- (formerly the British Commonwealth of Nations), an association made up of Great Britain and its former colonies that have gained independence.
- Thus, with the London Declaration, the British Commonwealth of Nations officially ended and became the Commonwealth of Nations.
- - Advertisement -. Commonwealth of nations or simply the commonwealth was previously known as the British Commonwealth of nations.
- The 56 states of the Commonwealth of Nations are basically an association of countries of the former British Empire.
- The modern Commonwealth was formed in 1949, after "British" was dropped from the name and allegiance to the Crown was removed.
- As the UK recently took on the role of Chair of the Commonwealth for 2018-2020, the British Council asked young leaders from each of the Commonwealth...
- As a region, The British Commonwealth is ranked 7,674th in the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
- The Commonwealth refers to the period in the post-Civil War period when England was ruled without a King.
- The Commonwealth includes some of the world’s largest, smallest, richest and poorest countries, spanning five regions.
- 3. The Commonwealth has existed for over seventy years. 4. When India became a republic, the British monarch continued to be its symbolic head of state.