There are 54 members in the Commonwealth, and they are located in all over the world. The Commonwealth previously only included members from the former British territories and its colonies, but now it is open to any countries that want to join.
The Commonwealth was first founded in 1931, and nowadays the 54 members covers over 31 million square kilometers, about one quarter of the world's land mass. The largest country in the Commonwealth is Canada, which has 9,985,000 square kilometers (or 3,855,212 square miles).
The following is the list of members of the Commonwealth of Nations and their areas.
| # | Country | Year Joined | Area (sqkm) | Area (sqmi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1981 | 443 | 171 |
| 2 | Australia | 1931 | 7,692,000 | 2,969,884 |
| 3 | Bahamas | 1973 | 14,000 | 5,405 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1972 | 147,570 | 56,977 |
| 5 | Barbados | 1966 | 430 | 166 |
| 6 | Belize | 1981 | 22,965 | 8,867 |
| 7 | Botswana | 1966 | 581,730 | 224,606 |
| 8 | Brunei | 1984 | 5,765 | 2,226 |
| 9 | Cameroon | 1995 | 476,350 | 183,919 |
| 10 | Canada | 1931 | 9,985,000 | 3,855,212 |
| 11 | Cyprus | 1961 | 9,251 | 3,572 |
| 12 | Dominica | 1978 | 750 | 290 |
| 13 | eSwatini | 1968 | 17,400 | 6,718 |
| 14 | Fiji | 1970 | 18,272 | 7,055 |
| 15 | Gambia | 1965 | 11,600 | 4,479 |
| 16 | Ghana | 1957 | 238,500 | 92,085 |
| 17 | Grenada | 1974 | 344 | 133 |
| 18 | Guyana | 1966 | 215,000 | 83,012 |
| 19 | India | 1947 | 3,166,391 | 1,222,545 |
| 20 | Jamaica | 1962 | 11,000 | 4,247 |
| 21 | Kenya | 1963 | 591,971 | 228,560 |
| 22 | Kiribati | 1979 | 811 | 313 |
| 23 | Lesotho | 1966 | 30,350 | 11,718 |
| 24 | Malawi | 1964 | 118,500 | 45,753 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 1957 | 330,000 | 127,413 |
| 26 | Maldives | 1982 | 300 | 116 |
| 27 | Malta | 1964 | 315 | 122 |
| 28 | Mauritius | 1968 | 2,050 | 792 |
| 29 | Mozambique | 1995 | 799,000 | 308,494 |
| 30 | Namibia | 1990 | 824,000 | 318,147 |
| 31 | Nauru | 1999 | 21 | 8 |
| 32 | New Zealand | 1931 | 268,000 | 103,475 |
| 33 | Nigeria | 1960 | 924,000 | 356,757 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 1947 | 882,000 | 340,541 |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 1975 | 463,000 | 178,764 |
| 36 | Rwanda | 2009 | 26,000 | 10,039 |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 1979 | 616 | 238 |
| 38 | Samoa | 1970 | 2,800 | 1,081 |
| 39 | Seychelles | 1976 | 452 | 175 |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 1961 | 71,740 | 27,699 |
| 41 | Singapore | 1965 | 720 | 278 |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 1978 | 30,407 | 11,740 |
| 43 | South Africa | 1931 | 1,220,813 | 471,356 |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 1948 | 65,600 | 25,328 |
| 45 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1983 | 269 | 104 |
| 46 | St. Vincent and The Grenadines | 1979 | 390 | 151 |
| 47 | Tanzania | 1961 | 947,000 | 365,637 |
| 48 | Tonga | 1970 | 748 | 289 |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1962 | 5,100 | 1,969 |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 1978 | 26 | 10 |
| 51 | Uganda | 1962 | 241,551 | 93,263 |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 1931 | 242,500 | 93,629 |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 1980 | 12,190 | 4,707 |
| 54 | Zambia | 1964 | 752,614 | 290,585 |