
Analysis: what is the Commonwealth?
This week sees world leaders in London for the bi-annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. But you may be wondering what exactly is the Commonwealth and what does it do? The Commonwealth is one of the world's oldest political associations. It is made up of 53 states in 6 continents previously ruled by the British Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. It has a total population of 2.4 billion people in countries including Canada, Australia, Nigeria, India and much of the Caribbean. Three nations... Читать дальше...