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1
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What was the Commonwealth formally known as?

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The Commonwealth was formally known as the British Commonwealth

2
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How many member countries does the Commonwealth have?

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The Commonwealth has 53 member countries

3
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The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span what?

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The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span:

  1. Africa
  2. Asia
  3. The Americas
  4. Europe
  5. The Pacific
4
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The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific.
31 of the members of the Commonwealth are what?

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31 of the members of the Commonwealth are small states with fewer than 1.5 million people

5
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31 of the members of the Commonwealth are small states with fewer than 1.5 million people.
It represents what percentage of the world’s population?

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The 31 members of the Commonwealth that are small states with fewer than 1.5 million people represents about 30% of the world’s population

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The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific..
Its members include some of the what countries in the world?

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The Commonwealth’s members include some of the:
1. Richest
2. Poorest
countries in the world

7
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All members of the Commonwealth must agree with what?

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All members of the Commonwealth must agree with the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter

8
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The Commonwealth Charter

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The Commonwealth Charter is a document that lays down the principles associated with Commonwealth membership

9
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The Commonwealth

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The Commonwealth is a voluntary organisation

10
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The Commonwealth is a voluntary organisation and its Charter brings together what?

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The Commonwealth is a voluntary organisation and its Charter brings together the values that unite the Commonwealth:

  1. Democracy
  2. Human rights
  3. The rule of law
11
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The Head of the Commonwealth

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The Head of the Commonwealth is Queen Elizabeth II

12
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Where are the Commonwealth’s headquarters (HQ)?

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The Commonwealth’s headquarters (HQ) are in London

13
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What do heads of government of the member states of the Commonwealth do every 2 years?

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Heads of government of the member states of the Commonwealth meet every 2 years at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

14
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What did the government of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean ask the Commonwealth to help it do from 2010 - 2016?

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The government of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean asked the Commonwealth to help it:
1. Draw up regulations
2. Set up a regulatory authority to help it oversee the extraction of the minerals on its seabed
from 2010 - 2016

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The government of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean asked the Commonwealth to help it draw up regulations and set up a regulatory authority to help it oversee the extraction of the minerals on its seabed from 2010 - 2016.
This work will enable the government and the people of the Cook Islands to do what?

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The work will enable the:
1. Government
2. People of the Cook Islands
to benefit from the income raised from the mineral extraction

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