Also what is a Commonwealth
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In the USA, there is no practical difference between a state and a commonwealth outside of the name.
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The Ministry of Communities and Local Government is the umbrella government department for all local authorities\nhttp://www.communities.gov.uk/\n\nYou could try the BBC Action website as it has all sorts of info about community groups http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/
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To find that answer, call the your local Commonwealth Attorney.  Every jurisdiction has one and the consultation is free.
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The West Indies is not actually a country. West Indies refers to the Caribbean islands as a whole.
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http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/maprof.htm\n\nIt's a state, the full name is "The Common Wealth of Mass." though.
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Officially it is a "commonwealth," but it was declared a colony of the US by the United Nations in 1973. Consider this: The then autonomous island was invaded by US forces after the Hispanoamerican war in 1899. Companies that set up shop there do not pay taxes. Its residents do not vote for President, only for a governor. Its "senator" is not able to vote. The US has five military bases in the island and has been drafting Puerto Ricans to Korea, and Vietnam; and sending them to the Gulf War and Irak since the citizenship was imposed in 1947. For these and other reasons, many Puerto Ricans favor statehood. Can you blame them?
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Official name Commonwealth of Massachusetts\n\nMas·sa·chu·setts [màssə chssəts]\n state in the northeastern United States, bordered by Vermont, New Hampshire, the Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. \nCapital: Boston\nPopulation: 6,427,801 (2002)\nArea: 23,934 sq km/9,241 sq mi.\n\nOfficial name Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Oh My My, someone is really bugged! Anyways pal the answer is that Australia is a part of the Organisation of Commonwealth countries and it bid for it and the council ( of Commonwealth) awarded the games to Melborne. By the way these games are always money spinners for the host city. So cheers!
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Good question - something I've wondered about but have never been able to find an answer to.  What I have noticed in my travels is that (at least it seems so) that commonwealth governments get into your personal business more then others.
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It would be the prime minister.  If I remember correctly Jamaica is a former British colony and still has the Queen of England as it's head of "state", while the PM is the head of "government."
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Like the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games changes sports every so often. In Melbourne (starting on March 15th 2006), the following sports will be competed (that are not played in the Olympics)\n\nLawn Bowls\nNetball\nRugby Sevens\nSquash
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The EU doesnt even know whether it is a Federation or a Confederation. It is refered to as both all of the above, and none of the above. \n\nShort answer: No real official answer as yet. I would say it is a Confederation though, simply because the each member nation-state has much more control over its own affairs than one would see in a Federation.
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"why was Canada involved in the commonwealth?"\nCanada was and is still involved in the commonwealth because it was invaded largely by the British Empire (back when there was one). Our continued involvement in this antiquated system mystifies myself and many of my fellow Canadians.\n\n"When was the United Nations formed and why was it created?"\nThe United Nations was formed in 1945 to ensure a way to peacefully resolve disputes so we don't get powder keg situations like what started WWI and WWII. It hasn't exactly worked out but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March, and which is marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey normally attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Secretary-General and the Commonwealth High Commissioners in London. The Queen delivers an address to the Commonwealth which is broadcast throughout the world on the BBC.\n\nWhile it has a certain official status, Commonwealth Day is not a public holiday in most Commonwealth countries and there is very little public awareness of it.\n\nAfter the death in 1901 of Queen Victoria, the first British Monarch who used the style Emperor/Empress of India (in the British position as Paramount ruler) in addition to the royal title of the UK, her birthday, May 24, was made an annual commemoration under the name Empire Day.\n\nIn 1958 Empire Day was renamed Commonwealth Day, in accordance with the new post-colonial form of the forum of nations bound by the (former or continuing) rule of the British crown, and from 1977 it has been celebrated on the second Monday in March rather than in May.\n\nIn 2006 Queen Elizabeth II delivered her Commonwealth Day address from St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia.
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was one of the original thirteen colonies. It was the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 12, 1787, after Delaware.
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If you are referring to square miles it is Britain.
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It is in CIS (Commonwealth of Indepedent States) which includes:\nRussia \nBelarus\nUkraine\nGeorgia\nMoldova\nArmenia\nAzerbaijan\nKazkhstan\nKyrgyzstan\nTajikistan\nUzbekistan\nTurkmenistan