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There is no British Empire anymore. But there is a British Commonwealth. There are several nations within the British Commonwealth, each recognizing Elizabeth II as their head of state.

These nations are:
And the year they joined the Commonwealth:

Antigua and Barbuda (1981)
Australia (1931)
Bahamas (1973)
Bangladesh (1972)
Barbados (1966)
Belize (1981)
Botswana (1966)
Brunei (1984)
Cameroon (1995)
Canada (1931)
Cyprus (1961)
Dominica (1978)
Gambia (1965)
Ghana (1957)
Grenada (1974)
Guyana (1966)
India (1947)
Jamaica (1962)
Kenya (1963)
Kiribati (1979)
Lesotho (1966)
Malawi (1964)
Malaysia (1957)
Maldives (1982)
Malta (1964)
Mauritius (1968)
Mozambique (1995)
Namibia (1990)
Nauru (1968)[2]
New Zealand (1931[3])
Nigeria (1960[4])
Pakistan (1947[5])
Papua New Guinea (1975)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983)
Saint Lucia (1979)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979)
Samoa (1970)
Seychelles (1976)
Sierra Leone (1961)
Singapore (1965)
Solomon Islands (1978)
South Africa (1931[6])
Sri Lanka (1948)
Swaziland (1968)
Tanzania (1961)
Tonga (1970)
Trinidad and Tobago (1962)
Tuvalu (1978)
Uganda (1962)
United Kingdom (1931)
Vanuatu (1980)
Zambia (1964)

Peace.

2007-09-15 11:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

Yes the Commonwealth is a completely different thing.The Empire is territories ruled by the Queen.There are numerous small places such as Gibraltar,Crown territory in Cyprus,Ascension,the Falklands,a number of West Indian islands such as the British Virgin Islands.other places include Tristan de Cuna,Pitcairn Island ,Bahamas,Indian Ocean Territory.That's but a few.There are also three Dominions which means the Queen is their head of state and gives the royal assent to their laws which are made in her name they are Australia,New Zealand and Canada.Many of the smaller islands have been offered independence but refuse as they are very happy with the present arrangements whereby they have the protection of the Crown and are more or less let alone by the powers that be in London.A number of islands are adminstered by Australia on behalf of the Queen such as Christmas Island .

2007-09-16 04:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0 0

yes, but now-a-days they all have Independence from the British empire, and they only give gifts to the queen as a sign of respect. The governor general, is merely a position of honor, rather then actual power as it was in the past since this is a position to be the representative of the queen.

2007-09-15 20:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by Ashamed2beHuman 4 · 0 1

When asked by an American tourist, why We were called the United Kingdom; the taxi driver replied:

If you are ruled by an Emporer, you are an Empire.
We were ruled by a King, so we are a Kingdom.
You live in a Country.

2007-09-15 18:36:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales , Falkland isles

2007-09-15 18:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by johnny holmes 2 · 0 2

we are now part of the EU so there is no british empire or common wealth when we joined the EU the common wealth countries felt betrayed by us

2007-09-15 18:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by ray j 3 · 0 2

northern ireland

2007-09-19 18:27:22 · answer #7 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0 0

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