Contents
Contents : THE COMMONWEALTH - what is the commonwealth; history; ideas and responsibilities; a map of the Commonwealth; A to Z of commonwealth nations; THE GAMES - what are the commonwealth games; commonwealth games at a glance; controversies and highlights; timeline : Commonwealth Games; find out more; glossary; index;Additional Info
The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth, is a group of 53 independent sovereign states, with a shared history, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. Today the 53 nations that are members of the Commonwealth, represent about 1.9 billion people, and these nations work together to promote democracy, world peace, human rights and free trade. They also come together every four years in a spirit of friendly competition to take part in the Commonwealth Games.