Glasgow is hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games. What do you know about the Commonwealth? What is the Queen’s role in the Commonwealth?
- Formed of 53 countries, the Commonwealth is the biggest geographical union, and the only one that spans all livable continents. It is estimated that all the countries put together will form one quarter of the Earth’s land mass and comprises almost a third of the world population.
- Since 1977, the Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in March.