What are Commonwealth Countries?

The nations which are a part of The Commonwealth association are known as Commonwealth countries. It is an intergovernmental organization, where countries with diverse backgrounds are treated as equal. Most of the member countries of commonwealth are or were under British rule at some point. The members of commonwealth association work within the outline framework given in the Singapore Declaration. Commonwealth games are among the most popular activity of this association.

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth game is a multi-sport event, which is held after every four years. The 2010 commonwealth games will be held in New Delhi India where 85 nations are expected to take part and compete in 17 different sporting events. In the 2006 commonwealth games held in Melbourne Australia, a total of 71 countries had participated. Commonwealth games 2014 are scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland.

In comparison to other commonwealth games, the

common wealth games in New Delhi

will see the highest number of participating nations till date. The opening and closing ceremony of the commonwealth games in Delhi will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.

Commonwealth Countries

There are more than 50 countries in the Commonwealth Association. Some of the countries are listed here:

• India
• Australia
• Cyprus
• Canada
• Malaysia
• Namibia
• Pakistan
• Zambia
• Botswana
• Singapore
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• Solomon Islands
• Papua New Guinea
• Trinidad and Tobago