Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and previously as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states, all but two of which were formerly part of the British Empire.

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The Commonwealth (blue = present members, orange = former members, green = suspended members)
Headquarters Marlborough House, London, United Kingdom
Official language English
Membership 54 sovereign states (list)
Leaders
- Head of the Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II
(since 6 Feb. 1952)
- Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
(since 1 Apr. 2008)
- Chairperson-in-Office Patrick Manning
(since 27 Nov. 2009)
Establishment
- Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926
- Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931
- London Declaration 28 April 1949
Area
- Total 31,462,574 km2
12,147,768 sq mi
Population
- 2005 estimate 1,921,974,000
- Density 61.09/km2
158.2/sq m

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