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cj maxx · 10-09-2022 5:41pm

I just assumed it is the red countries. I just googled it.

ohnonotgmail · 10-09-2022 5:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600521#Comment_119600521

I can't see how it makes any sense to include india or Australia. Or Canada for that matter.

cj maxx · 10-09-2022 5:55pm

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What is the Commonwealth, which countries is King Charles III head of state for - what role will he play?

Prince Charles was named king after his mother Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday.

By Ethan Evans

Friday, 9th September 2022, 4:59 pm

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland on Thursday, leading to Prince Charles being named king.

King Charles III’s wife, the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles, has also been named as the Queen Consort.

The nation’s longest-reigning monarch passed away at the age of 96 alongside close family.

It was confirmed following a statement issued by Buckingham Palace, which read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening before returning to London tomorrow (Friday).”

With King Charles III the new head of state for the United Kingdom, this also means that he is in power over 14 countries that are included the Commonwealth - but which ones?

Here is everything you need to know.

What is the Commonwealth?

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His Majesty, King Charles III

The Commonwealth, which has been a part of international relations for over 100 years, is an association of 54 different countries and territories.

First established in 1887, the organisation allows each member to work towards shared goals of prosperity, democracy and peace.

It was agreed in a conference in 1926 that they would all be equal members of a community within the British Empire, pledging allegiance to the King or Queen.

This does not mean that the United Kingdom rules over any participating Commonwealth countries.

The purpose of the Commonwealth involves the coordination of the following:

Protecting the environment
Develop society and young people
Supporting democracy
Boosting trade links
Support small states

Which countries are a part of the Commonwealth?

The 54 nations and territories of the Commonwealth come from each corner of the globe .

The Maldives is the latest nation to rejoin in 2022 after initially leaving the Commonwealth in 2016.

Here is a full list of all the Commonwealth countries:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus
Dominica
eSwatini
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St Kitts and Nevis
St Vincent and The Grenadines
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Vanuatu

Which Commonwealth countries is King Charles III head of state for?

Due to British colonialism, which saw the British Empire conquer regions across the world, King Charles is now the monarch and head of state of the UK and 14 other countries, also known as Commonwealth realms which are as follows:

Antigua and Bermunda
Australia
The Bahamas
Belize
Canada
Grenada
Jamaica
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Saints Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu

Capt'n Midnight · 11-09-2022 12:28am

Map of countries invaded by Britain.

The African ones were (almost?) all French colonies and the UK wasn't at war with France at that time, though the Fashoda incident was a close call.
Technically there was the Anglo-Swedish war of 1810–1812
Belarus and the central Asian republics were part of the Soviet Union when Britain invaded it.
IIRC The UK has sent Harriers into Guatemala in support of Belize. And technically Belize is territory taken from Guatemala.
There was some agro with the Spanish Empire while Paraguay and Bolivia were still part of it.
Mongolia was part of China during the Opium wars.
etc.

11-09-2022 7:23am

^^^ not sure of that map either. What period? Seems a bit light.

What about the Suez? Lots of other questions, like what is the definition of invaded? Does taking land from indigenous people count? India? 1810-1812 is before Victoria’s time. 🤷

magicbastarder · 11-09-2022 9:23am

Maybe you're reading the map the wrong way round.

11-09-2022 9:56am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119602254#Comment_119602254

Hah! Right! D’oh!

So, only 4 countries on the planet with a coast not invaded 😀

yagan · 11-09-2022 11:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119600496#Comment_119600496

The East india company were essentially a british private army and enjoyed the protection of the royal navy in all their exploitations. Furthermore the suppression of indian cannon and weapons making was British administrative policy enforced by british privateers with the backing of the London and alike to the penal laws that forbade irish to carry a sword or have a horse above a certain value.

Capt'n Midnight · 11-09-2022 11:57am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119602340#Comment_119602340

https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1422840.html

The full list of countries that have not been invaded is as follows: Andorra, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mali, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Mongolia, Paraguay, Sao Tome and Principe, Sweden, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vatican City.

Technically didn't all of the European micro states have British boots on their soil during WWII ?

Looks like , apart from Africa all the countries marked as "not invaded" were part of a state that was invaded, at the time of the invasion.

And the African countries not invaded were colonised by a country the UK was in semi perpetual war with for most of the last thousand years. And were no slouches either when it came to invading places.

Countries invaded by France https://i.redd.it/v85caglkd5wz.png - https://brilliantmaps.com/every-country-invaded-france/

And this map misses Syria and most of the Ottoman Empire and some other French protectorates and WWI and WWII in Africa. And lots of islands.

The Brits and French landed in Australia at nearly the same time. History there could have been very different.

Capt'n Midnight · 11-09-2022 11:57am

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yagan · 11-09-2022 12:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119602733#Comment_119602733

The aboriginals term for Australia Day is Invasion Day so that map certainly takes no stock of the counterparties.

ohnonotgmail · 12-09-2022 8:21am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119602708#Comment_119602708

Thanks for the history lesson. It still doesn't make thebmap correct

JupiterKid · 12-09-2022 1:08pm

Map of High Speed Rail lines in Europe, 2022

Different colours denote the maximum speeds in KPH on each of the lines.

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magicbastarder · 12-09-2022 1:13pm

i suspect some of the rail lines halfway up the right hand edge may need their speeds recalculated.

L1011 · 12-09-2022 1:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119607280#Comment_119607280

There 160km/h (in limited parts!) so the under 200 is correct.

magicbastarder · 12-09-2022 1:23pm

i meant the ones in ukraine which might not be operating normally...

L1011 · 12-09-2022 1:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119607319#Comment_119607319

I've never been very good with left and right...

Shedite27 · 12-09-2022 2:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119607319#Comment_119607319

0 is "< 200 kmh"

JupiterKid · 12-09-2022 5:05pm

Number of hotel bed spaces on the Iberian peninsula by Province, 2019

You can clearly see the coastal pattern of bed spaces driven by the tourist industry and also a concentration in the capital cities of Madrid and Lisbon. Note the very high concentration in the Balearic and Canary Islands.