Introduction
The British Commonwealth of Nations is a group of 56 countries that were, for the most part, formerly part of the British Empire. It is made up of large, small, and island states with diverse cultural, religious, and linguistic backgrounds. With the exception of Mozambique and Rwanda, all member countries are former or current British colonies or dependencies. Each country is represented in the Commonwealth by its Head of State, who serves as a symbol of unity for the group of nations. The primary objective of the Commonwealth is to promote peace and prosperity among its members by encouraging collaboration on matters such as trade, democracy, health care, education, culture, environment conservation, gender equality and human rights protection. The organization also provides an important forum for global dialogue on issues affecting its members, as well as providing various forms of financial assistance such as grants to help develop infrastructure in some member countries. The Commonwealth also works to address world challenges such as poverty reduction through sustainable economic growth.
| Country | Commonwealth Member |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | No |
| Albania | No |
| Algeria | No |
| Andorra | No |
| Angola | No |
| Anguilla | No |
| Argentina | No |
| Armenia | No |
| Aruba | No |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | No |
| Australian Indian Ocean Territories | No |
| Austria | No |
| Azerbaijan | No |
| Bahrain | No |
| Belarus | No |
| Belgium | No |
| Benin | No |
| Bermuda | No |
| Bhutan | No |
| Bolivia | No |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | No |
| Brazil | No |
| British Virgin Islands | No |
| Bulgaria | No |
| Burkina Faso | No |
| Burundi | No |
| Cambodia | No |
| Cayman Islands | No |
| Central African Republic | No |
| Chad | No |
| Chile | No |
| Colombia | No |
| Comoros | No |
| Costa Rica | No |
| Croatia | No |
| Cuba | No |
| Curaçao | No |
| Czech Republic | No |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | No |
| Denmark | No |
| Djibouti | No |
| Dominican Republic | No |
| East Timor | No |
| Ecuador | No |
| Egypt | No |
| El Salvador | No |
| Equatorial Guinea | No |
| Eritrea | No |
| Estonia | No |
| Ethiopia | No |
| Faroe Islands | No |
| Federated States of Micronesia | No |
| Finland | No |
| France | No |
| Georgia | No |
| Germany | No |
| Greece | No |
| Guam | No |
| Guatemala | No |
| Guernsey | No |
| Guinea | No |
| Guinea-Bissau | No |
| Haiti | No |
| Honduras | No |
| Hong Kong | No |
| Hungary | No |
| Iceland | No |
| Indonesia | No |
| Iran | No |
| Iraq | No |
| Ireland | No |
| Isle of Man | No |
| Israel | No |
| Italy | No |
| Ivory Coast | No |
| Japan | No |
| Jersey | No |
| Jordan | No |
| Kazakhstan | No |
| Kosovo | No |
| Kuwait | No |
| Kyrgyzstan | No |
| Laos | No |
| Latvia | No |
| Lebanon | No |
| Liberia | No |
| Libya | No |
| Liechtenstein | No |
| Lithuania | No |
| Luxembourg | No |
| Macau | No |
| Madagascar | No |
| Mali | No |
| Marshall Islands | No |
| Mauritania | No |
| Mexico | No |
| Moldova | No |
| Monaco | No |
| Mongolia | No |
| Montenegro | No |
| Montserrat | No |
| Morocco | No |
| Myanmar | No |
| Nepal | No |
| Netherlands | No |
| New Caledonia | No |
| Nicaragua | No |
| Niger | No |
| Norfolk Island | No |
| North Korea | No |
| Northern Mariana Islands | No |
| Norway | No |
| Oman | No |
| Palau | No |
| Palestine | No |
| Panama | No |
| Paraguay | No |
| People's Republic of China | No |
| Peru | No |
| Philippines | No |
| Poland | No |
| Portugal | No |
| Puerto Rico | No |
| Qatar | No |
| Republic of Macedonia | No |
| Republic of the Congo | No |
| Romania | No |
| Russia | No |
| Saint Helena | No |
| Saint Martin | No |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | No |
| Saint-Barthélemy | No |
| San Marino | No |
| Saudi Arabia | No |
| Senegal | No |
| Serbia | No |
| Siachen Glacier | No |
| Sint Maarten | No |
| Slovakia | No |
| Slovenia | No |
| Somalia | No |
| Somaliland | No |
| South Korea | No |
| South Sudan | No |
| Spain | No |
| Sudan | No |
| Suriname | No |
| Sweden | No |
| Switzerland | No |
| Syria | No |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | No |
| Taiwan | No |
| Tajikistan | No |
| Thailand | No |
| Tunisia | No |
| Turkey | No |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | No |
| Turkmenistan | No |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | No |
| Ukraine | No |
| United Arab Emirates | No |
| United States Virgin Islands | No |
| United States of America | No |
| Uruguay | No |
| Uzbekistan | No |
| Vatican City | No |
| Venezuela | No |
| Vietnam | No |
| Western Sahara | No |
| Yemen | No |
| Zimbabwe | No |
| Åland Islands | No |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes |
| Australia | Yes |
| Bangladesh | Yes |
| Barbados | Yes |
| Belize | Yes |
| Botswana | Yes |
| Brunei | Yes |
| Cameroon | Yes |
| Canada | Yes |
| Cyprus | Yes |
| Dominica | Yes |
| Fiji | Yes |
| Gabon | Yes |
| Ghana | Yes |
| Grenada | Yes |
| Guyana | Yes |
| India | Yes |
| Jamaica | Yes |
| Kenya | Yes |
| Kiribati | Yes |
| Lesotho | Yes |
| Malawi | Yes |
| Malaysia | Yes |
| Maldives | Yes |
| Malta | Yes |
| Mauritius | Yes |
| Mozambique | Yes |
| Namibia | Yes |
| Nauru | Yes |
| New Zealand | Yes |
| Nigeria | Yes |
| Pakistan | Yes |
| Papua New Guinea | Yes |
| Rwanda | Yes |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Yes |
| Saint Lucia | Yes |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes |
| Samoa | Yes |
| Seychelles | Yes |
| Sierra Leone | Yes |
| Singapore | Yes |
| Solomon Islands | Yes |
| South Africa | Yes |
| Sri Lanka | Yes |
| Tanzania | Yes |
| The Bahamas | Yes |
| The Gambia | Yes |
| Togo | Yes |
| Tonga | Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes |
| Tuvalu | Yes |
| Uganda | Yes |
| United Kingdom | Yes |
| Vanuatu | Yes |
| Zambia | Yes |
| Eswatini | Yes |
British Commonwealth Countries
Afghanistan
Commonwealth Member
No
Åland Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Albania
Commonwealth Member
No
Algeria
Commonwealth Member
No
Andorra
Commonwealth Member
No
Angola
Commonwealth Member
No
Anguilla
Commonwealth Member
No
Antigua and Barbuda
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Argentina
Commonwealth Member
No
Armenia
Commonwealth Member
No
Aruba
Commonwealth Member
No
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Australia
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Australian Indian Ocean Territories
Commonwealth Member
No
Austria
Commonwealth Member
No
Azerbaijan
Commonwealth Member
No
Bahrain
Commonwealth Member
No
Bangladesh
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Barbados
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Belarus
Commonwealth Member
No
Belgium
Commonwealth Member
No
Belize
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Benin
Commonwealth Member
No
Bermuda
Commonwealth Member
No
Bhutan
Commonwealth Member
No
Bolivia
Commonwealth Member
No
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Commonwealth Member
No
Botswana
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Brazil
Commonwealth Member
No
British Virgin Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Brunei
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Bulgaria
Commonwealth Member
No
Burkina Faso
Commonwealth Member
No
Burundi
Commonwealth Member
No
Cambodia
Commonwealth Member
No
Cameroon
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Canada
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Cayman Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Central African Republic
Commonwealth Member
No
Chad
Commonwealth Member
No
Chile
Commonwealth Member
No
Colombia
Commonwealth Member
No
Comoros
Commonwealth Member
No
Costa Rica
Commonwealth Member
No
Croatia
Commonwealth Member
No
Cuba
Commonwealth Member
No
Curaçao
Commonwealth Member
No
Cyprus
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Czech Republic
Commonwealth Member
No
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Commonwealth Member
No
Denmark
Commonwealth Member
No
Djibouti
Commonwealth Member
No
Dominica
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Dominican Republic
Commonwealth Member
No
East Timor
Commonwealth Member
No
Ecuador
Commonwealth Member
No
Egypt
Commonwealth Member
No
El Salvador
Commonwealth Member
No
Equatorial Guinea
Commonwealth Member
No
Eritrea
Commonwealth Member
No
Estonia
Commonwealth Member
No
Eswatini
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Ethiopia
Commonwealth Member
No
Faroe Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Federated States of Micronesia
Commonwealth Member
No
Fiji
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Finland
Commonwealth Member
No
France
Commonwealth Member
No
Gabon
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Georgia
Commonwealth Member
No
Germany
Commonwealth Member
No
Ghana
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Greece
Commonwealth Member
No
Grenada
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Guam
Commonwealth Member
No
Guatemala
Commonwealth Member
No
Guernsey
Commonwealth Member
No
Guinea
Commonwealth Member
No
Guinea-Bissau
Commonwealth Member
No
Guyana
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Haiti
Commonwealth Member
No
Honduras
Commonwealth Member
No
Hong Kong
Commonwealth Member
No
Hungary
Commonwealth Member
No
Iceland
Commonwealth Member
No
India
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Indonesia
Commonwealth Member
No
Iran
Commonwealth Member
No
Iraq
Commonwealth Member
No
Ireland
Commonwealth Member
No
Isle of Man
Commonwealth Member
No
Israel
Commonwealth Member
No
Italy
Commonwealth Member
No
Ivory Coast
Commonwealth Member
No
Jamaica
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Japan
Commonwealth Member
No
Jersey
Commonwealth Member
No
Jordan
Commonwealth Member
No
Kazakhstan
Commonwealth Member
No
Kenya
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Kiribati
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Kosovo
Commonwealth Member
No
Kuwait
Commonwealth Member
No
Kyrgyzstan
Commonwealth Member
No
Laos
Commonwealth Member
No
Latvia
Commonwealth Member
No
Lebanon
Commonwealth Member
No
Lesotho
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Liberia
Commonwealth Member
No
Libya
Commonwealth Member
No
Liechtenstein
Commonwealth Member
No
Lithuania
Commonwealth Member
No
Luxembourg
Commonwealth Member
No
Macau
Commonwealth Member
No
Madagascar
Commonwealth Member
No
Malawi
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Malaysia
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Maldives
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Mali
Commonwealth Member
No
Malta
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Marshall Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Mauritania
Commonwealth Member
No
Mauritius
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Mexico
Commonwealth Member
No
Moldova
Commonwealth Member
No
Monaco
Commonwealth Member
No
Mongolia
Commonwealth Member
No
Montenegro
Commonwealth Member
No
Montserrat
Commonwealth Member
No
Morocco
Commonwealth Member
No
Mozambique
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Myanmar
Commonwealth Member
No
Namibia
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Nauru
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Nepal
Commonwealth Member
No
Netherlands
Commonwealth Member
No
New Caledonia
Commonwealth Member
No
New Zealand
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Nicaragua
Commonwealth Member
No
Niger
Commonwealth Member
No
Nigeria
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Norfolk Island
Commonwealth Member
No
North Korea
Commonwealth Member
No
Northern Mariana Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Norway
Commonwealth Member
No
Oman
Commonwealth Member
No
Pakistan
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Palau
Commonwealth Member
No
Palestine
Commonwealth Member
No
Panama
Commonwealth Member
No
Papua New Guinea
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Paraguay
Commonwealth Member
No
People's Republic of China
Commonwealth Member
No
Peru
Commonwealth Member
No
Philippines
Commonwealth Member
No
Poland
Commonwealth Member
No
Portugal
Commonwealth Member
No
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth Member
No
Qatar
Commonwealth Member
No
Republic of Macedonia
Commonwealth Member
No
Republic of the Congo
Commonwealth Member
No
Romania
Commonwealth Member
No
Russia
Commonwealth Member
No
Rwanda
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Saint Helena
Commonwealth Member
No
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Saint Lucia
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Saint Martin
Commonwealth Member
No
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Commonwealth Member
No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Saint-Barthélemy
Commonwealth Member
No
Samoa
Commonwealth Member
Yes
San Marino
Commonwealth Member
No
São Tomé and Príncipe
Commonwealth Member
No
Saudi Arabia
Commonwealth Member
No
Senegal
Commonwealth Member
No
Serbia
Commonwealth Member
No
Seychelles
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Siachen Glacier
Commonwealth Member
No
Sierra Leone
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Singapore
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Sint Maarten
Commonwealth Member
No
Slovakia
Commonwealth Member
No
Slovenia
Commonwealth Member
No
Solomon Islands
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Somalia
Commonwealth Member
No
Somaliland
Commonwealth Member
No
South Africa
Commonwealth Member
Yes
South Korea
Commonwealth Member
No
South Sudan
Commonwealth Member
No
Spain
Commonwealth Member
No
Sri Lanka
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Sudan
Commonwealth Member
No
Suriname
Commonwealth Member
No
Sweden
Commonwealth Member
No
Switzerland
Commonwealth Member
No
Syria
Commonwealth Member
No
Taiwan
Commonwealth Member
No
Tajikistan
Commonwealth Member
No
Tanzania
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Thailand
Commonwealth Member
No
The Bahamas
Commonwealth Member
Yes
The Gambia
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Togo
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Tonga
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Trinidad and Tobago
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Tunisia
Commonwealth Member
No
Turkey
Commonwealth Member
No
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Commonwealth Member
No
Turkmenistan
Commonwealth Member
No
Turks and Caicos Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Tuvalu
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Uganda
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Ukraine
Commonwealth Member
No
United Arab Emirates
Commonwealth Member
No
United Kingdom
Commonwealth Member
Yes
United States of America
Commonwealth Member
No
United States Virgin Islands
Commonwealth Member
No
Uruguay
Commonwealth Member
No
Uzbekistan
Commonwealth Member
No
Vanuatu
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Vatican City
Commonwealth Member
No
Venezuela
Commonwealth Member
No
Vietnam
Commonwealth Member
No
Western Sahara
Commonwealth Member
No
Yemen
Commonwealth Member
No
Zambia
Commonwealth Member
Yes
Zimbabwe
Commonwealth Member
No