It was created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, [8] and formalised by the United Kingdom through the Statute of …

The Commonwealth is home to 2.7 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations.

The meaning of COMMONWEALTH is a nation, state, or other political unit.

Oct 19, 2025 · Commonwealth, a free association of sovereign states comprising the United Kingdom and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of …

A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates …

Commonwealth countries are diverse: they are among the world’s biggest, smallest, richest and poorest countries. Together they work to pursue common goals and values.

Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are all known as commonwealths because their constitutions use that term. However, there are no legal differences between these …

The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 56 sovereign states, referred to as Commonwealth countries. [1] Most of them were British colonies or dependencies of those …

We support member governments, and partner with the broader Commonwealth family and others, to improve the well-being of all Commonwealth citizens and to advance their shared …

A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations that has the same constitutional monarch and head of state as the other realms. The current monarch is King …