What is the Commonwealth

Commonwealth, or Commonwealth of Nations  is an
international organization with the membership of about 54 countries that has been
formed to foster cooperation between them in the various fields including economic and
cultural. Initially this association was as an organization that were formerly colonies
of UK and the organization was called British Commonwealth. Even today the ceremonial
head of this organisation is the Queen Elizabeth II of UK. The membership of
Commonwealth includes UK also.

The origin of Commonwealth
dates back to early twentieth century when, Britain introduced this idea to perhaps keep
the people of its colonies happy by giving them some semblance of freedom without really
loosening is control over them.

Current activitiwes of the
common wealth include promotion of democracy and development, support to youth programs,
education, and promoting cultural interchange. A sports competition covering multiple
sports is held every four years.