Factfile on Commonwealth countries
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Here is a factfile on Commonwealth countries ahead of the 19th Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi Oct 3-14. These nations were once part of the British empire.
No. of Commonwealth Countries: 53
No. of Commonwealth Games Associations participating as separate teams: 71
Continent and region-wise break-up of the countries and their populations (*Former Commonwealth nations or territories that have sent teams to past Commonwealth Games)
Africa:
Botswana - 1,950,000, Cameroon - 19,522,000, Ghana - 23,837,000, Kenya - 39,856,000, Lesotho - 2,000,000, Malawi - 15,884,000, Mauritius - 1,285,000, Mozambique - 22,892,000, Namibia - 2,131,000, Nigeria - 154,796,000, Rwanda - 9,998,000, Seychelles - 84,000, Sierra Leone - 5,695,000, South Africa - 49,423,000, Swaziland - 1,182,000, Tanzania - 43,729,000, The Gambia - 1,717,000, Uganda - 32,816,000, Zambia - 12,935,000, Zimbabwe*
Americas:
Belize - 322,130, Bermuda - 64,209, Canada - 34,053,000, Falkland Islands - 3,140, Guyana - 761,000, St. Helena - 7,670, Newfoundland*
Asia:
Bangladesh - 162,221,000, Brunei - 400,000, India - 1,173,230,000, Malaysia - 28,356,000, Maldives - 329,000, Pakistan - 154,796,000, Singapore - 4,986,000, Sri Lanka - 20,743,000, South Arabia*, Aden*, Malaya*, Sabah*, Sarawak*, Hong Kong*
Caribbean:
Anguilla - 14,436, Antigua and Barbuda - 88,000, Bahamas - 342,000, Barbados - 279,000, British Virgin Islands - 22,000, Cayman Islands - 49,035, Dominica - 79,000, Grenada - 103,000, Jamaica - 2,721,000, Montserrat - 5,879, St. Kitts and Nevis - 52,000, St. Lucia - 171,000, St. Vincent and The Grenadines - 1,19,000, Trinidad and Tobago - 1,335,000, Turks and Caicos Islands - 22,942
Europe:
The UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) - 61,609,500, Cyprus - 794,200, Malta - 412,668, Gibraltar - 30,000, Guernsey - 65,726, Isle of Man - 76,512, Jersey - 92,500
Oceania:
Australia - 22,073,000, Cook Islands - 13,000, Kiribati - 99,000, Nauru - 14,000, New Zealand - 4,317,972, Niue - 1,398, Norfolk Island - 2,141, Papua New Guinea - 6,737,000, Samoa - 185,000, Solomon Islands - 913,000, Tonga - 102,000, Tuvalu - 12,000, Vanuatu - 241,000
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