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They are United Kingdom, Canada, Sri Lanka, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Nigeria.
Only former colonies and parts of the UK are eligible for Commonwealth membership.
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What is the origins of the commonwealth?
Commonwealth of Nations, formerly known as Commonwealth and British Commonwealth, is formed from the countries of the British Empire. Commonwealth of Nations contains 54 independent modern countries. Only Mozambique and Rwanda were not part of the former British Empire.
Are only countries previously owned by England allowed to play in the commonwealth games?
The countries were never owned by England. They were part of the British empire. The Commonwealth only has countries in it that were part of the British empirel It is only the countries that are involved in the Commonwealth that can participate in the games. Some countries that were part of the British empire have chosen not to be part of the Commonwealth, so there are some countries that were in the British Empire but are not part of the Commonwealth and so they do not participate in the games.
What is commonwealth immigration?
Immigraton into the UK from countries of the British Commonwealth, whose citizens carry British passports.
What is meant by Commonwealth countries?
Commonwealth countries are those countries that are members of an organization called the Commonwealth of Nations. Most members, but not all, were once part of the British Empire.
How many countries participated in the 1970 commonwealth games?
42 countries participated at the 1970 British and Commonwealth Games.
How many countries are allowed to participate in the commonwealth games?
The Commonwealth Games is a sporting event that is open to athletes from countries that belong to the 'Commonwealth of Nations', an association of 53 countries. The United States does not belong to the Commonwealth of Nations.
Which 10 countries were ruled by British commonwealth nations?
There are around 50 countries in the Commonwealth of Nations and all of them are self-governing.
Are most of the countries that are in the Commonwealth were part of the British Empire?
They were all part of the British Empire
What is the main different between commonwealth games and the olympic games?
The Commonwealth games are of those countries that are a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, of which there are 53 countries. They are mainly countries that were in the British Empire. Olympics is the whole world.
What do the commonwealth games represent?
The commonwealth games are a sporting event open to countries of the British Commonwealth. The games nickname are The Friendly Games
How do countries become part of the commonwealth?
They have to be part of the Commonwealth of Nations, a community based on the former British Empire.
Why are certain countries such as Zimbabwe and India part of the british commonwealth?
All but two members of the Commonwealth of Nations were former British territories. That's the link. By the way, Zimbabwe is no longer in the Commonwealth.
