The above picture is of the Commonwealth Flag
Within the British Commonwealth, there are 50 member countries. The membership to the Commonwealth is entirely voluntary and countries can withdraw from the Commonwealth whenever they want to. The members of the Commonwealth have different constitutional statuses, the countries that are Realms means that the country has Queen Elizabeth II as Sovereign, and the countries that are known as Monarchy means that it is a Commonwealth country that has it's own monarch as Head of State, ie. Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia so Australia is known as a Realm, whereas Malaysia has it's own monarch so it is known as a Monarchy. Some of the Commonwealth countries are also called Republics, which means that they are governed by an elected president.
The largest member of the Commonwealth by size is Canada, which is nearly 10 million square kilometres, and the most populated country with the Commonwealth is India which is inhabited by nearly 1.1 billion people! The worlds most driest and sparsely populated country is also part of the British Commonwealth, which is the African country of Namibia. Most of the countries within the British Commonwealth were, at one time in history, under British rule and were collectively known as the British Empire.
As the Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II plays an important role in bringing the countries within the Commonwealth closer together as a sort of community. The way Queen Elizabeth II strengthens the ties between the countries in the Commonwealth is to make regular state visits to the different countries in her Commonwealth. During Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years reign as the Queen of Britain and the Commonwealth, she has visited almost all of the countries within the Commonwealth many times except for Cameroon, which joined the Commonwealth in 1995, and Rwanda, which joined the Commonwealth in 2009. Since 1977, Commonwealth Day has been celebrated every year in the commonwealth communities on the second Monday in March.
As well as specific countries, Queen Elizabeth II is also head of 14 British Overseas Territories all over the world, including 7 Australian External Territories, 2 New Zealand Dependent Territories and 2 New Zealand Associated Territories.
When on the state visits to the countries of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II would wear smart, suit dresses with a hat. In most of the pictures I have seen of Queen Elizabeth II on these visits she is normally wearing the same style jacket blazer with a skirt, a hat, and is normally holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands, most probably given to her by a member of the public of the country she is visiting.
The largest member of the Commonwealth by size is Canada, which is nearly 10 million square kilometres, and the most populated country with the Commonwealth is India which is inhabited by nearly 1.1 billion people! The worlds most driest and sparsely populated country is also part of the British Commonwealth, which is the African country of Namibia. Most of the countries within the British Commonwealth were, at one time in history, under British rule and were collectively known as the British Empire.
As the Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II plays an important role in bringing the countries within the Commonwealth closer together as a sort of community. The way Queen Elizabeth II strengthens the ties between the countries in the Commonwealth is to make regular state visits to the different countries in her Commonwealth. During Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years reign as the Queen of Britain and the Commonwealth, she has visited almost all of the countries within the Commonwealth many times except for Cameroon, which joined the Commonwealth in 1995, and Rwanda, which joined the Commonwealth in 2009. Since 1977, Commonwealth Day has been celebrated every year in the commonwealth communities on the second Monday in March.
As well as specific countries, Queen Elizabeth II is also head of 14 British Overseas Territories all over the world, including 7 Australian External Territories, 2 New Zealand Dependent Territories and 2 New Zealand Associated Territories.
When on the state visits to the countries of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II would wear smart, suit dresses with a hat. In most of the pictures I have seen of Queen Elizabeth II on these visits she is normally wearing the same style jacket blazer with a skirt, a hat, and is normally holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands, most probably given to her by a member of the public of the country she is visiting.
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