Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries. It is home to 2.7 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations.
Member countries | Commonwealth
independent countries make up the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific. 33. of the world’s 42 small states are Commonwealth members, each with a population of 1.5 million or less. 2.7 billion. citizens live in Commonwealth countries, with more than 60 per cent aged 29 or under. Commonwealth countries are diverse ...
Our history | Commonwealth
Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom decided to reform their old association into the modern Commonwealth. Leaders agree that Commonwealth members are “free and equal members of the Commonwealth of Nations, freely co-operating in the pursuit of peace, liberty and progress.”.
About us | Commonwealth
About us. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries. It is home to 2.5 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations. Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace.
Map of Commonwealth countries | Commonwealth
View and download a map of the 56 Commonwealth member countries.
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 took place in Apia, Samoa from 21-26 October 2024. It was the first CHOGM to be held in a Pacific Small Island Developing State. Leaders of Commonwealth countries meet every two years for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), hosted by different member countries on a rotating basis.
Our work | Commonwealth
Download the Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan 2021/22 - 2024/25. The Commonwealth is an association of 56 countries working towards shared goals of prosperity, democracy and peace. The Commonwealth Secretariat is the intergovernmental organisation which co-ordinates and carries out much of the Commonwealth's work, supported by a network ...
Facts | Commonwealth
The combined GDP of Commonwealth countries in 2021 was US$13.1 trillion and is estimated to reach $19.5 trillion in 2027, almost doubling in ten years from $10.4 trillion in 2017. Bilateral costs for trading partners in Commonwealth countries are on average 19 per cent less than between those in non-member countries.
Commonwealth Charter | Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Charter expresses the commitment of member states to the development of free and democratic societies and the promotion of peace and prosperity to improve the lives of all the people of the Commonwealth. The Charter also acknowledges the role of civil society in supporting the goals and values of the Commonwealth.
United Kingdom | Commonwealth
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is an island country that sits north-west of mainland Europe. It is made up of mainland Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and the northern part of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland). It has numerous smaller islands. The UK is low lying in the east. It has mountains in the north of England, in Scotland, in Northern ...