Introduction

This lesson you will learn something about the Commonwealth.  The Commonwealth as we know it today, consists of many countries which were previously colonies of the British Empire. Over the course of the 20^th century, many colonies were given their independence. These countries formed an association and became The Commonwealth. There are 52 member states in the Commonwealth, with approximately 2.4 billion inhabitants. A remnant of the colonial origins, the Head of the Commonwealth is King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom.

In The Commonwealth every race is represented, due to the fact that the British Empire stretched across the whole globe. Hundreds of languages are spoken, and all major religions are practised.

Yet they have many things in common. To start with, in most of these countries English is spoken alongside other languages. They are all equal and have the desire to improve people’s lives. They all have a form of democracy and they have a similar legal and educational system.