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19 20 37 1 6 12 38 39 15 17 5 48 33 42 16 46 The Commonwealth is 18 8 9 25 25 50 43 31 21 22 26 made up of 54 countries 36 41 around the world 52 35 44 49 40 29 54 24 53 The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 30 28 14 47 independent countries spread over every continent 7 2 and ocean. Its two billion people, who account for 45 13 nearly 30 per cent of the world’s population, are in 23

Africa, , the and , Europe and 32 the Pacific. They are of many faiths, races, languages and cultures. The Commonwealth promotes peace and international co-operation, democracy and good MEMBER COUNTRY CAPITAL MEMBER COUNTRY CAPITAL MEMBER COUNTRY CAPITAL governance, respect for human rights and the 1 St John’s 21 KENYA Nairobi 40 SAMOA Apia 2 Canberra 22 KIRIBATI Tarawa 41 SEYCHELLES Victoria rule of law, and the improvement of lives through 3 Nassau 23 LESOTHO Maseru 42 SIERRA LEONE Freetown 4 24 MALAWI Lilongwe 43 Singapore economic and social development. 5 25 44 SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara 6 Belmopan 26 Malé 45 SOUTH AFRICA Pretoria These values and aspirations are described in 7 BOTSWANA Gaborone 27 MALTA Valletta 46 Colombo 8 DARUSSALAM Bandar Seri Begawan 28 MAURITIUS Port Louis 47 TONGA Nuku’alofa the Charter of the Commonwealth. The Charter 9 CAMEROON Yaoundé 29 MOZAMBIQUE Maputo 48 Port of 10 30 NAMIBIA Windhoek 49 TUVALU Funafuti expresses the commitment of member countries 11 31 NAURU Nauru 50 UGANDA Kampala 12 32 Wellington 51 London Map source: Commonwealth Secretariat/Maps-in-Minutes™ to the development of free and democratic societies 13 ESWATINI Mbabane 33 NIGERIA Abuja 52 UNITED REPUBLIC Dodoma The designations and the presentation of material on this map, 14 FIJI Suva 34 OF TANZANIA based on UN practice, do not imply the expression of any opinion and the promotion of peace and prosperity to 15 THE GAMBIA Banjul 35 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Port Moresby 53 VANUATU Port Vila whatsoever on the part of the Commonwealth Secretariat 16 GHANA Accra 54 ZAMBIA Lusaka concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or 36 RWANDA Kigali of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers improve the lives of all Commonwealth people. It also 17 St George’s 37 ST KITTS AND NEVIS or boundaries. acknowledges the role of civil society in supporting 18 GUYANA Georgetown 38 19 39 ST VINCENT AND Information correct at time of printing February 2020 the goals and values of the Commonwealth. 20 Kingston THE GRENADINES This is a free poster

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