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The Greater English Commonwealth

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Core membership based around the six majority English-speaking "Anglosphere" countries: Australia, Canada, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States, along with their dependencies, external territories and associated states, the 11 other Commonwealth Realms, which are in personal union with the UK Monarchy, and states with "free association" or defence arrangements with USA, Australia or New Zealand.

Flag State Abbr. Capital Largest city[A] Population Pop. Year Total area in mi2 (km2) House seats Rationale for Commonwealth membership[B]
Alabama AL Montgomery Birmingham 4,779,736 2010 52,420 (135,767) 7 U.S. state
Alaska AK Juneau Anchorage 710,231 2010 665,384 (1,723,337) 1 U.S. state
Alberta AB Edmonton Calgary 3,645,257 2011 255,541 (661,848.2) 5 Canadian province
Alderney AY Saint Anne 2,059 2011 3.0 (7.76996) 1 Part of Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown Dependency)
American Samoa AS Pago Pago Tafuna 55,519 2010 77 (199.429) 1 U.S. Territory
American Virgin Islands[C] VI Charlotte Amalie 106,405 2010 134 (347.058) 1 U.S. Territory
Anguilla AI The Valley 13,452 2011 35 (90.6496) 1 British Overseas Territory
Antigua and Barbuda AG Saint John's 86,295 2011 170 (440.298) 1 Commonwealth Realm
Arizona AZ Phoenix 6,392,017 2010 113,990 (295,233) 9 U.S. state
Arkansas AR Little Rock 2,915,918 2010 53,179 (137,733) 4 U.S. state
Ascension Island AC Georgetown 806 2016 34 (88.0596) 1 Part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas Territory)
Australian Capital Territory[D] ACT Canberra 357,599 2011 938 (2,429.41) 1 Australian territory
Bahamas[E] BS Nassau 351,461 2010 5,358 (13,877) 1 Commonwealth Realm
Belize BZ Belmopan Belize City 324,528 2010 8,867 (22,965.4) 1 Commonwealth Realm
Bermuda BM Hamilton Saint George's 64,237 2010 21 (54.3898) 1 British Overseas Territory
Bonaire BO Kralendijk 17,408 2012 114 (295.259) 1 Special municipality of the Netherlands
Bougainville NSB Buka 249,358 2011 3,623 (9,383.53) 1 Autonomous region of Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Realm)
British Columbia BC Victoria Vancouver 4,400,057 2011 364,764 (944,734) 6 Canadian province
British Indian Ocean Territory IO Diego Garcia 2,500 2012 23 (59.5697) 1 British Overseas Territory
British Virgin Islands VG Road Town 28,054 2010 59 (152.809) 1 British Overseas Territory
California CA Sacramento Los Angeles 37,253,956 2010 163,695 (423,968) 53 U.S. state
Cayman Islands CAY George Town 54,878 2010 102 (264.179) 1 British Overseas Territory
Christmas Island CX Flying Fish Cove 2,072 2011 52 (134.679) 1 Australian territory
Chuuk TRK Weno 48,654 2010 47 (121.729) 1 State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
Cocos-Keeling Islands CC West Island Bantam 550 2011 5.3 (13.7269) 1 Australian territory
Colorado CO Denver 5,029,196 2010 104,094 (269,602) 7 U.S. state
Connecticut CT Hartford Bridgeport 3,574,097 2010 5,543 (14,356) 5 U.S. state
Cook Islands CK Avarua 14,974 2011 91 (235.689) 1 New Zealand Associated State
Cyprus[F] CY Nicosia 1,141,166 2013 3,572 (9,251.44) 2 European Union member state, plus UK sovereign bases.
Delaware DE Dover Wilmington 897,934 2010 2,489 (6,446) 1 U.S. state
District of Columbia DC Washington, D.C. 601,723 2010 68 (176.1192) 1 U.S. territory
England ENG London 53,012,456 2011 50,346 (130,395.5) 75 Constituent country of the United Kingdom
Falkland Islands FK Stanley 2,932 2012 4,700 (12,172.9) 1 British Overseas Territory
Florida FL Tallahassee Jacksonville 18,801,310 2010 65,758 (170,312) 27 U.S. state
Georgia GA Atlanta 9,687,653 2010 59,425 (153,910) 14 U.S. state
Gibraltar GI Gibraltar 29,752 2011 2.6 (6.73397) 1 British Overseas Territory
Grenada GD Saint George's 106,667 2011 133 (344.468) 1 Commonwealth Realm
Guam GU Hagatna Dededo 159,358 2010 210 (543.898) 1 U.S. territory
Guernsey GG Saint Peter Port 62,878 2011 25 (64.7497) 1 Part of Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown Dependency)
Hawaii[G] HI Honolulu 1,360,301 2010 10,934 (28,319) 2 U.S. state
Idaho ID Boise 1,567,582 2010 83,569 (216,443) 2 U.S. state
Illinois IL Springfield Chicago 12,830,632 2010 57,914 (149,997) 18 U.S. state
Indiana IN Indianapolis 6,483,802 2010 36,420 (94,327) 9 U.S. state
Iowa IA Des Moines 3,046,355 2010 56,273 (145,746) 4 U.S. state
Ireland IE Dublin 4,588,252 2011 27,133 (70,274) 6 Majority English-speaking, also European Union member state
Isle of Man IM Douglas 84,497 2011 221 (572.387) 1 British Crown Dependency
Jamaica[H] JM Kingston 2,704,133 2011 4,246 (10,997.09) 4 Commonwealth Realm
Jersey[I] JE Saint Helier 97,857 2011 46 (119.139) 1 British Crown Dependency
Kansas KS Topeka Wichita 2,853,118 2010 82,278 (213,099) 4 U.S. state
Kentucky[J] KY Frankfort Louisville 4,339,367 2010 40,408 (104,656) 6 U.S. state
Kiribati[K] KI Tarawa 103,500 2010 319 (826.206) 1 Australian/New Zealand de facto protectorate
Kosrae KSA Tofol Tafunsak 6,616 2010 43 (111.369) 1 State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
Louisiana LA Baton Rouge New Orleans 4,533,372 2010 52,378 (135,658) 6 U.S. state
Maine ME Augusta Portland 1,328,361 2010 35,380 (91,634) 2 U.S. state
Manitoba MB Winnipeg 1,208,268 2011 250,950 (649,957.5) 2 Canadian province
Marshall Islands MH Majuro 53,158 2011 70 (181.2992) 1 U.S. Associated State
Maryland MD Annapolis Baltimore 5,773,552 2010 12,406 (32,131) 8 U.S. state
Massachusetts[L] MA Boston 6,547,629 2010 10,554 (27,335) 9 U.S. state
Michigan MI Lansing Detroit 9,883,640 2010 96,714 (250,488) 14 U.S. state
Minnesota MN Saint Paul Minneapolis 5,303,925 2010 86,936 (225,163) 8 U.S. state
Mississippi MS Jackson 2,967,297 2010 48,432 (125,438) 4 U.S. state
Missouri MO Jefferson City Kansas City 5,988,927 2010 69,707 (180,540) 8 U.S. state
Montana MT Helena Billings 989,415 2010 147,040 (380,832) 1 U.S. state
Montserrat MST Brades 4,922 2011 39 (101.010) 1 British Overseas Territory
Nauru NR Yaren[M] Denigomodu 10,084 2011 8.1 (20.9789) 1 Australian de facto protectorate
Nebraska NE Lincoln Omaha 1,826,341 2010 77,348 (200,330) 3 U.S. state
Nevada NV Carson City Las Vegas 2,700,551 2010 110,572 (286,380) 4 U.S. state
Nevis NEV Charlestown 11,415 2011 36 (93.2396) 1 State of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Commonwealth Realm)
New Brunswick NB Fredericton Saint John 751,171 2011 28,150 (72,908.17) 1 Canadian province
New Hampshire NH Concord Manchester 1,316,470 2010 9,349 (24,214) 2 U.S. state
New Jersey NJ Trenton Newark 8,791,894 2010 8,723 (22,592) 12 U.S. state
New Mexico NM Santa Fe Albuquerque 2,059,179 2010 121,590 (314,917) 3 U.S. state
New South Wales NSW Sydney 6,917,658 2011 312,528 (809,444) 10 Australian state
New York NY Albany New York 19,378,102 2010 54,555 (141,297) 27 U.S. state
New Zealand NZ Wellington Auckland 4,242,048 2013 103,483 (268,020) 6 Majority English-speaking, also Commonwealth Realm
Newfoundland and Labrador NAL Saint John's 514,536 2011 156,453 (405,211.4) 1 Canadian province
Niue NIU Alofi 1,611 2011 100 (258.999) 1 New Zealand Associated State
Norfolk Island NF Kingston Burnt Pine 2,302 2011 13 (33.6698) 1 Australian territory
North Carolina NC Raleigh Charlotte 9,535,483 2010 53,819 (139,391) 13 U.S. state
North Dakota ND Bismarck Fargo 672,591 2010 70,698 (183,107) 1 U.S. state
Northern Ireland NIR Belfast 1,810,863 2011 5,456 (14,131.0) 3 Constituent country of the UK
Northern Mariana Islands[N] MP Saipan 53,883 2010 179 (463.608) 1 U.S. territory
Northern Territory NT Darwin 211,945 2011 548,640 (1,420,970) 1 Australian territory
Northwest Territories NWT Yellowknife 41,462 2011 519,734 (1,346,105) 1 Canadian territory
Nova Scotia NS Halifax 921,727 2011 21,345 (55,283.30) 1 Canadian province
Nunavut NU Iqaluit 31,906 2011 787,155 (2,038,722) 1 Canadian territory
Ohio OH Columbus 11,536,504 2010 44,826 (116,099) 16 U.S. state
Oklahoma OK Oklahoma City 3,751,351 2010 69,899 (181,038) 5 U.S. state
Ontario ON Toronto 12,851,821 2011 415,598 (1,076,390) 18 Canadian province
Oregon OR Salem Portland 3,831,074 2010 98,379 (254,800) 5 U.S. state
Palau PW Ngerulmud Koror 17,501 2012 180 (466.198) 1 U.S. Associated State
Papua New Guinea[O] PG Port Moresby 6,810,295 2011 175,080 (453,455.1) 10 Commonwealth Realm
Pennsylvania[P] PA Harrisburg Philadelphia 12,702,379 2010 46,054 (119,279) 18 U.S. state
Pitcairn Islands[Q] PN Adamstown 67 2011 18 (46.6198) 1 British Overseas Territory
Pohnpei PNI Kolonia 36,196 2010 133 (344.468) 1 State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
Prince Edward Island PE Charlottetown 140,204 2011 2,190 (5,672.074) 1 Canadian province
Puerto Rico[R] PR San Juan 3,725,789 2010 3,515 (9,103.81) 5 U.S. territory
Quebec QC Quebec City Montreal 7,903,001 2011 595,391 (1,542,060) 11 Canadian province
Queensland[S] QLD Brisbane 4,332,739 2011 715,311 (1,852,650) 6 Australian state
Rhode Island[T] RI Providence 1,052,567 2010 1,545 (4,002) 1 U.S. state
Saint Helena STH Jamestown Half Tree Hollow 4,534 2016 47 (121.729) 1 Part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas Territory)
Saint Kitts KIT Basseterre 34,983 2011 67 (173.529) 1 State of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Commonwealth Realm)
Saint Lucia LC Castries 165,595 2010 238 (616.417) 1 Commonwealth Realm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC Kingstown 109,991 2011 133 (344.468) 1 Commonwealth Realm
Samoa WS Apia 187,820 2011 1,097 (2,841.217) 1 New Zealand de facto protectorate
Sark SAK Sark 600 2012 2.1 (5.43898) 1 Part of Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown Dependency)
Saskatchewan SW Regina Saskatoon 1,033,381 2011 251,700 (651,900.0) 1 Canadian province
Scotland SCT Edinburgh Glasgow 5,313,600 2011 30,414 (78,772) 8 Constituent country of the UK
Solomon Islands SB Honiara 515,870 2009 10,965 (28,399) 1 Commonwealth Realm
South Australia SA Adelaide 1,596,572 2011 402,903 (1,043,510) 2 Australian state
South Carolina SC Columbia 4,625,364 2010 32,020 (82,931) 7 U.S. state
South Dakota SD Pierre Sioux Falls 814,180 2010 77,116 (199,730) 1 U.S. state
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands GS King Edward Point Grytviken 30 2009 1,507 (3,903.11) 1 British Overseas Territory
Tasmania TAS Hobart 495,354 2011 26,410 (68,401.6) 1 Australian state
Tennessee TN Nashville Memphis 6,346,105 2010 42,144 (109,152) 9 U.S. state
Texas TX Austin Houston 25,145,561 2010 268,596 (695,660) 35 U.S. state
Tokelau TK Atafu, Fakaofo, and Nukunonu[U] Fakaofo 1,411 2011 3.9 (10.1010) 1 New Zealand territory
Tristan da Cunha TA Edinburgh of the Seven Seas 293 2016 3.3 (8.54696) 1 Part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas Territory)
Turks and Caicos Islands TC Cockburn Town Providenciales 31,458 2012 238 (616.417) 1 British Overseas Territory
Tuvalu TV Funafuti 11,206 2011 10 (25.8999) 1 Commonwealth Realm
Utah UT Salt Lake City 2,763,885 2010 84,897 (219,882) 4 U.S. state
Vermont VT Montpelier Burlington 625,741 2010 9,616 (24,905) 1 U.S. state
Victoria VIC Melbourne 5,354,042 2011 91,753 (237,639) 8 Australian state
Vienna VIA Vienna 1,794,770 2015 160 (414.398) 3 State of Austria
Virginia[V] VA Richmond Virginia Beach 8,001,024 2010 42,775 (110,787) 11 U.S. state
Vorarlberg VOR Bregenz Dornbirn 378,490 2015 1,004 (2,600.35) 1 State of Austria
Wake Island AWK Wake Island 94 2015 2.7 (6.99297) 1 U.S. territory
Wales WLS Cardiff 3,063,456 2011 8,022 (20,776.9) 4 Constituent country of the UK
Wallis and Futuna WF Mata-Utu 12,197 2013 55 (142.449) 1 Overseas collectivity of France
Wallonia WAL Namur Charleroi 3,589,744 2015 6,504 (16,845.3) 5 Region of Belgium
Warmia-Masuria WAM Olsztyn 1,439,675 2016 9,341 (24,193.1) 2 Region of Poland
Washington WA Olympia Seattle 6,724,540 2010 71,298 (184,661) 10 U.S. state
West Pomerania WEP Szczecin 1,710,482 2016 8,840 (22,895) 2 Region of Poland
West Virginia WV Charleston 1,852,994 2010 24,230 (62,755) 3 U.S. state
Western Australia[W] WAU Perth 2,239,170 2011 1,021,621 (2,645,990) 3 Australian state
Wisconsin WI Madison Milwaukee 5,686,986 2010 65,496 (169,634) 8 U.S. state
Wyoming WY Cheyenne 563,626 2010 97,813 (253,335) 1 U.S. state
Yap YAP Colonia 11,377 2010 46 (119.139) 1 State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
Yukon YT Whitehorse 33,897 2011 186,272 (482,442.3) 1 Canadian territory
The Commonwealth Union Washington, London and Canberra (rotating) London 894,614,005 13,671,002 (35,407,730) 1,338 [B]

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Notes

  1. ^ The largest city is the city in a state with the largest population in the city proper; metropolitan areas are not considered in this number.
  2. ^ a b Core membership based around the six majority English-speaking "Anglosphere" countries: Australia, Canada, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States, along with their dependencies, external territories and associated states, and the 12 other Commonwealth Realms, which share the UK Monarchy, as well as the 26 other European Union member states, which are in political union with the UK and Ireland, along with their dependencies and external territories.
  3. ^ The American (or U.S.) Virgin Islands are known officially as the Virgin Islands of the United States.
  4. ^ includes Jervis Bay Territory.
  5. ^ The Bahamas is known officially as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
  6. ^ Including Northern Cyprus, UN buffer zone, and UK sovereign bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia).
  7. ^ Including Midway Atoll, and Johnston Atoll.
  8. ^ Including Navassa Island.
  9. ^ Jersey is known officially as the Bailiwick of Jersey.
  10. ^ The state of Kentucky is known officially as the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  11. ^ Including Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Howland Island, and Baker Island.
  12. ^ The state of Massachusetts is known officially as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  13. ^ de facto administrative centre.
  14. ^ The Northern Marianas are known officially as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  15. ^ Excluding Bougainville, listed separately.
  16. ^ The state of Pennsylvania is known officially as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  17. ^ The Pitcairn Islands are officially known as the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands.
  18. ^ Puerto Rico is known officially as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
  19. ^ Including Coral Sea Islands.
  20. ^ The state of Rhode Island is known officially as the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
  21. ^ Tokelau has no formal capital - each atoll has its own administrative center, rotating on a yearly basis.
  22. ^ The state of Virginia is known officially as the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  23. ^ Including Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
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