![]() ![]() All 14 Commonwealth Realms belong to the Commonwealth of Nations, but the other 40 members of the Commonwealth of Nations are not, in fact, Commonwealth Realms. They are, however, listed in the master table further down this page as well as on the Commonwealth of Nations page.Ĭommonwealth Realms vs the Commonwealth of NationsĪnother source of confusion is the term Commonwealth Realm, which is used to indicate 14 former British Colonies that still consider the U.K.'s King Charles III their official monarch. As such, countries joining after the 1949 name change to Commonwealth of Nations do not appear. This table specifically addresses the countries of the British Commonwealth.Also, both Pakistan and South Africa have left and rejoined in the years since their initial admission. Newfoundland reverted to British rule in 1934 before merging with Canada in 1949, and the Irish Free State left upon becoming the Republic of Ireland, also in 1949. ![]()
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