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Members of the Commonwealth of Nations<\/h1>\n

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Currently there are 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations since Gambia left in October 2013. The current members of the Commonwealth are as follows.<\/p>\n

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Commonwealth Countries A-M (Below) Goto Commonwealth Countries N-Z<\/a><\/p>\n

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Antigua and Barbuda<\/a> (Joined the 1st<\/sup> of November 1981)<\/p>\n

\nAustralia<\/a> (Joined on the 11th<\/sup> December 1931 under the Statute of Westminster)<\/p>\n

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The Bahamas<\/a> (Joined in 1973)<\/p>\n

\nBangladesh<\/a> (Joined on the 18th<\/sup> of April 1972)<\/p>\n

\nBarbados<\/a> (Joined on the 30th<\/sup> of November 1966)<\/p>\n

\nBelize<\/a> (Joined on the 21st<\/sup> of September 1981)<\/p>\n

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Botswana<\/a> (Joined on the 30th<\/sup> of September 1966)<\/p>\n

\nBrunei Darussalam<\/a> (Joined on the 1st<\/sup> of January 1984)<\/p>\n

\nCameroon<\/a> (Joined on the 1st<\/sup> of November 1995)<\/p>\n

\nCanada<\/a> (Joined on the 11th<\/sup> December 1931 under the Statute of Westminster)<\/p>\n

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Cyprus<\/a> (Joined on the 31st<\/sup> of March 1961)<\/p>\n

Dominica<\/a> (Joined on the 3rd of November 1978)<\/p>\n

\nFiji<\/a>* (Joined on the 10th<\/sup> of October 1970, then left on the 15th<\/sup> of October 1987 and rejoined on the 30th<\/sup> of September 1997. Now currently under suspension see below)<\/p>\n

Ghana<\/a> (Joined on the 6th<\/sup> of March 1957)<\/p>\n

\nGrenada<\/a> (Joined on the 7th<\/sup> of February 1974)<\/p>\n

\nGuyana<\/a> (Joined on the 26th<\/sup> of May 1966)<\/p>\n

\nIndia<\/a> (Joined on the 15th<\/sup> of October 1947)<\/p>\n

\nJamaica<\/a> (Joined on the 6th<\/sup> of August 1962)<\/p>\n

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Kenya<\/a> (Joined on the 12th<\/sup> of December 1963)<\/p>\n

\nKiribati<\/a> (Joined on the 12th<\/sup> of July 1979)<\/p>\n

\nLesotho<\/a> (Joined on the 4th<\/sup> of October 1966)<\/p>\n

\nMalawi<\/a> (Joined on the 6th<\/sup> of July 1964)<\/p>\n

\nMalaysia<\/a> (Joined on the 31st<\/sup> of August 1957)<\/p>\n

\nMaldives<\/a> (Joined on the 9th<\/sup> of July 1982)<\/p>\n

\nMalta<\/a> (Joined on the 21st<\/sup> of September 1964)<\/p>\n

\nMauritius<\/a> (Joined on the 12th<\/sup> of March 1968)<\/p>\n

\nMozambique<\/a> (Joined on the 12th<\/sup> of November 1995)<\/p>\n

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Namibia<\/a> (Joined on the 21st<\/sup> of March 1990)<\/p>\n

\nNauru<\/a> (Joined on the 1st<\/sup> of November 1968)<\/p>\n

\nNew Zealand<\/a> (Joined on the 11th<\/sup> December 1931 under the Statute of Westminster)<\/p>\n

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Nigeria<\/a> (Joined on the 1st<\/sup> of October 1960, with membership suspended on the 11th<\/sup> of November 1995 – 29th<\/sup> of May 1999)<\/p>\n

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Pakistan<\/a> (Joined on the 15th<\/sup> of October 1947, they later withdrew their membership on the 30th<\/sup> of January 1972 and rejoined on the 1st<\/sup> of October 1989)<\/p>\n

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Papua new Guinea<\/a> (Joined on the 16th<\/sup> of September 1975)<\/p>\n

\nRwanda<\/a> (Joined on the 29th<\/sup> of November 2009)<\/p>\n

\nSt Kitts and Nevis<\/a> (Joined on the 19th<\/sup> of September 1983)<\/p>\n

\nSt Lucia<\/a> (Joined on the 22nd<\/sup> of February 1979)<\/p>\n

\nSt Vincent and the Grenadines<\/a> (Joined on the 27th<\/sup> of October 1979)<\/p>\n

\nSamoa<\/a> (Joined on the 28th<\/sup> of August 1970)<\/p>\n

\nSeychelles<\/a> (Joined on the 28th<\/sup> of June 1976)<\/p>\n

\nSierra Leone<\/a> (Joined on the 27th<\/sup> of April1961)<\/p>\n

\nSingapore<\/a> (Joined on the 15th<\/sup> of October 1965)<\/p>\n

\nSolomon Islands<\/a> (Joined on the 7th<\/sup> of July 1978)<\/p>\n

\nSouth Africa<\/a> (Joined on the 11th<\/sup> December 1931 under the Statute of Westminster, they later withdrew their membership on the 31st<\/sup> of May 1961 and rejoined on the 1st<\/sup> of June 1994)<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka<\/a> (Joined on the 4th<\/sup> of February 1948)<\/p>\n

\nSwaziland<\/a> (Joined on the 6th<\/sup> of September 1968)<\/p>\n

\nTonga<\/a> (Joined on the 4th<\/sup> of June 1970)<\/p>\n

\nTrinidad and Tobago<\/a> (Joined on the 31st<\/sup> of August 1962)<\/p>\n

\nTuvalu<\/a> (Joined on the 1st<\/sup> of October 1978)<\/p>\n

\nUganda<\/a> (Joined on the 9th<\/sup> of October 1962)<\/p>\n

\nUnited Kingdom<\/a> (Joined on the 11th<\/sup> December 1931 under the Statute of Westminster)<\/p>\n

United Republic of Tanzania<\/a> (Joined on the 9th<\/sup> of December 1961)<\/p>\n

\nVanuatu<\/a> (Joined on the 30th<\/sup> of July 1980)<\/p>\n


\n<\/span>\u00a0Zambia<\/a> <\/span>(Joined on the 24th<\/sup> of October 1964)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\n*Following the decisions taken by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on 31 July 2009, Fiji was suspended from membership of the Commonwealth on 1 September 2009<\/p>\n

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