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What are the Brithish commonwealth nations?

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Country	Joined	Continent	Population	Notes
Antigua and Barbuda	1 November 1981	North America	88,000
Australia	11 December 1931	Oceania	22,073,000	Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 1 January 1901. Australia was one of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931, although the statute was not adopted in Australia until 1942.^[9]
Bahamas	10 July 1973	North America	342,000
Bangladesh	18 April 1972^[10]	Asia	162,221,000	Gained independence from Pakistan in 1971.^[11]
Barbados	30 November 1966	North America	279,000
Belize	21 September 1981	North America	322,130
Botswana	30 September 1966	Africa	1,950,000
Brunei	1 January 1984	Asia	400,000
Cameroon	13 November 1995^[12]	Africa	19,522,000	Most of the country was the formerly French Mandate territory (later U.N Trust territory) of Cameroun and gained independence from France on 1 January 1960, uniting with the much smaller former British Mandate territory of Southern Cameroons on its gaining independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1961.
Canada	11 December 1931	North America	34,053,000 ^[13]	Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 1 July 1867. Canada was the first among the several original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931.^[14] Incorporated another original Dominion, Newfoundland, on 31 March 1949.^[15]
Cyprus	13 March 1961^[16]	Europe / Asia	794,200	Gained independence from the United Kingdom on 18 August 1960.
Dominica	3 November 1978	North America	79,000
Gambia	18 February 1965	Africa	1,717,000
Ghana	6 March 1957	Africa	23,837,000
Grenada	7 February 1974	North America	103,000
Guyana	26 May 1966	South America	761,000
India	15 August 1947	Asia	1,173,230,000	Incorporated former French India (Chandannagar from 2 May 1950 and Pondichéry, Karikal, Yanaon and Mahé from 1 November 1954), former Portuguese India (Goa, Daman and Diu from 19 December 1961 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli formally from 1961) and Sikkim (from 16 May 1975).
Jamaica	6 August 1962	North America	2,721,000
Kenya	12 December 1963	Africa	39,856,000
Kiribati	12 July 1979	Oceania	99,000
Lesotho	4 October 1966	Africa	2,000,000
Malawi	6 July 1964	Africa	15,884,000
Malaysia	16 September 1963	Asia	28,356,000	Joined as the Federation of Malaya in 1957; reformed as Malaysia with its federation in 1963 with Singapore (became a separate member in 1965), Sabah, and Sarawak.^[17]
Maldives	9 July 1982	Asia	329,000	Gained independence from the United Kingdom on 26 July 1965.^[18] Maldives was a special member from 9 July 1982 until 20 July 1985.^[19]
Malta	21 September 1964	Europe	412,668
Mauritius	12 March 1968	Africa	1,285,000
Mozambique	13 November 1995^[20]	Africa	22,892,000	Gained independence from Portugal on 26 June 1975. The first country to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.^[21]
Namibia	21 March 1990	Africa	2,131,000	Gained independence from South Africa.^[22]
Nauru	1 November 1968	Oceania	14,000	Nauru is a special member. Gained independence on 31 January 1968 from joint trusteeship of Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. The nation was a special member from 1 November 1968 until 1 May 1999, when it became a full member,^[23] before reverting back to special status in January 2006.^[24]
New Zealand	11 December 1931	Oceania	4,317,972	Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 26 September 1907. One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931, although the Statute was not adopted in New Zealand until 1947.^[25]
Nigeria	1 October 1960	Africa	154,796,000	Incorporated the former British Mandate territory of Northern Cameroons on 31 May 1961. Suspended in 1995, suspension lifted in 1999.^[26]
Pakistan	14 August 1947	Asia	168,052,000	Left in 1972, rejoined 1989; suspended in 1999, suspension lifted in 2004; again suspended in 2007,^[27] suspension lifted in 2008.^[28] Includes the city of Gwadar, transferred from Muscat and Oman on 8 September 1958.
Papua New Guinea	16 September 1975	Oceania	6,737,000	Gained independence from Australia.
Rwanda	29 November 2009^[6]	Africa	9,998,000	Gained independence from Belgium on 1 July 1962. The second country to be admitted to the Commonwealth without any former colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.^[21]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	19 September 1983	North America	52,000
Saint Lucia	22 February 1979	North America	171,000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	27 October 1979	North America	119,000	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a special member from 27 October 1979 until 1 June 1985.
Samoa	28 August 1970	Oceania	185,000	Gained independence from New Zealand on 1 January 1962. Joined as Western Samoa, subsequently changing its name to Samoa on 4 July 1997.^[29]
Seychelles	29 June 1976	Africa	84,000
Sierra Leone	27 April 1961	Africa	5,695,000
Singapore	15 October 1965	Asia	4,986,000	First joined as part of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.
Solomon Islands	7 July 1978	Oceania	913,000
South Africa	11 December 1931	Africa	49,423,000	Granted nominal independence (Dominion status) on 31 May 1910. One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Left on 31 May 1961, rejoined on 1 June 1994.^[30]
Sri Lanka	4 February 1948	Asia	20,743,000	Joined as the Dominion of Ceylon, subsequently changing its name in 1972.
Swaziland	6 September 1968	Africa	1,182,000
Tanzania	26 April 1964	Africa	43,729,000	Merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.^[31]
Tonga	4 June 1970	Oceania	102,000
Trinidad and Tobago	31 August 1962	North America	1,335,000
Tuvalu	1 October 1978	Oceania	12,000	Tuvalu was a special member from 1 October 1978 until 1 September 2000.^[32]
Uganda	9 October 1962	Africa	32,816,000
United Kingdom	11 December 1931	Europe	61,609,500	The Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the Statute of Westminster 1931.
Vanuatu	30 July 1980	Oceania	241,000	Gained independence from joint rule of France and United Kingdom.
Zambia	24 October 1964	Africa	12,935,000

^ A. Unless otherwise noted, independence was gained from United Kingdom on date of joining the Commonwealth as shown in column 2.
^ B. Not a member of the Commonwealth Foundation.
^ C. The population figure is based on 2004 estimates.
^ D. The population figure is based on 2005 estimates.

Suspended members

Country	Joined	Continent	Suspended	Notes
Fiji	10 October 1970	Oceania	8 December 2006	Left in 1987; rejoined in 1997; suspended on 6 June 2000;^[33] suspension lifted on 20 December 2001;^[34] again suspended in 2006 because of the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.^[35]

^ A. Not a member of the Commonwealth Foundation.

Former members

Country	Joined	Continent	Left	Notes
Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland	11 December 1931	Europe	18 April 1949	One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Left after passing the Republic of Ireland Act in 1949.^[11]^[15]
Zimbabwe	1 October 1980	Africa	7 December 2003	Suspended on 19 March 2002.^[34] Withdrew voluntarily on 7 December 2003.^[36]

Dissolved members

Former country	Joined	Continent	Dissolved	Rejoined as	Notes
Malaya	31 August 1957	Asia	16 September 1963	Malaysia	Reformed as Federation of Malaysia with Singapore (became a separate member in 1965), Sabah, and Sarawak.
Newfoundland	11 December 1931	North America	16 February 1934	Canada	One of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931. Government suspended on 16 February 1934, joined Canada on 31 March 1949.^[15]
Tanganyika	9 December 1961	Africa	26 April 1964	Tanzania	The two countries merged to form Tanzania on 26 April 1964.^[31]
Zanzibar	10 December 1963	Africa	26 April 1964	Tanzania

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