America
| <span style="display:none">1934-02-16</span>16 February 1934
| One of the original [[Dominion]]s at the time of the [[Statute of Westminster 1931]] (although the Statute was never adopted by Newfoundland). Government suspended on 16 February 1934, joined [[Canada]] on 31 March 1949.<ref name="Dominion status"/>
|-
| {{sort|Tanganyika|{{flagicon|Tanganyika}} [[Tanganyika]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1961-12-09</span>9 December 1961
| Africa
| <span style="display:none">1964-04-26</span>26 April 1964
| Merged with [[Zanzibar]] to form [[Tanzania]] on 26 April 1964.<ref name="Tanzania"/>
|-
| {{sort|Zanzibar|{{flagicon|Zanzibar}} [[Zanzibar]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1963-12-10</span>10 December 1963
| Africa
| <span style="display:none">1964-04-26</span>26 April 1964
| Merged with [[Tanganyika]] to form [[Tanzania]] on 26 April 1964.<ref name="Tanzania"/>
|-
| {{sort|Zimbabwe|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Zimbabwe]]}}
| <span style="display:none">1980-10-01</span>1 October 1980
| Africa
| <span style="display:none">2003-12-07</span>7 December 2003
| Suspended on 19 March 2002.<ref name="Commonwealth Update Apr 2002" />  Withdrew voluntarily on 7 December 2003.<ref>{{cite journal |last= |first= |year=2004 |month=January |title=Editorial: CHOGM 2003, Abuja, Nigeria |journal=[[The Round Table Journal|The Round Table]] |volume=93 |issue=373 |pages=pp. 3–6 |url= |accessdate=2008-12-20 |quote= |doi=10.1080/0035853042000188139 }}</ref>
|-
|}

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Sēo Þēodacyneƿīse oðre naman sēo Cyneƿīse and gēo sēo Bryttisce Cyneƿīse is gebrōðorscipe of frēo þeoda hƿǣrof eall būton tƿegen ƿæron dǣlas þæs Bryttiscan Rīces.

Carl III Bretta Cyning is Hēafod þǣre Þeodacyneƿīsan.