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Commonwealth
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COUNTRY
- YEAR JOINED COMMONWEALTH - CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS
'Realm' indicates a Commonwealth country which retained a monarchical constitution, recognising Elizabeth II as Sovereign; 'monarchy' indicates an indigenous monarchical constitution. |
Antigua and Barbuda - 1981 Realm |
Mozambique - 1995 Republic |
Australia - 1931 Realm |
Namibia - 1990 Republic |
The Bahamas - 1973 Realm |
Nauru - 1968 Republic |
Bangladesh - 1972 Republic |
New Zealand - 1931 Realm |
Barbados - 1966 Realm |
Nigeria - 1960 Republic |
Belize - 1981 Realm |
Pakistan - 1947 - Republic |
Botswana - 1966 Republic |
Papua New Guinea - 1975 Realm |
Brunei Darussalam - 1984 Monarchy |
St Kitts and Nevis - 1983 Realm |
Cameroon - 1995 Republic |
St Lucia - 1979 Realm |
Canada - 1931 Realm |
St Vincent & the Grenadines - 1979 Realm |
Cyprus - 1961 Republic |
Samoa - 1970 Monarchy |
Dominica - 1978 Republic |
Seychelles - 1976 Republic |
Fiji Islands - 1997 Republic |
Sierra Leone - 1961 Republic
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The Gambia - 1965 Republic |
Singapore - 1965 Republic |
Ghana - 1957 Republic |
Solomon Islands - 1978 Realm |
Grenada - 1974 Realm |
South Africa - 1931-61, 1994 - Republic |
Guyana - 1966 Republic |
Sri Lanka - 1948 - Republic
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India - 1947 Republic |
Swaziland - 1968 Monarchy
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Jamaica - 1962 Realm |
Tonga - 1970 Monarchy
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Kenya - 1963 Republic |
Trinidad and Tobago - 1962 Republic |
Kiribati - 1979 Republic |
Tuvalu - 1978 Realm |
Lesotho - 1966 Monarchy |
Uganda - 1962 Republic
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Malawi - 1964 Republic |
United Kingdom - Monarchy |
Malaysia - 1957 - Monarchy |
United Republic of Tanzania - 1961 |
The Maldives - 1982 Republic |
Vanuatu - 1980 Republic
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Malta - 1964 Republic |
Zambia - 1964 Republic
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Mauritius - 1968 Republic |
Zimbabwe
is currently suspended
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The
Fiji Islands, Pakistan and Nigeria were suspended in 2000, 1999 and
1995 from the councils of the Commonwealth.
The suspensions were lifted in 2001, 2004 and 1999 respectively. |