"The Commonwealth" redirects here. It is not to be confused with the Commonwealth of Independent States. For other uses, see Commonwealth (disambiguation).
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Map highlighting the member states of the Commonwealth (dark blue)
Headquarters Marlborough House, London, United Kingdom
Official language English
Type Intergovernmental organisation
Member states
Leaders
 •  Head Queen Elizabeth II
 •  Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
 •  Chair-in-Office Joseph Muscat
Establishment
 •  Balfour Declaration 19 November 1926 
 •  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931  
 •  London Declaration 28 April 1949 
Area
 •  Total 29,958,050 km2 (1st)
11,566,870 sq mi
Population
 •  2013 estimate 2.328 billion
 •  Density 75/km2
194/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2014 estimate
 •  Total $14.623 trillion (2nd)
 •  Per capita $6,222 (116th)
GDP (nominal) 2014 estimate
 •  Total $10.450 trillion (2nd)
 •  Per capita $4,446 (132nd)
Website
thecommonwealth.org commonwealthofnations.org
Note: Rankings exclude the member states.