Commonwealth of Nations



"With Queen Elizabeth II long dead, the Commonwealth of Nations is now coming together once again as King Charles III is going to tell all of the Commonwealth of Nations to work together with the rest of the Grand Alliance, and put an end to the Russian menace once and for all."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Rule Again Britannia

The Commonwealth of Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth), also known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire. The Commonwealth operates by intergovernmental consensus of the member states, organized through the Commonwealth Secretariat and non-governmental organizations, organized through the Commonwealth Foundation.

The Commonwealth dates back to the mid-20th century with the decolonization of the British Empire through increased self-governance of its territories. It was formally constituted by the London Declaration in 1949, which established the member states as "free and equal." The symbol of this free association is Queen Elizabeth II who is the Head of the Commonwealth, and while there are over 31 republics and five monarchies who have a different monarch, the Queen is the ceremonial head of state and reigning constitutional monarch of only 16 members of the Commonwealth, known as Commonwealth realms. The position of the crown remains legally distinct from the position of monarch and the position of the Head of the Commonwealth.