Commonwealth
Commonwealth or Commonwealth of Nations it is the name in of an association of autonomous territories, but dependents of , created and formed currently for 54 nations, the majority of the which independent ones, but including some that still keep bows politicians with the old one harnesses colonial.
The original name age British Commonwealth (British Community) up to 1946. Elizabeth II she is currently the titular head of the association. This formula was invented in when became in a republic and, even so not recognizing Jorge VI as state head, the India recognized it as symbol of the free association of nations.
The Commonwealth has historicamente for objective to promote the integration enters the former-colonies of the Joined Kingdom, granting to benefits and commercial easinesses, but now its objectives include the educational assistance to its country-members and the harmonization of its politics. Currently the countries of the British Community represent about 30% of all the world-wide commerce.
The majority of the members of the Commonwealth is old colonies of the Joined Kingdom, with the exepção notable of , the old Portuguese colony, that acceded the association in , with the support of its neighbors, who were old British colonies. ( left the Commonwealth in 2004.)
Other countries, as , continues recognizing of the Joined Kingdom as head of state, represented for one governor e uses the Commonwealth word as heading of its state.
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Other definitions
- Commonwealth it is also a used term to assign a voluntary organization of independent and sovereign countries that has for objective to promote the contribution between its members.
- The territories of e has Commonwealth in its official assignments, representing its statute as "states freely associates" with .
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