53 sovereign nations, 1.8 billion people, a third of all people in the world

*      Quick facts

 

  •  53 member countries, developing as well as developed
  • Includes membership from all continents and oceans
  • A third of world's nations and people
  • Embracing most of the world's races and religions
  • Rich and poor, large and small

*    Members of the Commownealth of Nations