Shortcut: The Commonwealth of Nations

Today 53 former British colonies are in “The Commonwealth of Nations”. They are countries like Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa and Canada. They trade with each other. They all have some trace of British culture, for example school systems and forms of government. Many have the British monarch as head of state.

They all speak English, of course, either as a native or official language. The countries compete in the Commonwealth Games every four years. British games like cricket and rugby are popular.

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