2006-08-08 10:36:42 · 7 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I'm originally from a Commonwealth country and am not sure how it benefits Britain. Commonwealth citizens in Britain can vote, but British people living in Canada, for one, cannot vote. I just read that there are 7000 South Africans are in the British Army; it could be that it is easier for Commonwealth citizens to serve in the British army if they wish. And while there used to be close trade links between the countries, I don't think Britain was allowed to keep them when it joined the EEC.
2006-08-08 12:07:02 · answer #1 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"he Commonwealth is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace. The Commonwealth’s 1.8 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world’s population, are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions."
Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Australia
Kenya
Samoa
The Bahamas
Kiribati
Seychelles
Bangladesh
Lesotho
Sierra Leone
Barbados
Malawi
Singapore
Belize
Malaysia
Solomon Islands
Botswana
Maldives
South Africa
Brunei Darussalam
Malta
Sri Lanka
Cameroon
Mauritius
Swaziland
Canada
Mozambique
Tonga
Cyprus
Namibia
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica
Nauru (special member)
Tuvalu
Fiji Islands
New Zealand
Uganda
The Gambia
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Ghana
Pakista
United Republic of Tanzania
Grenada
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
Guyana
St Kitts and Nevis
Zambia
India
St Lucia
2006-08-08 17:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/foreign_policy/commonwealth/imoc313-en.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus
Dominica
Fiji Islands
The Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho *
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Swaziland
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
2006-08-08 17:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by LOL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the commonwealth is more of a symbolic organization.
most of the colonies ahve had "dominion" status since about the 1930's. so even if the queen of england remains the head of state, all the commonwealht nations are independent and manage their own foreign policy
places like canada and australia, the US led organizations really shape policy, and not the commonwealth.
where the commonwealth is relevant is law making
because canada, australia and england and other colonies all share the same system of government, law made in one country, or one countries interpretation of a law, or a reform to their law, will sometimes be copied by other countries.
2006-08-08 17:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an aside, a little bit of amusing information, as former colonies the original 13 states of usa, Palestine and Iraq could all join the Commonwealth.
2006-08-08 19:17:22 · answer #5 · answered by Robert Abuse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too damned many. and it makes the brits feel as if they still had the empire....no other real advantages aside from ocasional games
2006-08-08 17:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by marabierto1961 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a quick read of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations
should provide all the information you need.
2006-08-08 17:43:51 · answer #7 · answered by afterbirth07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋