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5 days ago · Commonwealth, a free association of sovereign states comprising the United Kingdom and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation and who acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of their association.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Commonwealth is one of the world’s oldest political associations of states. Its roots go back to the British Empire, when countries around the world were ruled by Britain. The early Commonwealth. Over time different countries of the British Empire gained different levels of freedom from Britain. Semi-independent countries were called ...
Dec 1, 2020 · The Commonwealth has its roots in the British Empire. After some countries around the world began gaining some level of freedom from Britain, they became known as "dominions," and the...
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed. They are connected through their use of the English language and historical-cultural ties.
- 29,958,050 km² (11,566,870 sq mi)
- English
- Voluntary association
Sep 12, 2022 · The death of Queen Elizabeth II set into motion a historic transition of power—not just in Great Britain but in 54 countries across the world that maintain ties to the royal family as...
- Amy Mckeever
The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I.
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