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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 1002009" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">The Commonwealth</span></strong></p><p>June Chua, CBC News Online | December 3, 2003</p><p></p><p> The Commonwealth is a collection of 54 countries drawn largely from the former British Empire. The one exception is Mozambique, which was a Portuguese colony. While he was president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela made a formal plea to members to include Mozambique because it played a major role in freeing South Africa from apartheid.</p><p></p><p> The Commonwealth's 1.7 billion people make up 30 per cent of the world's population.</p><p>The members have a combined population of 2.1 billion people, almost a third of the world population.</p><p>The land area of the Commonwealth nations is about 31,500,000 km[SUP]<span style="font-size: 10px">2</span>[/SUP] (12,200,000 sq mi), or about 21% of the total world land area.</p><p>The three largest Commonwealth nations by area are Canada at 10,000,000 km[SUP]<span style="font-size: 10px">2</span>[/SUP] (3,900,000 sq mi), Australia at 7,700,000 km[SUP]<span style="font-size: 10px">2</span>[/SUP] (3,000,000 sq mi), and India at 3,300,000 km[SUP]<span style="font-size: 10px">2</span>[/SUP] (1,300,000 sq mi). The Commonwealth members have a combined gross domestic product of over $10 trillion, 50% of which is accounted for by the three largest economies: the United Kingdom ($2.2 trillion), India ($1.7 trillion), and Canada ($1.5 trillion).</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #ffffff">COMMONWEALTH</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #ffffff"><img src="http://cbc.ca/gfx/blank.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />MEMBERS:</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"><strong>Africa:</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Botswana</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Cameroon </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Gambia</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Ghana</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Kenya</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Lesotho</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Malawi</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Mauritius</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Mozambique</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Namibia</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Nigeria</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Seychelles</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Sierra Leone</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> South Africa</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Swaziland</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Tanzania</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Uganda</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Zambia</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Zimbabwe</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"><strong>Americas & Caribbean</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Antigua & Barbuda</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Bahamas</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Barbados</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Belize</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Canada</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Dominican Republic</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Grenada</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Guyana</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Jamaica</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">St. Christopher & Nevis</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">St. Lucia</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">St. Vincent & the Grenadas</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Trinidad & Tobago</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"><strong>Asia</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Bangladesh</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Brunei Darussalam</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> India</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Malaysia</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Maldives</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Pakistan</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Singapore</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"> Sri Lanka</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"><strong>Europe</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Britain</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Cyprus</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Malta</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848"><strong>South Pacific</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Australia</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Fiji</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Kiribati</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Nauru</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">New Zealand</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Papua New Guinea</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Samoa</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Solomon Islands</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Tonga</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Tuvalu</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #484848">Vanuatu</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 1002009, member: 23950"] [B][SIZE=4]The Commonwealth[/SIZE][/B] June Chua, CBC News Online | December 3, 2003 The Commonwealth is a collection of 54 countries drawn largely from the former British Empire. The one exception is Mozambique, which was a Portuguese colony. While he was president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela made a formal plea to members to include Mozambique because it played a major role in freeing South Africa from apartheid. The Commonwealth's 1.7 billion people make up 30 per cent of the world's population. The members have a combined population of 2.1 billion people, almost a third of the world population. The land area of the Commonwealth nations is about 31,500,000 km[SUP][SIZE=2]2[/SIZE][/SUP] (12,200,000 sq mi), or about 21% of the total world land area. The three largest Commonwealth nations by area are Canada at 10,000,000 km[SUP][SIZE=2]2[/SIZE][/SUP] (3,900,000 sq mi), Australia at 7,700,000 km[SUP][SIZE=2]2[/SIZE][/SUP] (3,000,000 sq mi), and India at 3,300,000 km[SUP][SIZE=2]2[/SIZE][/SUP] (1,300,000 sq mi). The Commonwealth members have a combined gross domestic product of over $10 trillion, 50% of which is accounted for by the three largest economies: the United Kingdom ($2.2 trillion), India ($1.7 trillion), and Canada ($1.5 trillion). [B][SIZE=1][COLOR=#ffffff]COMMONWEALTH [IMG]http://cbc.ca/gfx/blank.gif[/IMG]MEMBERS:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#484848][B]Africa:[/B] Botswana Cameroon Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe [B]Americas & Caribbean[/B] Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Dominican Republic Grenada Guyana Jamaica St. Christopher & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadas Trinidad & Tobago [B]Asia[/B] Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam India Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka [B]Europe[/B] Britain Cyprus Malta [B]South Pacific[/B] Australia Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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