Some Commonwealth Members Were Never British Colonies
Mozambique joined in 1995 and Rwanda in 2009, though neither was ever ruled by Britain.
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The Head of the Commonwealth Is Not an Automatically Inherited Title
In 2018 Commonwealth leaders chose Prince Charles to succeed Queen Elizabeth II.
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The Commonwealth Is Home to About 2.5 Billion People
That is roughly a third of the world's population, spread across every inhabited continent.
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The Commonwealth Games Are Held Every Four Years
The first edition took place in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1930 as the British Empire Games.
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The Commonwealth Has 56 Member Countries
Gabon and Togo joined in 2022, bringing the total to 56.