2018 Commonwealth Games Participating Countries |
Countries |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | Falkland Islands | Montserrat | Scotland (Hosts) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ghana | Mozambique | Seychelles |
| Australia | Gibraltar | Namibia | Sierra Leone |
| Bahamas | Grenada | Nauru | Singapore |
| Bangladesh | Guernsey | New Zealand | Solomon Islands |
| Barbados | Guyana | Nigeria | South Africa |
| Belize | India | Niue | Sri Lanka |
| Bermuda | Isle of Man | Norfolk Island | Eswatini(Swaziland) |
| Botswana | Jamaica | Northern Ireland | Tanzania |
| British Virgin Islands | Jersey | Pakistan | Tonga |
| Brunei | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Cameroon | Kiribati | Rwanda | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Canada | Lesotho | Saint Helena | Tuvalu |
| Cayman Islands | Malawi | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Uganda |
| Cook Islands | Malaysia | Saint Lucia | Vanuatu |
| Cyprus | Maldives | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Wales |
| Dominica | Malta | Samoa | Zambia |
| England | Mauritius | ||
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth game is a multi-sport event, which is held after every four years. The 2010 commonwealth games was held in New Delhi India where 71 nations took part and competed in 17 different sporting events.
In the 2006 commonwealth games held in Melbourne Australia, a total of 71 countries had participated. Commonwealth games 2014 are scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland. In comparison to other commonwealth games, the common wealth games in New Delhi saw the highest number of participating nations till date. The opening and closing ceremony of the commonwealth games in Delhi were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The nations which are a part of The Commonwealth association are known as Commonwealth countries. It is an intergovernmental organization, where countries with diverse backgrounds are treated as equal. Most of the member countries of commonwealth were under British rule at some point. The members of commonwealth association work within the outline framework given in the Singapore Declaration. Commonwealth games are among the most popular activity of this association.
Commonwealth Member Countries
There are 54 member countries in the Commonwealth Association.