2006-07-16 04:27:23 · 9 answers · asked by Simone F 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The United Nations is a collection of countries world-wide who come together to work out problems.
The Commonwealth is a British-led organisation of the old Empire nation, such as Australia, Canada, India, South Africa etc. Its very much an economic club who work out 'insider' deals with eachother
2006-07-16 04:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by thomas p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth, is an association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British
Queen Elizabeth II is head of 16 of the 53 countries. Britain has no political power over the counties.
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that describes itself as a "global association of governments facilitating co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity." It was founded in 1945 at the signing of the United Nations Charter by 51 countries, replacing The League of Nations which was founded in 1919.
2006-07-16 11:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by cate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commonewealth countries are mainly former British colonies (NOT USA though). There are 53 of them. Members of the commonwealth have High Commissions as opposed to Embassies in eachothers countries. They probably also have special rules regarding immigration, nationality and citizenship.
UN countries are members of the UN. There are 192 member states today.
See the wiki links below for more details.
2006-07-16 11:34:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commonwealth countries are countries that have ties to England, either as colonies, or former colonies that have been liberated.
(The U.S. is not a commonwealth country, as it fought for indipendance, while Canada is since it just asked and received it without all that messy war business)
UN Countries are countries that have a seat in the United Nations.
2006-07-16 11:33:27 · answer #4 · answered by cmriley1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The former refer to nations that are members of the United Nations. The latter, 'the Commonwealth', are nations that are or were once ruled by the British crown.
2006-07-16 11:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by presidentrichardnixon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United nation countries are members of the United Nations. Commonwelth countries are members of the Commenwelth. It's like the difference between Republicans and dancers.
2006-07-16 11:32:02 · answer #6 · answered by ranger beethoven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
united nations is the whole word while the commonwealth is countries previously ruled by Great Britain
2006-07-16 11:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Raptors Fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commonwealth does not have any Hymn, while United Nations does
2006-07-16 12:36:12 · answer #8 · answered by Goombul! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
commonwealth are the countries we f..... ,united nations the countries we are trying to f...
2006-07-16 17:21:31 · answer #9 · answered by pat o 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋