Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often shortened to just the Commonwealth, is an economic and political union consisting of sixteen member states. The successor of the Southern Council, it was established by the Treaty of Zycester in 1960 by the Jonathian, Auritadian, Maiderian, and Lyvenan governments. The organisation has since expanded and now consists of twenty active members, with three applicant members and two observer members as of 2022. Despite having a shared political system and union, the countries are relatively independent, but work closely with each other due to their cultural and historic ties.
The Commonwealth is solely a political and economic union. It's members are dedicated to cooperation and creating what it's founding document calls a free and democratic utopia. The organisation promotes human rights and access to basic needs, as well as world peace and unity. The Commonwealth also possesses a military policy formed around a system of collective security; its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties.
Outside politics, the Commonwealth runs the Commonwealth Games between member states.
==Member states==
The Commonwealth of Nations has, in total, twenty members. They are listed below, alongside their heads of state and government.
Date 	Country	Head of state 	Head of government
15 May 1960 	 	King: Piero II 	Prime minister: Giovanni Romano
15 May 1960 	 	Prime minister: Lily Danyon 	Deputy PM: Aliyah Williams
15 May 1960 	 	Prime minister: Roselle Westmore 	Governor-General: Wesley Parks
15 May 1960 	 	King: Richard IX 	Prime minister: Edmund Fernsby
15 May 1961 	 	President: Wilhelm Krausgrouwe 	Chancellor: Cerald Pesch
24 February 1964	 	King: Otto XVI 	Prime minister: Karen Creulle
24 February 1964	 	President: Nicușor Baconschi 	President: Nicușor Baconschi
20 July 1966 	 	 	
5 June 1970 	 	President: Jean Lavigne 	President: Jean Lavigne
5 June 1970 	 	Prime minister: Jacqui Amberston 	Prime minister: Jacqui Amberston
1 January 1975 	 	 	
3 September 1984	 	 	
6 March 1990 	 	President: Jean Clark 	Vice president: Marie Badeaux
1 January 1992 	 	President: Lighmer Belling 	Prime minister: Daman Grapperts
2 July 1998 	 	Premier: Levi Prelog 	Senate Chief: Norman King
29 October 2006 	 	Queen: Brianne, Queen of Leafland	Prime minister: William Hammond
4 June 2011 	 	President: Gino Pedekami 	President: Gino Pedekami
15 January 2013 	 	President: Mariel Landron 	President: Mariel Landron
1 May 2014 	 	President: Jossif Chaull 	Prime minister: Deacon Welford
11 April 2021 	 	Prime minister: Mark Gänston 	Deputy PM: Gregory Muller
===Observer members===
As well as it's 20 members, the Commonwealth has two observer members.
DOSC 	Country	Head of state 	Head of government
12 June 2000	 	Emperor: Reuben I 	Prime minister: Somn Carthigne
29 May 2016 	 	President: Rahul Advani	Vice president: Rajendra Misra
===Applicant states===
The following countries have applied for membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Submission of application	Country	Head of state 	Head of government
11 July 2019 	 	President: Hwilipa Ontongo	President: Hwilipa Ontongo
30 December 2021 	 	President: Desmond Amenson	President: Desmond Amenson
1 January 2022 	 	President: Fiona Vasmer 	President: Fiona Vasmer
==Political system==
===Commonwealth Senate===
The Commonwealth Senate forms one half of the Commonwealth's legislature. The 150 members of the Senate are directly elected by Commonwealth citizens every five years. Although MNLs are elected on a national basis, they sit according to political groups rather than their nationality. Each country has a set number of seats.
Each of the Commonwealth countries has a number of seats in the council, measured partially by the size of the population as well as economic importance. The composition of the Senate is:
* (54)
* (25)
* (17)
* (13)
* (12)
* (10)
* (7)
* (7)
* (3)
* (2)
==Industry and economy==
===Monetary system===
While the Commonwealth of Nations does not have a joint currency, there have been many proposals to implement one. All proposals did not pass the Senate, but many nations have considered it. Each nation's current currency is:
* - Jonathian albit (₳)
* - Lyvenan dollar ($)
* - Auritadian lira (L.)
* - Brightlese dollar ($)
* - Fortlese ruble (₽)
* - Canadish dollar ($)
* - Corbarian franc (fr.)
* - Ambian albit (₳)
* - Maiderian pound (£)
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