List of Members of the Commonwealth of Nations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
Android User/British Citizen: “I was right. All the members are former British colonies or dependents of colonies, and there are 54 of them total. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, a bunch of African countries and islands… “
Blackberry User/American Citizen: “India?”
AU/BC: “Yep. Here, have a look, I’m not going to read them all out.”
BU/AC: “Dashing good show, chum! Shall we partake in another tipple, then?”
AU/BC: “Do you need to ask?”
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Fun facts: Mozambique and Rwanda are actually the only two members that were never under British rule. Fiji’s membership has been suspended due to a coup, Zimbabwe was suspended and then withdrew its membership (aka, you can’t fire me—I quit!), and Ireland, one of the founding members, got the hell out of dodge in 1949 after it became a republic. Also, the Commonwealth nations have a combined population of 2.1 million people, 1.7 million of whom live in India, and 94% of whom live in Asia and Africa combined.
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Ed. Note: This project is clearly taxing me. I’m ignoring my previous time commitment estimates and am just going to keep it going until it runs its course. Don’t everyone thank me all at once.
