Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations

Table columns:
Country
Joined
Continent
Population[9]
Notes[A]

Table rows:
cells: Antigua and Barbuda ! Antigua and Barbuda[D]
1 November 1981
Caribbean
94,195
cells: Australia ! Australia[D]
11 December 1931
Australia
24,772,247
Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 1 January 1901. Australia was one of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931, although the statute was not adopted in Australia until 1942 (with retroactive effect from 1939).[10] The Australia Act 1986 established specifically, only the State Premier could now advise the Queen on appointment or removal of a State Governor. Nonetheless, the Queen could still exercise any of her powers with respect to the State if she was "personally present" in the State.[11]
cells: Bahamas ! Bahamas[D]
10 July 1973
Caribbean
402,576
cells: Bangladesh ! Bangladesh
18 April 1972[12]
Asia
165,867,307
Declared independence from Pakistan in 1971.[13]
cells: Barbados ! Barbados[D]
30 November 1966
Caribbean
286,618
cells: Belize ! Belize[D]
21 September 1981
North America
379,636
cells: Botswana ! Botswana
30 September 1966
Africa
2,377,831
cells: Brunei ! Brunei
1 January 1984
Asia
439,022
cells: Cameroon ! Cameroon
13 November 1995[14]
Africa
24,836,674
Most of the country was the formerly French mandate territory (later UN trust territory) of Cameroun and gained independence from France on 1 January 1960, uniting with the much smaller former British mandate/trust territory of Southern Cameroons on its gaining independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1961.
cells: Canada ! Canada[D]
11 December 1931
North America
36,885,861
Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 1 July 1867. Canada was the first among the several original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931.[15] Incorporated another original Dominion, Newfoundland, on 31 March 1949.[16] The Canada Act 1982 formally ended the "request and consent" provisions of the Statute of Westminster 1931 in relation to Canada, whereby the British parliament had a general power to pass laws extending to Canada at its own request.
cells: Cyprus ! Cyprus[E]
13 March 1961[17]
Eurasia
1,197,667
Gained independence from the United Kingdom on 16 August 1960.
cells: Dominica ! Dominica
3 November 1978
Caribbean
72,975
cells: Fiji ! Fiji[B]
10 October 1970
Oceania
909,024
Left in 1987; rejoined in 1997; suspended on 6 June 2000;[18] suspension lifted on 20 December 2001;[19] again suspended on 8 December 2006 because of the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.[20][21] Suspension lifted on 26 September 2014.
cells: The Gambia ! The Gambia
18 February 1965
Africa
2,155,958
Withdrew on 3 October 2013 citing "neo-colonialism".[22][23] Following the election of Adama Barrow as President of Gambia in 2016, it submitted an application to re-join the Commonwealth on 22 January 2018,[24] and rejoined on 8 February 2018.[25]
cells: Ghana ! Ghana
6 March 1957
Africa
29,088,849
cells: Grenada ! Grenada[D]
7 February 1974
Caribbean
107,894
cells: Guyana ! Guyana
26 May 1966
South America
773,808
cells: India ! India
15 August 1947
Asia
1,353,014,094
Incorporated former French India (Chandannagar from 2 May 1950 and Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahé from 1 November 1954), former Portuguese India (Goa, Daman and Diu from 19 December 1961 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli formally from 1961) and Sikkim (from 16 May 1975).
cells: Jamaica ! Jamaica[D]
6 August 1962
Caribbean
2,819,888
cells: Kenya ! Kenya
12 December 1963
Africa
49,167,382
cells: Kiribati ! Kiribati
12 July 1979
Oceania
117,636
cells: Lesotho ! Lesotho
4 October 1966
Africa
2,199,492
cells: Malawi ! Malawi
6 July 1964
Africa
18,558,768
cells: Malaysia ! Malaysia
31 August 1957[26][27]
Asia
31,505,208
Joined as the Federation of Malaya in 1957; reformed as Malaysia on 16 September 1963 with its federation with Singapore (which became a separate state on 9 August 1965), North Borneo, and Sarawak.[28]
cells: Malta ! Malta
21 September 1964
Europe
422,212
cells: Mauritius ! Mauritius
12 March 1968
Africa
1,286,240
cells: Mozambique ! Mozambique
13 November 1995[29]
Africa
29,977,238
Gained independence from Portugal on 26 June 1975. The first country to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.[30]
cells: Namibia ! Namibia
21 March 1990
Africa
2,600,857
Gained independence from South Africa.[31] Includes Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands transferred by South Africa at midnight 28 February 1994.
cells: Nauru ! Nauru[B]
1 November 1968
Oceania
10,387
Gained independence on 31 January 1968 from joint trusteeship of Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. A special member from 1 November 1968 until 1 May 1999, when it became a full member,[32] before reverting to special status in January 2006.[33] A full member again since June 2011.[34]
cells: New Zealand ! New Zealand[D]
11 December 1931
Oceania
4,609,755
Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 26 September 1907. One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931, although the Statute was not adopted in New Zealand until 1947.[35] Removed final links with the British Parliament in 1986.
cells: Nigeria ! Nigeria
1 October 1960
Africa
194,615,054
Incorporated the former British mandate/trust territory of Northern Cameroons on 31 May 1961. Suspended in 1995, suspension lifted in 1999.[36]
cells: Pakistan ! Pakistan
14 August 1947[C]
Asia
199,031,265
Includes the city of Gwadar, transferred from Muscat and Oman on 8 September 1958. Included Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan) until 1971.[13] Left Commonwealth in 1972, rejoined 1989; suspended in 1999, suspension lifted in 2004; again suspended in 2007,[37] suspension lifted in 2008.[38]
cells: Papua New Guinea ! Papua New Guinea[D]
16 September 1975
Australia
8,034,630
Gained independence from Australia.
cells: Rwanda ! Rwanda
29 November 2009[6]
Africa
12,322,920
Gained independence from Belgium on 1 July 1962. The second country (after Mozambique) to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.[30] Unlike Mozambique, has adopted English as an official language since joining.
cells: Saint Kitts and Nevis ! Saint Kitts and Nevis[B][D]
19 September 1983
Caribbean
56,632
cells: Saint Lucia ! Saint Lucia[D]
22 February 1979
Caribbean
189,000
cells: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ! Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[D]
27 October 1979
Caribbean
109,501
A special member from 27 October 1979 until 1 June 1985.
cells: Samoa ! Samoa[B]
28 August 1970
Oceania
196,954
Gained independence from New Zealand on 1 January 1962. Joined as Western Samoa, subsequently changing its name to Samoa on 4 July 1997.[39]
cells: Seychelles ! Seychelles
29 June 1976
Africa
98,248
cells: Sierra Leone ! Sierra Leone
27 April 1961
Africa
6,818,117
cells: Singapore ! Singapore[B]
9 August 1966 (effective from 9 August 1965)[40]
Asia
5,889,117
Gained independence from the United Kingdom and joined Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. Became independent on 9 August 1965.[41]
cells: Solomon Islands ! Solomon Islands[D]
7 July 1978
Oceania
614,497
cells: South Africa ! South Africa
11 December 1931
Africa
56,007,479
Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 31 May 1910. One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Left on 31 May 1961; rejoined 1 June 1994.[42]
cells: Sri Lanka ! Sri Lanka
4 February 1948
Asia
20,979,811
Joined as the Dominion of Ceylon, subsequently changing its name in 1972. Became a republic in 1972 and severed final ties with Britain.
cells: eSwatsi ! Swaziland
6 September 1968
Africa
1,336,933
cells: Tanzania ! Tanzania
9 December 1961
Africa
57,790,062
Joined as Tanganyika and later Zanzibar, which subsequently merged to form Tanzania on 26 April 1964.[43]
cells: Tonga ! Tonga
4 June 1970
Oceania
107,228
cells: Trinidad and Tobago ! Trinidad and Tobago
31 August 1962
Caribbean
1,376,801
cells: Tuvalu ! Tuvalu[B][D]
1 October 1978
Oceania
10,116
A special member from 1 October 1978 until 1 September 2000.[44]
cells: Uganda ! Uganda
9 October 1962
Africa
42,288,962
cells: United Kingdom ! United Kingdom
11 December 1931
Europe
65,746,853
The Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the Statute of Westminster 1931.
cells: Vanuatu ! Vanuatu[B]
30 July 1980
Oceania
279,953
Gained independence from joint rule of France and United Kingdom.
cells: Zambia ! Zambia
24 October 1964
Africa
17,470,471

Questions about this table:
originalText: a member of the commonwealth that was not colonized by britain is
answer: answerTexts: Rwanda
Mozambique