<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Continent </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda ! Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> 1981 - 11 - 01 1 November 1981 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 94,195 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia ! Australia </Td> <Td> 1931 - 12 - 11 11 December 1931 </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 24,772,247 </Td> <Td> Granted nominal independence ( Dominion status ) on 1 January 1901 . Australia was one of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931 , although the statute was not adopted in Australia until 1942 ( with retroactive effect from 1939 ) . The Australia Act 1986 established specifically , only the State Premier could now advise the Queen on appointment or removal of a State Governor . Nonetheless , the Queen could still exercise any of her powers with respect to the State if she was `` personally present '' in the State . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas ! Bahamas </Td> <Td> 1973 - 07 - 10 10 July 1973 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 402,576 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh ! Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 1972 - 04 - 18 18 April 1972 </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 165,867,307 </Td> <Td> Declared independence from Pakistan in 1971 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados ! Barbados </Td> <Td> 1966 - 11 - 30 30 November 1966 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 286,618 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize ! Belize </Td> <Td> 1981 - 09 - 21 21 September 1981 </Td> <Td> North America </Td> <Td> 379,636 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana ! Botswana </Td> <Td> 1966 - 09 - 30 30 September 1966 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 2,377,831 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei ! Brunei </Td> <Td> 1984 - 01 - 01 1 January 1984 </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 439,022 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon ! Cameroon </Td> <Td> 1995 - 11 - 13 13 November 1995 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 24,836,674 </Td> <Td> Most of the country was the formerly French mandate territory ( later UN trust territory ) of Cameroun and gained independence from France on 1 January 1960 , uniting with the much smaller former British mandate / trust territory of Southern Cameroons on its gaining independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1961 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada ! Canada </Td> <Td> 1931 - 12 - 11 11 December 1931 </Td> <Td> North America </Td> <Td> 36,885,861 </Td> <Td> Granted nominal independence ( Dominion status ) on 1 July 1867 . Canada was the first among the several original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931 . Incorporated another original Dominion , Newfoundland , on 31 March 1949 . The Canada Act 1982 formally ended the `` request and consent '' provisions of the Statute of Westminster 1931 in relation to Canada , whereby the British parliament had a general power to pass laws extending to Canada at its own request . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus ! Cyprus </Td> <Td> 1961 - 03 - 13 13 March 1961 </Td> <Td> Eurasia </Td> <Td> 1,197,667 </Td> <Td> Gained independence from the United Kingdom on 16 August 1960 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica ! Dominica </Td> <Td> 1978 - 11 - 03 3 November 1978 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 72,975 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji ! Fiji </Td> <Td> 1970 - 10 - 10 10 October 1970 </Td> <Td> Oceania </Td> <Td> 909,024 </Td> <Td> Left in 1987 ; rejoined in 1997 ; suspended on 6 June 2000 ; suspension lifted on 20 December 2001 ; again suspended on 8 December 2006 because of the 2006 Fijian coup d'état . Suspension lifted on 26 September 2014 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Gambia ! The Gambia </Td> <Td> 1965 - 02 - 18 18 February 1965 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 2,155,958 </Td> <Td> Withdrew on 3 October 2013 citing `` neo-colonialism '' . Following the election of Adama Barrow as President of Gambia in 2016 , it submitted an application to re-join the Commonwealth on 22 January 2018 , and rejoined on 8 February 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana ! Ghana </Td> <Td> 1957 - 03 - 06 6 March 1957 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 29,088,849 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada ! Grenada </Td> <Td> 1974 - 02 - 07 7 February 1974 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 107,894 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana ! Guyana </Td> <Td> 1966 - 05 - 26 26 May 1966 </Td> <Td> South America </Td> <Td> 773,808 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India ! India
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Joined </Th> <Th> Continent </Th> <Th> Population </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda ! Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> 1981 - 11 - 01 1 November 1981 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 94,195 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia ! Australia </Td> <Td> 1931 - 12 - 11 11 December 1931 </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 24,772,247 </Td> <Td> Granted nominal independence ( Dominion status ) on 1 January 1901 . Australia was one of the original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931 , although the statute was not adopted in Australia until 1942 ( with retroactive effect from 1939 ) . The Australia Act 1986 established specifically , only the State Premier could now advise the Queen on appointment or removal of a State Governor . Nonetheless , the Queen could still exercise any of her powers with respect to the State if she was `` personally present '' in the State . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas ! Bahamas </Td> <Td> 1973 - 07 - 10 10 July 1973 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 402,576 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh ! Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 1972 - 04 - 18 18 April 1972 </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 165,867,307 </Td> <Td> Declared independence from Pakistan in 1971 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados ! Barbados </Td> <Td> 1966 - 11 - 30 30 November 1966 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 286,618 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize ! Belize </Td> <Td> 1981 - 09 - 21 21 September 1981 </Td> <Td> North America </Td> <Td> 379,636 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana ! Botswana </Td> <Td> 1966 - 09 - 30 30 September 1966 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 2,377,831 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei ! Brunei </Td> <Td> 1984 - 01 - 01 1 January 1984 </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 439,022 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon ! Cameroon </Td> <Td> 1995 - 11 - 13 13 November 1995 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 24,836,674 </Td> <Td> Most of the country was the formerly French mandate territory ( later UN trust territory ) of Cameroun and gained independence from France on 1 January 1960 , uniting with the much smaller former British mandate / trust territory of Southern Cameroons on its gaining independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1961 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada ! Canada </Td> <Td> 1931 - 12 - 11 11 December 1931 </Td> <Td> North America </Td> <Td> 36,885,861 </Td> <Td> Granted nominal independence ( Dominion status ) on 1 July 1867 . Canada was the first among the several original Dominions at the time of the Statute of Westminster 1931 . Incorporated another original Dominion , Newfoundland , on 31 March 1949 . The Canada Act 1982 formally ended the `` request and consent '' provisions of the Statute of Westminster 1931 in relation to Canada , whereby the British parliament had a general power to pass laws extending to Canada at its own request . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus ! Cyprus </Td> <Td> 1961 - 03 - 13 13 March 1961 </Td> <Td> Eurasia </Td> <Td> 1,197,667 </Td> <Td> Gained independence from the United Kingdom on 16 August 1960 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica ! Dominica </Td> <Td> 1978 - 11 - 03 3 November 1978 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 72,975 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji ! Fiji </Td> <Td> 1970 - 10 - 10 10 October 1970 </Td> <Td> Oceania </Td> <Td> 909,024 </Td> <Td> Left in 1987 ; rejoined in 1997 ; suspended on 6 June 2000 ; suspension lifted on 20 December 2001 ; again suspended on 8 December 2006 because of the 2006 Fijian coup d'état . Suspension lifted on 26 September 2014 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Gambia ! The Gambia </Td> <Td> 1965 - 02 - 18 18 February 1965 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 2,155,958 </Td> <Td> Withdrew on 3 October 2013 citing `` neo-colonialism '' . Following the election of Adama Barrow as President of Gambia in 2016 , it submitted an application to re-join the Commonwealth on 22 January 2018 , and rejoined on 8 February 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana ! Ghana </Td> <Td> 1957 - 03 - 06 6 March 1957 </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 29,088,849 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada ! Grenada </Td> <Td> 1974 - 02 - 07 7 February 1974 </Td> <Td> Caribbean </Td> <Td> 107,894 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana ! Guyana </Td> <Td> 1966 - 05 - 26 26 May 1966 </Td> <Td> South America </Td> <Td> 773,808 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India ! India
when did the bahamas join the commonwealth of nations
when did the bahamas join the commonwealth of nations
10 July 1973
10 July 1973