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Commonwealth of Nations
  Abhi ke member states
  Pahile ke member states
  British Overseas Territoriesaur Crown Dependencies
  Abhi ke member states
  Pahile ke member states
  British Overseas Territories
aur Crown Dependencies
HeadquartersMarlborough House, London,
United Kingdom
Working languageEnglish
TypeVoluntary association[1]
Member states
Leaders
 Head
Charles III[2]
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa
Establishment
19 November 1926
11 December 1931[3]
28 April 1949
Area
 Total
29,958,050 km2 (12,000,000 sq mi)
Population
 2016 estimate
2,418,964,000
 Density
75 /km2 (194.2 /sq mi)
Preceded by
British Empire

Commonwealth, uu sab des ke naam hae jon ki pahile British Empire me rahaa. Pahile iske naam British Commonwealth of Nations rahaa, jiske 1926 me suruu karaa gais rahaa. Abhi isme 53 member des hae jisme se Mozambique ke chhorr ke aur sab British Empire me pahile rahaa. Tiin member Europe ke hae, ek hae South America me, 18 Africa me, 8 Asia me aur 11 Oceania me . Ek suspended member, Fiji hae aur che pahile waala member hae jisme se chaar abhi nai hae.

Abhi ke member

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Ii table ke sab jaankari Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list se aais hae aur jaada abaadi ke ginti 2007 estimates hae, unless otherwise noted.[4]

Country Joined Continent Population Notes
Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981 North America 81,000
Australia 11 December 1931 Oceania 20,555,300 Statute of Westminster 1931, se ii Commonwealth ke pahila member me se ek rahaa.[5]
Bahamas 10 July 1973 North America 323,000
Bangladesh 18 April 1972[6] Asia 148,384,000 Pakistan se ajaadi 1971 me paais.[7]
Barbados 30 November 1966 North America 279,000
Belize 21 September 1981 North America 287,730
Botswana 30 September 1966 Africa 1,765,000
Brunei 1 January 1984 Asia 374,000
Cameroon 13 November 1995[8] Africa 16,322,000
Canada 11 December 1931 North America 32,654,500 Statute of Westminster 1931, se ii Commonwealth ke pahila member me se ek rahaa.[9]
Cyprus 13 March 1961[10] Europe / Asia 818,200 United Kingdom se ajaadi 18 August 1960 ke paais.
Dominica 3 November 1978 North America 79,000
Gambia 18 February 1965 Africa 1,517,000
Ghana 6 March 1957 Africa 22,113,000
Grenada 7 February 1974 North America 103,000
Guyana 26 May 1966 South America 751,000
India 15 August 1947 Asia 1,100,000,000
Jamaica 6 August 1962 North America 2,651,000
Kenya 12 December 1963 Africa 34,256,000
Kiribati 12 July 1979 Oceania 99,000
Lesotho 4 October 1966 Africa 1,795,000
Malawi 6 July 1964 Africa 12,884,000
Malaysia 16 September 1963 Asia 27,356,000 Federation of Malaya ke 1957 me joinkaris; Malaysia ke naam se ii federation ke 1963 me form karaa gais rahaa Singapore (1965 me alag hoe gais), Sabah, aur Sarawak.[11]
Maldives 9 July 1982 Asia 329,000 United Kingdom se ajaadi 26 July 1965 ke milaa.[12] Maldives was a special member from 9 July 1982 until 20 July 1985.[13]
Malta 21 September 1964 Europe 402,668
Mauritius 12 March 1968 Africa 1,245,000
Mozambique 13 November 1995[14] Africa 19,792,000
Namibia 21 March 1990 Africa 2,031,000
Nauru 1 November 1968 Oceania 14,000 Nauru ek special memberhae. Ii des 1 November 1968 se 1 May 1999 talak special member rahaa, iske baad ii puura member ban gais,[15] January 2006 me fir se special member ban gais.[16]
New Zealand 11 December 1931 Oceania 4,147,972 Statute of Westminster 1931, se ii Commonwealth ke pahila member me se ek rahaa.[17]
Nigeria 1 October 1960 Africa 132,796,000 1995 me suspend karaa gais aur , 1999 me fir se join karis.[18]
Pakistan 14 August 1947 Asia 158,352,000 1972 me Commonwealth chhorr diis, 1989 me fir se join karis; 1999 me suspend karaa gais, 2004 me fir se join karis; 2007 me fir se suspended karaa gais,[19] 2008 me fir se join bhaes.[20]
Papua New Guinea 16 September 1975 Oceania 5,887,000
Saint Kitts and Nevis 19 September 1983 North America 43,000
Saint Lucia 22 February 1979 North America 161,000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27 October 1979 North America 119,000 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Commonwealth of Nations ke ek special member rahaa from 27 October 1979 se 1 June 1985 talak.
Samoa 28 August 1970 Oceania 185,000
Seychelles 29 June 1976 Africa 81,000
Sierra Leone 27 April 1961 Africa 5,525,000
Singapore 15 October 1965 Asia 4,326,000 First joined as part of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.
Solomon Islands 7 July 1978 Oceania 478,000
South Africa 11 December 1931 Africa 47,423,000 Statute of Westminster 1931, se ii Commonwealth ke pahila member me se ek rahaa. Ii 31 May 1961 me Commonwealth chhorr diis lekin 1 June 1994 me fir se join kar liis.[21]
Sri Lanka 4 February 1948 Asia 20,743,000
Swaziland 6 September 1968 Africa 1,032,000
Tanzania 26 April 1964 Africa 38,329,000 Tanganyika aur Zanzibar ke jorre se.[22]
Tonga 4 June 1970 Oceania 102,000
Trinidad and Tobago 31 August 1962 North America 1,305,000
Tuvalu 1 October 1978 Oceania 12,000 Tuvalu, Commonwealth of Nations ke ek special member 1 October 1978 se 1 September 2000 talak rahaa.[23]
Uganda 9 October 1962 Africa 28,816,000
United Kingdom 11 December 1931 Europe 60,209,500 Statute of Westminster 1931, se ii Commonwealth ke pahila member me se ek rahaa.
Vanuatu 30 July 1980 Oceania 211,000
Zambia 24 October 1964 Africa 11,668,000

Suspended members

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Country Joined Continent Population Notes
Fiji 10 October 1970 Oceania 848,000 1987 me Commonwealth chhorr ke 1997 me fir join karis; 6 June 2000 ke iske fir suspend karaa gais;[24] 20 December 2001 ke fir se join karis;[25] 8 December 2006 me coup ke kaaran fir se suspend karaa gais.[26]

Pahile ke members

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Country Joined Continent Left Notes
Irish Free State/Ireland 11 December 1931 Europe 18 April 1949 Commonwealth ke pahila member me se ek rahaa, Statute of Westminster 1931se. 1949 ke ii Commonwealth ke chhorr diis.[7][27]
Federation of Malaya 31 August 1957 Asia 16 September 1963 Entered into Malaysia on 16 September 1963.[7]
Dominion of Newfoundland 11 December 1931 North America 16 February 1934 Statute of Westminster 1931, se ii Commonwealth ke pahila member me se ek rahaa., Canada ke 31 March 1949 me join kar liis.[27]
Tanganyika 9 December 1961 Africa 26 April 1964 Zanzibar se jurr ke Tanzania obanaa, 26 April 1964 ke.[22]
Zanzibar 10 December 1963 Africa 26 April 1964 Tanganyika se jurr ke Tanzania banaa, 26 April 1964 ke.[22]
Zimbabwe 1 October 1980 Africa 7 December 2003 19 March 2002 ke iske suspend kar dewa gais.[25] 7 December 2003 ke ii Commonwealth se withdraw hoe gais.[28]

References

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  1. "Commonwealth Charter". 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019. Recalling that the Commonwealth is a voluntary association of independent and equal sovereign states, each responsible for its own policies, consulting and co-operating in the common interests of our peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace, and influencing international society to the benefit of all through the pursuit of common principles and values
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  3. "Annex B – Territories Forming Part of the Commonwealth" (PDF). Her Majesty's Civil Service. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. "Members". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  5. "Australia". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  6. Kohen, Marcelo G. (2006). Secession. London: Cambridge University Press. p. p. 122. ISBN 9780521849289.
  7. 1 2 3 "Wind of Change". Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  8. Pondi, Jean-Emmanuel (October 1997). "Cameroon and the Commonwealth of Nations". The Round Table 86 (344): pp. 563–570. 10.1080/00358539708454389.
  9. "Canada - History". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  10. McIntyre, W. David (January 2000). "Britain and the creation of the Commonwealth Secretariat". Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 28 (1): pp. 135–158. 10.1080/03086530008583082.
  11. "Malaysia - History". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  12. "Maldives - History". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  13. "The Maldives and the Commonwealth". Republic of Maldives. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  14. Ingram, Derek (April 1996). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table 85 (338): pp. 153–165. 10.1080/00358539608454302.
  15. "Nauru Accedes to Full Membership of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Secretariat. 12 April 1999. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  16. "Nauru–History". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  17. "New Zealand- History". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  18. "Nigeria". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  19. "Pakistan suspended from the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Secretariat. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  20. "Commonwealth lifts Pakistan suspension". Commonwealth Secretariat. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  21. "South Africa". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  22. 1 2 3 "Tanzania - History". Commonwealth Secretariat. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  23. "Tuvalu Accedes to Full Membership of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth Secretariat. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  24. Ingram, Derek (July 2000). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table 89 (355): pp. 311–55. doi:10.1080/00358530050083406.
  25. 1 2 Ingram, Derek (April 2002). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table 91 (364): pp. 131–59. doi:10.1080/00358530220144148.
  26. Ingram, Derek (February 2007). "Commonwealth Update". The Round Table 96 (388): pp. 2–28. doi:10.1080/00358530701189734.
  27. 1 2 "Dominion Status". Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  28. "Editorial: CHOGM 2003, Abuja, Nigeria". The Round Table 93 (373): pp. 3–6. January 2004. doi:10.1080/0035853042000188139.