Commonwealth of Nations Timeline: The Dragon Splits
OTL equivalent: Commonwealth of Nations | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Marlborough House, London, United Kingdom | |||||
| Official languages | English | |||||
| Demonym | Commonwealth | |||||
| Type | intergovernmental organisation | |||||
| Member states | 54 States | |||||
| Leaders | ||||||
| - | Head | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||
| - | Secretary-General | Kamalesh Sharma | ||||
| - | Chair-in-Office | Joseph Muscat | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Balfour Declaration | 19 November 1926 | ||||
| - | Statute of Westminster | 11 December 1931 | ||||
| - | London Declaration | 28 April 1949 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 29,958,050 km2 11,566,868 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | 2015 estimate | 2.328 billion | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $14.623 trillion (2nd) | ||||
The Commonwealth of Nations, or the Commonwealth (formerly the British Commonwealth), is an intergovernmental organization of 53 member states that were mostly territories of the former British Empire. The Commonwealth operates by intergovernmental consensus of the member states, organized through the Commonwealth Secretariat and Non-governmental organizations, organized through the Commonwealth Foundation. The Gambia left the Commonwealth on October 3, 2013. The former colony of Hong Kong, which is currently experiencing an uprising, has seen movement among Hong Kongers to join the Commonwealth as the HK Colonial Flag was seen among the protestors.
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