Commonwealth of Nations
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Summary
Commonwealth of Nations is a language-based geopolitical organization[1]. It draws 41,809 Wikipedia views per month (language based geopolitical organization category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3], Australia[4], Canada[5], New Zealand[6], India[7], realm of the United Kingdom[8]
- Instance of: commonwealth[9]
- Official language: English[10]
- Headquarters location: Marlborough House[11]
- Flag: flag of the Commonwealth of Nations[12]
- Child organization or unit: Commonwealth Business Council[13], Commonwealth Secretariat[14], Commonwealth Foundation[15], Commonwealth War Graves Commission[16]
- Commons category: Commonwealth of Nations[17]
- Chairperson: Charles III[18]
- Inception: December 11, 1931[19]
- Significant event: London Declaration[20], Balfour Declaration of 1926[21], Statute of Westminster 1931[22]
- Official website: https://thecommonwealth.org[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Commonwealth of Nations[24]
- Commons gallery: Commonwealth of Nations[25]
- Director / manager: Shirley Ayorkor Botchway[26]
- Described by source: Dictionnaire des biens communs[27], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[28]
- Replaces: British Empire[29]
- Topic has template: Template:The Commonwealth[30], Template:Commonwealth of Nations topics[31]
- Different from: Commonwealth of Independent States[32], Commonwealth realm[33], Anglosphere[34], English-speaking world[35]
- Position held by head of the organization: Head of the Commonwealth[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Commonwealth of Nations include Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition[38], a research expedition[39]; Commonwealth Bay[40], a bay[41]; and Commonwealth Peace Prize[42], an award[43], founded in 2024[44].
Why It Matters
Commonwealth of Nations has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition[38], a research expedition[39]; Commonwealth Bay[40], a bay[41]; and Commonwealth Peace Prize[42], an award[43], founded in 2024[44].