Reference Information
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 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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Note: The Island Territory of Tokelu and The Ross Dependency are administered as part of
New Zealand.
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- 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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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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The following identifies wars and police actions in which Canada was involved.
| 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 |
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| 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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