Commonwealth and Overseas Territories
The United Kingdom is one of the Commonwealth's 53 sovereign, independent member countries and one of its largest contributors. 34 of the 53 are classed as small states (mostly island states and with a population of 1.5 million or less).
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Commonwealth Heads Discuss World Reforms
10 Downing Street, London, 6/10/2020
Commonwealth Day 2008: The Environment - Our Future
British Embassy, Washington D.C., 3/10/2020
Prime Minister Outlines Commonwealth Priorities
10 Downing Street, 11/26/2007
UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett Comments on the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands Invasion
FCO, London, 4/2/2020
The Queen’s Commonwealth Day 2007 Message
Buckingham Palace, 3/12/2020
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Britain supports the work of the Commonwealth in promoting democracy, the rule of law, good governance and human rights, as well as the Commonwealth's economic and developmental work. Many Commonwealth non-governmental organizations (civil society groups) are British-based.
The modern Commonwealth comprises nearly one-third of the world's countries and its combined population of 1.7 billion people accounts for a quarter of the world's inhabitants. The 53 countries represent some of the richest and some of the poorest in the world, as well as some of the biggest and the smallest.
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Related Websites
Commonwealth Day
Commonwealth Day is an annual event when all 54 member countries of th...
Commonwealth: A Guide for Young People
An interactive site aimed at youngsters to show them why the Commonwea...
Foreign & Commonwealth Office: The Commonwealth
Information from the British Government on the Commonwealth....
The Commonwealth Games
Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games...
The Commonwealth Secretariat
The official website of the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Secretar...
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