The Commonwealth
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The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent countries, almost all formerly under British rule. As its Head, Queen Elizabeth had a purely symbolic role, with no political or executive power over member nations
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Barbados 
Became republic in Nov 2021

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COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
Date joined (as full member)
Monarch is head of state
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EUROPE
1 United Kingdom 1931
2 Cyprus         1961
3 Malta          1964

CARIBBEAN & AMERICAS 
4 Canada         1931
5 Jamaica        1962
6 Trinidad & Tobago  1962
7 Guyana          1966
8 Barbados        1966
9 Bahamas         1973
10 Grenada        1974
11 Dominica       1978
12 Saint Lucia    1979
13 Belize         1981
14 Antigua & Barbuda  1981
15 St Kitts & Nevis   1983
16 St Vincent & The Grenadines 1985

AFRICA
17 S. Africa 1931-61, rejoined 1994
18 Ghana  1957
19 Nigeria 1960
20 Sierra Leone 1961
21 Tanzania 1961
22 Uganda 1962
23 Kenya 1963
24 Malawi 1964
25 Zambia 1964
26 Gambia 1965-2013, rejoined 2018 
27 Botswana 1966
28 Lesotho 1966
29 Mauritius 1968
30 Eswatini 1968
31 Seychelles 1976
32 Namibia 1990
33 Cameroon 1995
34 Mozambique* 1995
35 Rwanda* 2009

ASIA
36 India 1947
37 Pakistan 1947-72, rejoined 1989
38 Sri Lanka 1948
39 Malaysia 1957
40 Singapore 1965
41 Bangladesh 1972
42 Brunei 1984
43 Maldives 1985-2016, rejoined 2020

PACIFIC
44 Australia 1931 
45 New Zealand 1931 
46 Samoa 1970 
47 Tonga 1970 
48 Fiji 1971-87, rejoined 1997
49 Papua New Guinea  1975
50 Solomon Islands  1978
51 Kiribati 1979
52 Vanuatu 1980
53 Nauru 1999
54 Tuvalu 2000
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*No former colonial or constitutional links with UK
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Source: The Commonwealth
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