History
Statute of Westminster
Document that established the Commonwealth in 1931.
Canada
Largest Commonwealth country by land area.
Commonwealth Games
Multi-sport event for Commonwealth countries held every four years.
Ireland
Country that left the Commonwealth in 1947 and rejoined in 2004.
English
Official language of the Commonwealth.
India
First country to join the Commonwealth as a republic in 1949.
Antarctica
Only continent without a Commonwealth member.
Curling
Team sport played on ice, unique to the Commonwealth Games.
Zimbabwe
African country that left in 2003 and rejoined in 2022.
London
European city where the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered.
Canada/Australia/New Zealand
Name one of the original Dominions recognized in the Balfour Declaration of 1926.
Mauritius
Indian Ocean island nation famous for the extinct dodo bird.
Bob Marley
Famous Jamaican reggae musician awarded the Order of Merit.
Pakistan
Asian country that left the Commonwealth in 1972 and has not rejoined.
Commonwealth Secretariat
Organization promoting democracy and development among Commonwealth members.
British Commonwealth
Previous name of the Commonwealth before it was called "Commonwealth of Nations" in 1971.
UK/Malta/Cyprus
Name two European countries in the Commonwealth.
The Booker Prize
New name of the "Man Booker Prize" after a sponsor was added in 2019.
Barbados
Caribbean country that became a republic in 2021.
1980
Year the Commonwealth Observer Group was first established.
South Africa
African country that left the Commonwealth in 1961 and rejoined in 1995.
Canada
Second-largest Commonwealth country with English and French as official languages.
Didgeridoo
Indigenous Australian wind instrument, one of the oldest in the world.
Solomon Islands
Pacific island nation that announced leaving the Commonwealth in 2023.
Commonwealth Youth Exchange
Program allowing young people to live and work in other Commonwealth countries since 1959.