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What is the British Commonwealth?
The British Commonwealth is an obsolete name for what is now called the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of some 54 independent, sovereign nations, most (but not all) of whom were once part of the British Empire
What is the name for the group of nations that were once part of the British Empire?
British Commonwealth of Nations
What are all the commonweath countries?
Name 6 countries that are in the Commonwealth
What are the name given to the association of over 50 independent countries.almost all of wich are former colonies of the united kingdom?
The Commonwealth of Nations. It consists of 53 nations with the majority of them being part of the former British Empire.
What are the other names of the commonwealth games?
The first such event, then known as the British Empire Games, was held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name of the Commonwealth Games in 1978.
What is the Commonwealth?
The British Commonwealth is an obsolete name for what is now called the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of some 54 independent, sovereign nations, most (but not all) of whom were once part of the British Empire
Why is the British commonwealth considered?
The British Commonwealth is an obsolete name for what is now called the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of some 54 independent, sovereign nations, most (but not all) of whom were once part of the British Empire
What is the full name of the Commonwealth?
There are several nations whose full name includes the word Commonwealth. These include the Commonwealth of Australia, the Commonwealth of Dominica, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. In addition, there are two multinational organizations called Commonwealths. They are the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly called the British Commonwealth) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (made up of Russia and some of the former Soviet Republics.
What was the commonwealth first name called?
The Commonwealth was originally known as the "British Commonwealth of Nations." This term was used to describe the political association of member states, most of which were former territories of the British Empire. Over time, it has simply been referred to as the "Commonwealth."
What state is Australia in?
Australia is a federal parliamentary democracy, and a commonwealth realm of the British Commonwealth of Nations; it is not within any other state. the name of the country is also the name of the continent it occupies.
Britain Australia and New Zealand all belong to what?
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland were all once part of the British Empire, as they were British colonies. Australia, New Zealand and Canadaare now all members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Ireland is not a member of the Commonwealth of nations.
Why does the commonwealth of nations or british commonwealth of nations exist?
The commonwealth countries - are a 'throwback' to the colonial days. Britain was a great sea-faring nation, keen on exploring. Newly discovered lands such as Australia, New Zealand etc., were claimed 'in the name of the King' - and subsequently became part of the British Empire. Although many of those early countries are now independent nations, some still retain membership of the Commonwealth.
