{"id":33,"date":"2013-02-15T08:46:40","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T08:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthofnations.org\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2016-03-24T10:17:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T10:17:58","slug":"commonwealth-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthofnations.org\/commonwealth\/commonwealth-membership\/commonwealth-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Member Country<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nJoined Commonwealth<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antigua and Barbuda<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1981<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1931 (Statute of Westminster*)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Bahamas<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1973<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1972<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1966<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belize<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1981<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botswana<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1966<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1984<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1995 (independent 1960)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1931 (Statute of Westminster*)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1961 (independent 1960)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominica<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1978<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1970 (left in 1987, rejoined in 1997**)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1957<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grenada<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1974<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guyana<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1966<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1947<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaica<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1962<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1963<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1979<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1966<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malawi<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1964<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1957<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maldives<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1982 (independent 1965)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1964<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1968<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mozambique<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1995 (independent 1975)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1990<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nauru<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1968<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1931 (Statute of Westminster*)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1960 (suspended 1995\u201399)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1947 (left in 1972, rejoined in 1989)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papua New Guinea<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1975<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n2009 (independent 1962)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Kitts and Nevis<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1983<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Lucia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1979<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Vincent and the Grenadines<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1979<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoa<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1970 (independent 1962)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seychelles<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1976<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1961<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1965<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon Islands<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1978<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1931 (Statute of Westminster*,left in 1961, rejoined in 1994)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1948<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swaziland<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1968<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonga<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1970<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1962<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuvalu<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1978<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1962<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Republic of Tanzania<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1961<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanuatu<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1980<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n1964<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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* The Statute of Westminster of 1931 gave effective independence to the dominions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n

** Suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth in December 2006 and subsequently suspended from membership of the Commonwealth in September 2009.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Member Country Joined Commonwealth Antigua and Barbuda 1981 Australia 1931 (Statute of Westminster*) The Bahamas 1973 Bangladesh 1972 Barbados 1966 Belize 1981 Botswana 1966 Brunei Darussalam 1984 Cameroon 1995 (independent 1960) Canada 1931 (Statute of Westminster*) Cyprus 1961 (independent 1960) … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":30,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n