what are the countries that participate in the commonwealth games?
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Ah, I was wondering when questions would start appearing about the Commonwealth Games (Melbourne March 15th - 26th \n2006, get the plug in quick). Anyway, onto the questions:\n\nThe Commonwealth Games are held every 4 years in the middle of an Olympiad. For instance, this year's Commonwealh Games are held between the Olympics in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008)\n\nThe mascot of the Commonwealth Games is there just like you have mascots for the Olympic Games as a means of identifying the Games.\n\nThis year, the Games are being held in Melbourne, Australia from March 15th - 26th 2006 and their mascot called Karak who is a red tailed black cockatoo.\n\nThe Commonwealth Games has been held in the following locations:\n\nHamilton, Canada 1930\nLondon, England 1934\nSydney, Australia 1938\nAuckland, New Zealand 1950\nVancouver, Canada 1954\nCardiff, Wales 1958\nPerth, Australia 1962\nKingston, Jamaica 1966\nEdinburgh, Scotland 1970\nChristchurch, New Zealand 1974\nEdmonton, Canada 1978\nBrisbane, Australia 1982\nEdinburgh, Scotland 1986\nAuckland, New Zealand 1990\nVictoria, Canada 1994\nKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998\nManchester, England 2002\nMelbourne, Australia 2006\nNew Delhi, India 2010
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THREE (3), Cote d" Ivoire\n           Ghana\n           Togo
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India, Newzealand, South Africa, Pakistan
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2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games\n\nGold - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Horizontal Bar \nSilver - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Rings \nSilver - Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Team Event
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Actually all of the other answerers missed one- Czech Republic , they have played as Czechoslovakia. Here's the list-\nEurope- Ukraine, Czech Republic, Serbia & Montenegro\nAfrica - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Angola, Togo\nConcacaf- Trinidad & Tobago\n\n\nps- Paraguay have played many times before. Australia in 1974.
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EU and Commonwealth countries dont.
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China (group C vs Brazil, Turkey & Costa Rica)\nSlovenia (group B vs Spain, Paraguay & South Africa)\nSaudi Arabia (group E vs Germany, Ireland & Cameroon)\nTHE COMPLETE LIST OF GROUP TABLES CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
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WWE IS ALSO NOT IN OLYMPICS.\n\nTHE VERY SAME REASON WHY CRICKET IS NOT INCLUDED IN OLYMPICS.
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tennis, badminton, volleyball, netball,paddle,beach volleyball
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AFGHANISTAN, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, BAHAMAS, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BELIZE, BOTSWANA, BURUNDI, CAMEROON, CHAD, CHINA, COMOROS, CONGO (Democratic Republic), CUBA, DOMINICA, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKSTAN, KOREA (North), KOREA (South), KUWAIT, LAOS, LEBANON, LESOTHO, LIBYA, MALAYSIA, MONGOLIA, NIGERIA, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, QATAR, RWANDA, SAINT CHRISTOPHER & NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES, SAUDI ARABIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOMALIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TAJIKISTAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UGANDA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UZBEKISTAN, VIET NAM, YEMEN, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE
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Today there are 54 independent nation states and 20 dependencies that belong to the Commonwealth. Members share a range of customs and traditions that result from their association with Britain. 30% of the world’s population (1.7 billion people) are members of the Commonwealth.\n\nIndependant States:\n\nAfrica:Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. \n\nIndian Ocean: Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles Asia: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Sri Lanka \n\nCaribbean/Central America: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago \n\nPacific: Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru*, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu*3, Vanuatu, Western Samoa \n\nEurope: United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands), Cyprus, Malta \n\nNorth America: Canada\n\nUK Dependent Territories: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Is, Cayman Is, Falkland Is & Dependencies, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Is, St Helena & Dependencies, Turks & Caicos Is\n\nNZ Associated/Dependent Territories: Niue, Cook Is, Tokelau .
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India,Singapore... and some other countries..\n\nwhy do u wanna know?
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Most of the athletes from competing countries!
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Australia joined the Commonwealth in 1931.  See below:\n\nCommonwealth Member States are: \n\nMember Country          Joined Commonwealth \n \nAntigua & Barbuda          1981\nAustralia                          1931\nBahamas                         1973\nBangladesh                     1972\nBarbados                         1966\nBelize                               1981\nBotswana                         1966\nBrunei Darussalam          1984\nCameroon                        1995 (independent 1960)\nCanada                            1931\nCyprus                             1961 (independent 1960)\nDominica                          1978\nFiji Islands                         1970 (left 1987, rejoined 1997)\nGambia                             1965\nGhana                               1957\nGrenada                            1974\nGuyana                             1966\nIndia                                  1947\nJamaica                            1962\nKenya                                1963\nKiribati                               1979\nLesotho                             1966\nMalawi                                1964\nMalaysia                             1957\nMaldives                             1982 (independent 1965)\nMalta                                  1964\nMauritius                            1968\nMozambique                      1995 (independent 1975)\nNamibia                              1990\nNauru                                  1968 (full member from 1999)\nNew Zealand                       1931\nNigeria                                 1960 (suspended 1995-99)\nPakistan                              1947 (left 1972, rejoined 1989, suspended 1999-2004)\nPapua New Guinea             1975\nSt Kitts and Nevis                1983\nSt Lucia                               1979\nSt Vincent & Grenadines     1979\nSamoa                                 1970 (independent 1962)\nSeychelles                           1976\nSierra Leone                        1961\nSingapore                            1965\nSolomon Islands                  1978\nSouth Africa                         1931 (left 1961, rejoined 1994)\nSri Lanka                             1948\nSwaziland                            1968\nTanzania                             1961\nTonga                                  1970\nTrinidad and Tobago           1962\nTuvalu                                 1978 (full member from 2000)\nUganda                               1962\nUnited Kingdom\nVanuatu                              1980\nZambia                               1964
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The following countries have sent teams to both the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004) and the Winter Olympics (Turin 2006).\n\nAlbania\nAlgeria\nAndorra\nArgentina\nArmenia\nAustralia\nAustria\nAzerbaijan\nBelarus\nBelgium\nBermuda\nBosnia and Herzegovina\nBrazil\nBulgaria\nCanada\nChile\nChinese Taipei\nCosta Rica\nCroatia\nCyprus\nCzech Republic\nDenmark\nEstonia\nEthiopia\nFinland\nFrance\nGeorgia\nGermany\nGreat Britain\nGreece\nHong Kong\nHungary\nIceland\nIndia\nIran\nIreland\nIsrael\nItaly\nJapan\nKazakhstan\nKenya\nKyrgyzstan\nLatvia\nLebanon\nLiechtenstein\nLithuania\nLuxembourg\nMacedonia\nMadagascar\nMoldova\nMonaco\nMongolia\nNepal\nNetherlands\nNew Zealand\nNorth Korea\nNorway\nPeople's Republic of China\nPoland\nPortugal\nRomania\nRussian Federation\nSan Marino\nSenegal\nSerbia and Montenergo\nSlovakia\nSlovenia\nSouth Africa\nSouth Korea\nSpain\nSweden\nSwitzerland\nTajikistan\nThailand\nTurkey\nUkraine\nUnited States of America\nUS Virgin Islands\nUzbekistan\nVenezuela
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There does not appear to be a published (at least on the web) list that shows the number of participants by country, but the site below does list the competing nations as well as the the total number of competitors...\n\nThere is a published book called "Complete Book of the Summer Olympics" by David Wallenchinsky. Published by Natl Book Network. You might find this in the sports section of your local book store or library, and this has the complete listing of nations taking part along with competitors, but not by nation either, just total
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China\nIndia \nUS\nGermany\nUK