The Commonwealth of Nations

📋 Plan du Cours

1. Structure et membres du Commonwealth
2. Liens et coopération entre membres
3. Population et événements communs

📖 1. Structure et membres du Commonwealth

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• The Commonwealth was created on April 26th, 1949.

• The Commonwealth is an international association of 56 independent countries.

Compléments

• King Charles 3rd has been the current monarch of the Commonwealth since 2022.

• Most Commonwealth members are former British colonies.

📖 2. Liens et coopération entre membres

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• Commonwealth members are connected through the use of the English language.

• The Commonwealth promotes cooperation in these areas :

  • education
  • democracy
  • human rights
  • economic development

📌 Commonwealth member states have no legal obligations towards each other.

Compléments

• The Commonwealth is a group of countries that work together and share historical information with the United Kingdom.

📖 3. Population et événements communs

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• The Commonwealth has a population of 2.7 billion people.

Compléments

• Over 60% of the Commonwealth’s population is under 30.

• The Commonwealth Games are an important sporting event involving athletes from Commonwealth countries.