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Commonwealth Countries

The following is a list of Commonwealth member countries and the year of joining. Citizens of these countries and dependant territories are considered Commonwealth subjects and may be eligible for membership.

COUNTRY YEAR COUNTRY YEAR
Antigua & Barbuda 1981 Mozambique
(independent 1975)
1995
Australia 1931 Namibia 1990
Bahamas 1931 Nauru 1968
Bangladesh 1973 New Zealand 1931
Barbados 1966 Nigeria 1960
Belize 1981 Pakistan
(left 1972; rejoined 1989)
1947
Botswana 1966 Papua New Guinea 1975
Brunei Darussalam 1984 Samoa (independent 1962) 1970
Cameroon (independent 1960) 1995 St. Kitts & Nevis 1983
Canada 1931 St. Lucia 1979
Cyprus (independent 1960) 1961 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1979
Dominica 1978 Seychelles 1976
Fiji (left 1987; rejoined 1997) 1997 Sierra Leone 1961
The Gambia 1965 Singapore 1965
Ghana 1957 Solomon Islands 1978
Grenada 1974 South Africa (left 1961;
rejoined 1994)
1931
Guyana 1966 Sri Lanka 1948
India 1947 Swaziland 1968
Jamaica 1962 Tanzania 1961
Kenya 1963 Tonga 1970
Kiribati 1979 Trinidad & Tobago 1962
Lesotho 1966 Tuvalu 1978
Malawi 1964 Uganda 1962
Malaysia 1957 United Kingdom 1973
Maldives (independent 1965) 1982 Vanuatu 1980
Malta 1964 Zambia 1964
Mauritius 1968 Zimbabwe 1980

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Australian External Territories

  • Australian Antarctic Territory
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Coral Sea Islands Territory
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Norfolk Island
  • The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands

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Self Governing Countries in Free Association
with New Zealand

  • Cook Islands
  • Niue

Note: The Island Territory of Tokelu and The Ross Dependency are administered as part of New Zealand.

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British Dependant Territories
  • Anguilla
  • Bermuda
  • British Antarctic Territory
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Ducie and Oeno Islands
  • Falkland Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Henderson
  • Montserrat
  • Pitcairn Island
  • St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension,Tristann da Cunha)
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Turks and Caicos Islands

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NATO allied Member Countries

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 and service is applicable from that date or as otherwise stated.

Country Year Country Year
Belgium Luxembourg
Bulgaria 2004 Netherlands
Canada Norway
Czech Republic 1999 Poland 1999
Denmark Portugal
Estonia 2004 Romania 2004
France Slovakia 2004
Germany (unified) 1990 Slovenia 2004
Greece 1952 Spain 1982
Hungary 1999 Turkey 1952
Iceland United Kingdom
Italy United States
Latvia 2004 West Germany
(Fed. Rep. of Germany)
1955
Lithuania 2004    

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Wars and Police Actions

The following identifies wars and police actions in which Canada was involved.

DURATION OF HOSTILITIES

Wars
1. South African War 11 Oct 1899 - 31 May 1902
2. World War I 4 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918
3. World War II 3 Sep 1939 - 14 Aug 1945
4. Korean War 25 Jun 1950 - 27 Jul 1953
5. Persian Gulf War 16 Jan 1991 - 27 Feb 1991
   
UN & Commonwealth Police Actions
6. Korea Jul 1953 - Jul 1955
7. Gaza 1956 - 1967
8. Congo 15 Aug 1960 - 30 Jun 1964
9. Cyprus 15 Mar 1964 - 1993

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