Saturday, November 10, 2007

What is the Commonwealth/CHOGM?

The Commonwealth is a 53 member confederation of states known as the Commonwealth of Nations — the "British Commonwealth" most were formerly members of the British Empire.

CHOGM ("sho-gum"), Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is the annual meeting which brings together leaders of commonwealth member states. This year CHOGM is being held in Uganda.

Members of the Commonwealth
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh
Flag of Barbados Barbados
Flag of Belize Belize
Flag of Botswana Botswana
Flag of Brunei Brunei
Flag of Cameroon Cameroon
Flag of Canada Canada
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus
Flag of Dominica Dominica
Flag of Fiji Fiji1
Flag of The Gambia Gambia
Flag of Ghana Ghana
Flag of Grenada Grenada
Flag of Guyana Guyana
Flag of India India
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica
Flag of Kenya Kenya
Flag of Kiribati Kiribati
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho
Flag of Malawi Malawi
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
Flag of the Maldives Maldives
Flag of Malta Malta
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique
Flag of Namibia Namibia
Flag of Nauru Nauru²
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria³
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan4
Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag of Samoa Samoa
Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles
Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Flag of Singapore Singapore
Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
Flag of South Africa South Africa5
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Flag of Swaziland Swaziland
Flag of Tanzania Tanzania
Flag of Tonga Tonga
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu
Flag of Uganda Uganda
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu
Flag of Zambia Zambia

Source: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations_by_name

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