Commonwealth of Nations

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders Head of the Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II Secretary-General Kamalesh... More

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2007 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders Head of the Commonwealth Queen Elizabeth II Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma Appointed 24 November 2007 Establishment Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926 Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931 London Declaration 28 April 1949 Area Total 31,462,574 km² 12,147,768 sq mi Population 2005 estimate 1,921,974,000 Density 61. 09/km² 158. 2/sq mi Website thecommonwealth. org The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth and sometimes as the British Commonwealth, is currently a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, most of which are former British colonies (the exceptions being the United Kingdom itself and Mozambique). The Commonwealth is an international organisation through which countries with diverse social, political, and economic backgrounds co Less