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  2. Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia

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    The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 56 sovereign states, referred to as Commonwealth countries. [1] Most of them were British colonies or dependencies of those colonies. No government in the Commonwealth exercises power over the others, as is the case in a political union.

  3. Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria - Wikipedia

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    The first statement of the political values of the Commonwealth of Nations was issued at the 1961 conference, at which the members declared that racial equality would be one of the cornerstones of the new Commonwealth, at a time when the organisation's ranks were being swelled by new African and Caribbean members.

  4. Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia

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    In 1997 the Commonwealth Heads of Government agreed that, to become a member of the Commonwealth, an applicant country should, as a rule, have had a constitutional association with an existing Commonwealth member; that it should comply with Commonwealth values, principles and priorities as set out in the Harare Declaration; and that it should ...

  5. What Countries Are Part of the Commonwealth (and What Is It ...

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    The Commonwealth, formerly Indeed, the royal monarch was an important symbolic figure in countries far and wide, due to her role as head of the Commonwealth. But wait, what countries are part of ...

  6. Charter of the Commonwealth - Wikipedia

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    The Charter of the Commonwealth is a charter setting out the values of the Commonwealth of Nations as well as the commitment of its 56 member states to equal rights, democracy, and so on. It was proposed at the 2011 CHOGM in Perth, Australia , adopted on 19 December 2012 and officially signed by Queen Elizabeth II at Marlborough House , London ...

  7. Timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of the Commonwealth of Nations from the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Some regard the Balfour Declaration as the foundation of the modern Commonwealth. 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 1920s (from 1926) Year Date Event 1926 25 October The Balfour Declaration of 1926 establishes the principle of the ...

  8. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the ...

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    This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).

  9. Commonwealth Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Grant Model The foundation gives grants to fund activities or projects of registered CSOs. Up to 10% of the total grant will fund a monitoring, evaluation and learning element to support knowledge management for both the grant applicant and the foundation. Grants also include funding to support indirect and overhead costs.