The Queen and the Commonwealth

Diamond Jubilee: The Queen and the Commonwealth Sources: The Commonwealth is a www.royal.gov.uk, CIA World Factbook voluntary association of 54 independent countries, almost all of which were formerly under British rule The Queen is Head of State of 15 Commonwealth realms in addition to the UK. She is also Head of the Commonwealth itself 10 Canada 51 Key United Kingdom Commonwealth realm Commonwealth member 11 33 3 26 The Bahamas 18 Belize 6 19 Jamaica 14 St. Christopher and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda 32 52 45 17 24 36 41 20 25 Papua New Guinea 15 35 30 21 Tuvalu 12 47 40 42 33 Barbados 50 St. Lucia 37 54 43 23 Solomon 53 St. Vincent and 38 the Grenadines 39 13 48 Islands 29 28 27 16 Grenada 46 2 Australia 44 22 49 New 31 Zealand GDP per capita (US $, 2011 est.) $22,100 $40,800 $30,900 $23,600 $40,300 $27,900 $35,900 $8,300 $13,300 $9,000 $2,500 $16,400 $12,900 $11,700 $3,300 $3,400 The 54 Commonwealth members country (year they joined the Commonwealth) 1. Antigua and Barbuda (1981) 7. Botswana (1966) 13. Fiji (1970)* 2. Australia (1931) 3. The Bahamas (1973) 4. Bangladesh (1972) 5. Barbados (1966) 6. Belize (1981) 37. St. Lucia (1979) 38. St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1979) 44. South Africa (1931)** 39. Samoa (1970) 40. Seychelles (1976) 41. Sierra Leone (1961) 43. Solomon Islands (1978) 49. Trinidad and Tobago (1962) 19. Jamaica (1962) 25. The Maldives (1982) 31. New Zealand (1931) 26. Malta (1964) 8. Brunei (1984) 14. The Gambia (1965) 20. Kenya (1963) 21. Kiribati (1979) 32. Nigeria (1960) 50. Tuvalu (1978)| 51. United Kingdom 52. Uganda (1962) 53. Vanuatu (1980) 45. Sri Lanka (1948) 46. Swaziland (1968) 27. Mauritius (1968) 33. Pakistan (1947) 9. Cameroon (1995) 15. Ghana (1957) 10. Canada (1931) 16. Grenada (1974) 11. Cyprus (1961) 12. Dominica (1978) 18. India (1947) 22. Lesotho (1966) 28. Mozambique (1995) 34. Papua New Guinea (1975) 23. Malawi (1964) 17. Guyana (1966) 29. Namibia (1990) 35. Rwanda (2009) 47. Tanzania (1961) 24. Malaysia (1957) 30. Nauru (1968) 36. St. Christopher and Nevis (1983) 42. Singapore (1965) 48. Tonga (1970) 54. Zambia (1964) Press Association Graphic *rejoined in 1997 after 10 year lapse **withdrew in 1961, rejoined in 1994 20