Chapter 4: The role of the UK within key international organisations - The Commonwealth

Question 1

What was the Commonwealth formally known as?

Answer 1

The Commonwealth was formally known as the British Commonwealth

Question 2

How many member countries does the Commonwealth have?

Answer 2

The Commonwealth has 53 member countries

Question 3

The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span what?

Answer 3

The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span:

1. Africa
2. Asia
3. The Americas
4. Europe
5. The Pacific

Question 4

The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific.
31 of the members of the Commonwealth are what?

Answer 4

31 of the members of the Commonwealth are small states with fewer than 1.5 million people

Question 5

31 of the members of the Commonwealth are small states with fewer than 1.5 million people.
It represents what percentage of the world’s population?

Answer 5

The 31 members of the Commonwealth that are small states with fewer than 1.5 million people represents about 30% of the world’s population

Question 6

The Commonwealth has 53 member countries, which span Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Pacific..
Its members include some of the what countries in the world?

Answer 6

The Commonwealth’s members include some of the:
1. Richest
2. Poorest
countries in the world

Question 7

All members of the Commonwealth must agree with what?

Answer 7

All members of the Commonwealth must agree with the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter

Question 8

The Commonwealth Charter

Answer 8

The Commonwealth Charter is a document that lays down the principles associated with Commonwealth membership

Question 9

The Commonwealth

Answer 9

The Commonwealth is a voluntary organisation

Question 10

The Commonwealth is a voluntary organisation and its Charter brings together what?

Answer 10

The Commonwealth is a voluntary organisation and its Charter brings together the values that unite the Commonwealth:

1. Democracy
2. Human rights
3. The rule of law

Question 11

The Head of the Commonwealth

Answer 11

The Head of the Commonwealth is Queen Elizabeth II

Question 12

Where are the Commonwealth’s headquarters (HQ)?

Answer 12

The Commonwealth’s headquarters (HQ) are in London

Question 13

What do heads of government of the member states of the Commonwealth do every 2 years?

Answer 13

Heads of government of the member states of the Commonwealth meet every 2 years at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)

Question 14

What did the government of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean ask the Commonwealth to help it do from 2010 - 2016?

Answer 14

The government of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean asked the Commonwealth to help it:
1. Draw up regulations
2. Set up a regulatory authority to help it oversee the extraction of the minerals on its seabed
from 2010 - 2016

Question 15

The government of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean asked the Commonwealth to help it draw up regulations and set up a regulatory authority to help it oversee the extraction of the minerals on its seabed from 2010 - 2016.
This work will enable the government and the people of the Cook Islands to do what?

Answer 15

The work will enable the:
1. Government
2. People of the Cook Islands
to benefit from the income raised from the mineral extraction