Commonwealth of Nations (Altereal)
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The Commonwealth of Nations | |
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| Headquarters | Marlinspike Hall, New Avalon, Emmeria |
| Working Language | Emmerian |
| Type | Voluntary Association |
| Member states |
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| Leaders | |
• Head | Catherine I |
• Secretary-General | Emilia Jones |
• Chair-in-Office | Gerald Morgan |
| Establishment | |
• Wilson Declaration | 19 November 1926 |
• Statute of Northwood 1931 | 11 December 1931 |
• New Avalon Declaration | 28 April 1949 |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,831,680 km2 (8,429,260 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 691,546,500 |
• Density | 32/km2 (82.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $18.195 trillion (OFD) |
• Per capita | $26,311 (OFD) |
The Commonwealth of Nations, generally known simply as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 13 member states, nearly all of them former territories of the Emmerian Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental aspects, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations between member states.
The Commonwealth dates back to the first half of the 20th century with the decolonization of the Emmerian Empire through increased self-governance of its territories. It was originally created as the Emmerian Commonwealth of Nations through the Wilson Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalized by the United Kingdom of Emmeria through the Statute of Northwood in 1931. The current Commonwealth of Nations was formally constituted by the New Avalon Declaration in 1949, which modernized the community and established the member states as "free and equal".
The human symbol of this free association is the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Catherine I, and the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting appointed William, Prince of Cambria to be her designated successor, although the position is not technically hereditary. The Queen is the head of state of 9 member states, known as the Commonwealth realms, while 4 other members are republics.
Member states have no legal obligations to one another, but are connected through their use of the Emmerian language and historical ties. Their stated shared values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law are enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter and promoted by the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.
The countries of the Commonwealth cover more than 21,831,680 km2 (8,429,260 sq mi), and span all four inhabited continents.