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The Commonwealth is
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made up of 56 countries 15
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around the world 54 36 45 51

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The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 31 29 14 48
independent countries spread over every continent 7 2
and ocean. Its over 2.5 billion people, who account 13
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for almost one third of the world’s population, are in 24

Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe and 33

the Pacific. They are of many faiths, races, languages
and cultures.
The Commonwealth promotes peace and
international co-operation, democracy and good MEMBER COUNTRY CAPITAL MEMBER COUNTRY CAPITAL MEMBER COUNTRY CAPITAL

governance, respect for human rights and the 1

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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
AUSTRALIA
St John’s
Canberra
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JAMAICA
KENYA
Kingston
Nairobi
40 ST VINCENT AND
THE GRENADINES
Kingstown

rule of law, and the improvement of lives through 3 THE BAHAMAS Nassau 23 KIRIBATI Tarawa 41 SAMOA Apia
4 BANGLADESH Dhaka 24 LESOTHO Maseru 42 SEYCHELLES Victoria
economic and social development. 5 BARBADOS Bridgetown 25 MALAWI Lilongwe 43 SIERRA LEONE Freetown
6 BELIZE Belmopan 26 MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur 44 SINGAPORE Singapore
These values and aspirations are described in 7
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BOTSWANA
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Gaborone
Bandar Seri Begawan
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MALDIVES
MALTA
Malé
Valletta
45 SOLOMON ISLANDS
46 SOUTH AFRICA
Honiara
Pretoria
the Charter of the Commonwealth. The Charter 9
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CAMEROON
CANADA
Yaoundé
Ottawa
29 MAURITIUS Port Louis 47 SRI LANKA
48 TONGA
Colombo
Nuku’alofa
30 MOZAMBIQUE Maputo
expresses the commitment of member countries 11 CYPRUS Nicosia 31 NAMIBIA Windhoek 49 TOGO Lomé
Map source: Commonwealth Secretariat/Maps-in-Minutes™
12 DOMINICA Roseau 32 NAURU Nauru 50 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Port of Spain
to the development of free and democratic societies 13 ESWATINI Mbabane 33 NEW ZEALAND Wellington 51 TUVALU Funafuti The designations and the presentation of material on this map,
14 FIJI Suva 34 NIGERIA Abuja 52 UGANDA Kampala based on UN practice, do not imply the expression of any opinion
and the promotion of peace and prosperity to 15 GABON Libreville 35 PAKISTAN Islamabad 53 UNITED KINGDOM London whatsoever on the part of the Commonwealth Secretariat
concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or
16 THE GAMBIA Banjul 36 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Port Moresby 54 UNITED REPUBLIC Dodoma
improve the lives of all Commonwealth people. It also 17 GHANA Accra 37 RWANDA Kigali OF TANZANIA
of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers
or boundaries.
18 GRENADA St George’s 55 VANUATU Port Vila
acknowledges the role of civil society in supporting 19 GUYANA Georgetown
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ST KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
Basseterre
Castries 56 ZAMBIA Lusaka Information correct at time of printing, September 2022
the goals and values of the Commonwealth. 20 INDIA New Delhi  This is a free poster

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