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Commonwealth of Nations Martin Slavík Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering

Contents What is the Commonwealth? History Structure Members Requirements Commonwealth today

What is the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth of the Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth) 53 states 2.3 billion people 30 million sq. km

History 1867 – First ‘Dominion’: Canada 1884 – Empire described as ‘Commonwealth of the Nations’ New Dominions: Australia (1900), New Zealand (1907), South Africa (1910) and the Irish Free State (1921)

Balfour Declaration 1926 Imperial Conference

History 1931 – Statute of Westminster Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand 1947 – India became independent 1949 – Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers

History 1950s – 1960s: Decolonization process 1957 – Ghana joined 1965 – the Commonwealth Secretariat in London

Structure Head of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II Governing Bodies: Board of Governors Executive Committee of the Board of Governors The Commonwealth Secretariat: The Commonwealth Secretary-General Deputy Secretaries-General

Members Currently 53 member countries 1931: Great Britain, the Irish Free State, Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Malaysia, Nigeria, Cyprus, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Malta, The Gambia, Singapore, Guyana, Botswana, Lesotho, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Nauru, Mauritius, Swaziland, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Tonga, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe, Belize, Brunei, Maldives, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique, and Rwanda.

Requirements for joining recognize Elizabeth II as the Head of the Commonwealth racial equality, the embrace of world peace, liberty, human rights, equality, and free trade be sovereign ''direct constitutional link''

Commonwealth today Consultation and cooperation Freedom and human rights Economic growth

Quiz Which of these countries withdrew from the Commonwealth? United States Canada Great Britain Ireland

Quiz Which of these countries withdrew from the Commonwealth? United States Canada Great Britain Ireland

Quiz How many members? 20 30 45 53

Quiz How many members? 20 30 45 53

Quiz Who is the Head of the Commonwealth? Vladimir Putin Kamalesh Sharma Queen Elizabeth II Barack Obama

Quiz Who is the Head of the Commonwealth? Vladimir Putin Kamalesh Sharma Queen Elizabeth II Barack Obama

Sources http://www.unesco.org/ http://www.commonwealthofnations.org/ http://www.infoplease.com/ http://www.worldatlas.com/ http://www.timesofmalta.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org