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The Commonwealth Union

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 are in personal union with the UK Monarchy.

FlagStateAbbr.CapitalLargest city[A]PopulationPop. YearTotal area in mi2 (km2)House seatsRationale for Commonwealth membership[B]
AlabamaALMontgomeryBirmingham4,779,736201052,420 (135,767)7U.S. state
AlaskaAKJuneauAnchorage710,2312010665,384 (1,723,337)1U.S. state
AlbertaABEdmontonCalgary3,645,2572011255,541 (661,848.2)5Canadian province
AlderneyAYSaint Anne2,05920113.0 (7.76996)1Part of Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown Dependency)
American SamoaASPago PagoTafuna55,519201077 (199.429)1U.S. Territory
American Virgin Islands[C]VICharlotte Amalie106,4052010134 (347.058)1U.S. Territory
AnguillaAIThe Valley13,452201135 (90.6496)1British Overseas Territory
Antigua and BarbudaAGSaint John's86,2952011170 (440.298)1Commonwealth Realm
ArizonaAZPhoenix6,392,0172010113,990 (295,233)9U.S. state
ArkansasARLittle Rock2,915,918201053,179 (137,733)4U.S. state
Ascension IslandACGeorgetown806201634 (88.0596)1Part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas Territory)
Australian Capital Territory[D]ACTCanberra357,5992011938 (2,429.41)1Australian territory
Bahamas[E]BSNassau351,46120105,358 (13,877)1Commonwealth Realm
BarbadosBBBridgetown277,8212010166 (429.938)1Commonwealth Realm
BelizeBZBelmopanBelize City324,52820108,867 (22,965.4)1Commonwealth Realm
BermudaBMHamiltonSaint George's64,237201021 (54.3898)1British Overseas Territory
BonaireBOKralendijk17,4082012114 (295.259)1Special municipality of the Netherlands
BougainvilleNSBBuka249,35820113,623 (9,383.53)1Autonomous region of Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Realm)
British ColumbiaBCVictoriaVancouver4,400,0572011364,764 (944,734)6Canadian province
British Indian Ocean TerritoryIODiego Garcia2,500201223 (59.5697)1British Overseas Territory
British Virgin IslandsVGRoad Town28,054201059 (152.809)1British Overseas Territory
CaliforniaCASacramentoLos Angeles37,253,9562010163,695 (423,968)53U.S. state
Cayman IslandsCAYGeorge Town54,8782010102 (264.179)1British Overseas Territory
Christmas IslandCXFlying Fish Cove2,072201152 (134.679)1Australian territory
ChuukTRKWeno48,654201047 (121.729)1State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
Cocos-Keeling IslandsCCWest IslandBantam55020115.3 (13.7269)1Australian territory
ColoradoCODenver5,029,1962010104,094 (269,602)7U.S. state
ConnecticutCTHartfordBridgeport3,574,09720105,543 (14,356)5U.S. state
Cook IslandsCKAvarua14,974201191 (235.689)1New Zealand Associated State
CorsicaCORAjaccio320,20820133,350 (8,676.46)1Region of France
CuraçaoCWWillemstad145,4062012171 (442.888)1Constituent country of the Netherlands
Cyprus[F]CYNicosia1,141,16620133,572 (9,251.44)2European Union member state, plus UK sovereign bases.
DelawareDEDoverWilmington897,93420102,489 (6,446)1U.S. state
District of ColumbiaDCWashington, D.C.601,723201068 (176.1192)1U.S. territory
EnglandENGLondon53,012,456201150,346 (130,395.5)75Constituent country of the United Kingdom
Falkland IslandsFKStanley2,93220124,700 (12,172.9)1British Overseas Territory
Faroe IslandsFOTorshavn48,3462011540 (1,398.59)1Constituent country of Denmark
FloridaFLTallahasseeJacksonville18,801,310201065,758 (170,312)27U.S. state
French GuianaGFCayenne250,109201332,253 (83,534.9)1Overseas region of France
GeorgiaGAAtlanta9,687,653201059,425 (153,910)14U.S. state
GibraltarGIGibraltar29,75220112.6 (6.73397)1British Overseas Territory
GreenlandGLNuuk55,9842015836,109 (2,165,510)1Constituent country of Denmark
GrenadaGDSaint George's106,6672011133 (344.468)1Commonwealth Realm
GuadeloupeGPBasse-TerrePoint-à-Pitre405,7392013629 (1,629.10)1Overseas region of France
GuamGUHagatnaDededo159,3582010210 (543.898)1U.S. territory
GuernseyGGSaint Peter Port62,878201125 (64.7497)1Part of Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown Dependency)
HamburgHHHamburg1,787,4082016292 (756.277)3State of Germany
Hauts-de-FranceHDFLille5,987,883201312,283 (31,812.8)8Region of France
Hawaii[G]HIHonolulu1,360,301201010,934 (28,319)2U.S. state
HesseHEWiesbadenFrankfurt6,176,17220168,100 (20,978.9)9State of Germany
Holy Cross ProvinceHCPKielce1,257,17920164,507 (11,673.1)2Region of Poland
HungaryHUBudapest9,855,571201535,919 (93,029.8)14European Union member state
IdahoIDBoise1,567,582201083,569 (216,443)2U.S. state
Ile-de-FranceIDFParis11,959,80720134,638 (12,012.4)17Region of France
IllinoisILSpringfieldChicago12,830,632201057,914 (149,997)18U.S. state
IndianaINIndianapolis6,483,802201036,420 (94,327)9U.S. state
IowaIADes Moines3,046,355201056,273 (145,746)4U.S. state
IrelandIEDublin4,588,252201127,133 (70,274)6Majority English-speaking, also European Union member state
Isle of ManIMDouglas84,4972011221 (572.387)1British Crown Dependency
Jamaica[H]JMKingston2,704,13320114,246 (10,997.09)4Commonwealth Realm
Jersey[I]JESaint Helier97,857201146 (119.139)1British Crown Dependency
KansasKSTopekaWichita2,853,118201082,278 (213,099)4U.S. state
Kentucky[J]KYFrankfortLouisville4,339,367201040,408 (104,656)6U.S. state
Kerguelen Islands[K]TFPort-aux-Francais92[L]2,945 (7,627.51)1Overseas Territory of France
Kiribati[M]KITarawa103,5002010319 (826.206)1Australian/New Zealand de facto protectorate
KosraeKSATofolTafunsak6,616201043 (111.369)1State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
Kuyavia-PomeraniaKUPBydgoszcz and Torun2,086,21020166,938 (17,969.3)3Region of Poland
La RiojaLOLogrono321,17120111,948 (5,045.30)1Autonomous Community of Spain
LatviaLVRiga2,070,371201124,938 (64,589.1)3European Union member state
LazioLAZRome5,892,42520156,655 (17,236.4)8Italian region
Lesser PolandLEPKrakow3,372,61820165,833 (15,107.4)5Region of Poland
LiguriaLIGGenoa1,583,26320152,093 (5,420.85)2Italian region
LithuaniaLTVilnius2,856,350201625,212 (65,298.8)4European Union member state
Lodz RegionLOZLodz2,493,60320167,034 (18,218.0)4Region of Poland
LombardyLOMMilan10,008,34920159,206 (23,843.4)14Italian region
LouisianaLABaton RougeNew Orleans4,533,372201052,378 (135,658)6U.S. state
Lower AustriaLAUSankt Polten1,636,28720157,408 (19,186.6)2State of Austria
Lower SaxonyLSHanover7,926,599201618,384 (47,614.3)11State of Germany
Lower SilesiaLSIWroclaw2,904,19820167,701 (19,945.5)4Region of Poland
Lublin RegionLUBLublin2,139,72620169,712 (25,154.0)3Region of Poland
LubuszLUZGorzow Wielkopolski and Zielona Gora1,018,08420165,401 (13,988.5)1Region of Poland
LuxembourgLULuxembourg City576,2492015998 (2,584.81)1European Union member state
MadeiraMDAFunchal267,7852011309 (800.306)1Autonomous region of Portugal
Madrid CommunityMADMadrid6,421,87820113,100 (8,028.96)9Autonomous Community of Spain
MaineMEAugustaPortland1,328,361201035,380 (91,634)2U.S. state
MaltaMALVallettaBirkirkara416,0552011122 (315.979)1European Union member state
ManitobaMBWinnipeg1,208,2682011250,950 (649,957.5)2Canadian province
MarcheMARAncona1,550,79620153,616 (9,365.40)2Italian region
Marshall IslandsMHMajuro53,158201170 (181.2992)1U.S. Associated State
MartiniqueMQFort-de-France386,4862013436 (1,129.23)1Overseas region of France
MarylandMDAnnapolisBaltimore5,773,552201012,406 (32,131)8U.S. state
MasoviaMASWarsaw5,349,114201613,737 (35,579)8Region of Poland
Massachusetts[N]MABoston6,547,629201010,554 (27,335)9U.S. state
MayotteMYMamoudzou226,9152015144 (372.958)1Overseas region of France
Mecklenburg-West PomeraniaMVSchwerinRostock1,612,36220168,948 (23,175.2)2State of Germany
MelillaMLMelilla81,32320114.7 (12.1729)1Autonomous city of Spain
MichiganMILansingDetroit9,883,640201096,714 (250,488)14U.S. state
MinnesotaMNSaint PaulMinneapolis5,303,925201086,936 (225,163)8U.S. state
MississippiMSJackson2,967,297201048,432 (125,438)4U.S. state
MissouriMOJefferson CityKansas City5,988,927201069,707 (180,540)8U.S. state
MoliseMOLCampobasso313,34820151,714 (4,439.24)1Italian region
MonacoMCMonaco37,80020140.8 (2.07199)1De facto protectorate of France
MontanaMTHelenaBillings989,4152010147,040 (380,832)1U.S. state
MontserratMSTBrades4,922201139 (101.010)1British Overseas Territory
MurciaMUMurcia, and Cartagena1,462,12520114,368 (11,313.1)2Autonomous Community of Spain
NauruNRYaren[O]Denigomodu10,08420118.1 (20.9789)1Australian de facto protectorate
NavarreNAPamplona640,12520114,012 (10,391.0)1Autonomous Community of Spain
NebraskaNELincolnOmaha1,826,341201077,348 (200,330)3U.S. state
NetherlandsNLAmsterdam and
The Hague
16,725,902201216,033 (41,525.3)24European Union member state (European part)
NevadaNVCarson CityLas Vegas2,700,5512010110,572 (286,380)4U.S. state
NevisNEVCharlestown11,415201136 (93.2396)1State of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Commonwealth Realm)
New AquitaineNAQBordeaux5,844,177201332,456 (84,060.7)8Region of France
New BrunswickNBFrederictonSaint John751,171201128,150 (72,908.17)1Canadian province
New CaledoniaNCANoumea268,76720147,172 (18,575.4)1Special Collectivity of France
New HampshireNHConcordManchester1,316,47020109,349 (24,214)2U.S. state
New JerseyNJTrentonNewark8,791,89420108,723 (22,592)12U.S. state
New MexicoNMSanta FeAlbuquerque2,059,1792010121,590 (314,917)3U.S. state
New South WalesNSWSydney6,917,6582011312,528 (809,444)10Australian state
New YorkNYAlbanyNew York19,378,102201054,555 (141,297)27U.S. state
New ZealandNZWellingtonAuckland4,242,0482013103,483 (268,020)6Majority English-speaking, also Commonwealth Realm
Newfoundland and LabradorNALSaint John's514,5362011156,453 (405,211.4)1Canadian province
NiueNIUAlofi1,6112011100 (258.999)1New Zealand Associated State
Norfolk IslandNFKingstonBurnt Pine2,302201113 (33.6698)1Australian territory
NormandyNORRouen3,328,364201311,547 (29,906.6)5Region of France
North CarolinaNCRaleighCharlotte9,535,483201053,819 (139,391)13U.S. state
North DakotaNDBismarckFargo672,591201070,698 (183,107)1U.S. state
North Rhine-WestphaliaNWDusseldorfCologne17,865,516201613,160 (34,084.2)25State of Germany
Northern IrelandNIRBelfast1,810,86320115,456 (14,131.0)3Constituent country of the UK
Northern Mariana Islands[P]MPSaipan53,8832010179 (463.608)1U.S. territory
Northern TerritoryNTDarwin211,9452011548,640 (1,420,970)1Australian territory
Northwest TerritoriesNWTYellowknife41,4622011519,734 (1,346,105)1Canadian territory
Nova ScotiaNSHalifax921,727201121,345 (55,283.30)1Canadian province
NunavutNUIqaluit31,9062011787,155 (2,038,722)1Canadian territory
OccitaniaOCCToulouse5,683,878201328,079 (72,724.3)8Region of France
OhioOHColumbus11,536,504201044,826 (116,099)16U.S. state
OklahomaOKOklahoma City3,751,351201069,899 (181,038)5U.S. state
OntarioONToronto12,851,8212011415,598 (1,076,390)18Canadian province
Opole RegionOPOOpole996,01120163,634 (9,412.02)1Region of Poland
OregonORSalemPortland3,831,074201098,379 (254,800)5U.S. state
PalauPWNgerulmudKoror17,5012012180 (466.198)1U.S. Associated State
Papua New Guinea[Q]PGPort Moresby6,810,2952011175,080 (453,455.1)10Commonwealth Realm
Pays de la LoirePDLNantes3,660,852201312,387 (32,082.2)5Region of France
Pennsylvania[R]PAHarrisburgPhiladelphia12,702,379201046,054 (119,279)18U.S. state
PiedmontPIMTurin4,424,46720159,808 (25,402.6)6Italian region
Pitcairn Islands[S]PNAdamstown67201118 (46.6198)1British Overseas Territory
PodlasiePODBialystok1,188,80020167,790 (20,176.0)2Region of Poland
PohnpeiPNIKolonia36,1962010133 (344.468)1State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
PomeraniaPOMGdansk2,307,71020167,063 (18,293.1)3Region of Poland
Portugal[T]PTLisbon10,057,546201134,342 (88,945.4)14European Union member state
Prince Edward IslandPECharlottetown140,20420112,190 (5,672.074)1Canadian province
Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'AzurPACMarseille4,953,675201312,100 (31,338.9)7Region of France
Puerto Rico[U]PRSan Juan3,725,78920103,515 (9,103.81)5U.S. territory
QuebecQCQuebec CityMontreal7,903,0012011595,391 (1,542,060)11Canadian province
Queensland[V]QLDBrisbane4,332,7392011715,311 (1,852,650)6Australian state
Reunion[W]RESaint-Denis840,9742013982 (2,543.37)1Overseas Region of France
Rhineland-PalatinateRPMainz4,052,80320167,666 (19,854.8)6State of Germany
Rhode Island[X]RIProvidence1,052,56720101,545 (4,002)1U.S. state
RomaniaROBucharest20,121,641201192,043 (238,390)28European Union member state
SaarlandSLSaarbrucken995,5972016990 (2,564.09)1State of Germany
SabaSABThe Bottom1,99120125.0 (12.9499)1Special municipality of the Netherlands
Saint BartsBLGustavia9,03520119.5 (24.6049)1Overseas collectivity of France
Saint EustatiusSEUOranjestad3,897201212 (31.0799)1Special municipality of the Netherlands
Saint HelenaSTHJamestownHalf Tree Hollow4,534201647 (121.729)1Part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas Territory)
Saint KittsKITBasseterre34,983201167 (173.529)1State of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Commonwealth Realm)
Saint LuciaLCCastries165,5952010238 (616.417)1Commonwealth Realm
Saint Martin[Y]SXPhilipsburgMarigot69,895201134 (88.0596)1Overseas collectivity of France, and Constituent Country of the Netherlands
Saint Pierre and MiquelonPMSaint Pierre6,080201193 (240.869)1Overseas collectivity of France
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCKingstown109,9912011133 (344.468)1Commonwealth Realm
SalzburgSAZSalzburg538,25820152,763 (7,156.14)1State of Austria
SamoaWSApia187,82020111,097 (2,841.217)1New Zealand de facto protectorate
San MarinoSMSan Marino CityDogana33,020201524 (62.1597)1De facto protectorate of Italy
SardiniaSARCagliari1,663,28620159,300 (24,086.9)2Italian region
SarkSAKSark60020122.1 (5.43898)1Part of Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown Dependency)
SaskatchewanSWReginaSaskatoon1,033,3812011251,700 (651,900.0)1Canadian province
SaxonySNDresdenLeipzig4,084,85120167,110 (18,414.8)6State of Germany
Saxony-AnhaltSTMagdeburgHalle2,245,47020167,896 (20,450.5)3State of Germany
Schleswig-HolsteinSHKiel2,858,71420166,086 (15,762.7)4State of Germany
ScotlandSCTEdinburghGlasgow5,313,600201130,414 (78,772)8Constituent country of the UK
SicilySICPalermo5,092,08020159,927 (25,710.8)7Italian region
SilesiaSILKatowice4,570,84920164,762 (12,333.5)6Region of Poland
SlovakiaSKBratislava5,397,036201118,932 (49,033.7)8European Union member state
SloveniaSILjubljana2,063,07720157,827 (20,271.8)3European Union member state
Solomon IslandsSBHoniara515,870200910,965 (28,399)1Commonwealth Realm
South AustraliaSAAdelaide1,596,5722011402,903 (1,043,510)2Australian state
South CarolinaSCColumbia4,625,364201032,020 (82,931)7U.S. state
South DakotaSDPierreSioux Falls814,180201077,116 (199,730)1U.S. state
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGSKing Edward PointGrytviken3020091,507 (3,903.11)1British Overseas Territory
South TyrolSTLBolzano511,57020112,857 (7,399.60)1Italian region (part)
StyriaSTYGraz1,221,01420156,332 (16,399.8)2State of Austria
SubcarpathiaSUBRzeszow2,127,65720166,890 (17,845.0)3Region of Poland
SwedenSEStockholm9,954,4202016175,896 (455,569)14European Union member state
TasmaniaTASHobart495,354201126,410 (68,401.6)1Australian state
TennesseeTNNashvilleMemphis6,346,105201042,144 (109,152)9U.S. state
TexasTXAustinHouston25,145,5612010268,596 (695,660)35U.S. state
ThuringiaTHErfurt2,170,71420166,244 (16,171.9)3State of Germany
TokelauTKAtafu, Fakaofo, and Nukunonu[Z]Fakaofo1,41120113.9 (10.1010)1New Zealand territory
TrentinoTRETrento534,40520122,398 (6,210.79)1Italian region (part)
Tristan da CunhaTAEdinburgh of the Seven Seas29320163.3 (8.54696)1Part of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British Overseas Territory)
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCCockburn TownProvidenciales31,4582012238 (616.417)1British Overseas Territory
TuscanyTUSFlorence3,752,65420158,877 (22,991.3)5Italian region
TuvaluTVFunafuti11,206201110 (25.8999)1Commonwealth Realm
TyrolTYRInnsbruck728,53720154,880 (12,639.1)1State of Austria
UmbriaUMBPerugia894,76220153,265 (8,456.31)1Italian region
Upper AustriaUAULinz1,436,79120154,626 (11,981.3)2State of Austria
UtahUTSalt Lake City2,763,885201084,897 (219,882)4U.S. state
ValenciaVLValencia5,009,93020118,979 (23,255.5)7Autonomous community of Spain
Vatican CityVACVatican1,00020150.17 (0.440298)1De facto protectorate of Italy
VenetoVENVenice4,927,59620157,104 (18,399.3)7Italian region
VermontVTMontpelierBurlington625,74120109,616 (24,905)1U.S. state
VictoriaVICMelbourne5,354,042201191,753 (237,639)8Australian state
ViennaVIAVienna1,794,7702015160 (414.398)3State of Austria
Virginia[AA]VARichmondVirginia Beach8,001,024201042,775 (110,787)11U.S. state
VorarlbergVORBregenzDornbirn378,49020151,004 (2,600.35)1State of Austria
Wake IslandAWKWake Island9420152.7 (6.99297)1U.S. territory
WalesWLSCardiff3,063,45620118,022 (20,776.9)4Constituent country of the UK
Wallis and FutunaWFMata-Utu12,197201355 (142.449)1Overseas collectivity of France
WalloniaWALNamurCharleroi3,589,74420156,504 (16,845.3)5Region of Belgium
Warmia-MasuriaWAMOlsztyn1,439,67520169,341 (24,193.1)2Region of Poland
WashingtonWAOlympiaSeattle6,724,540201071,298 (184,661)10U.S. state
West PomeraniaWEPSzczecin1,710,48220168,840 (22,895)2Region of Poland
West VirginiaWVCharleston1,852,994201024,230 (62,755)3U.S. state
Western Australia[AB]WAUPerth2,239,17020111,021,621 (2,645,990)3Australian state
WisconsinWIMadisonMilwaukee5,686,986201065,496 (169,634)8U.S. state
WyomingWYCheyenne563,626201097,813 (253,335)1U.S. state
YapYAPColonia11,377201046 (119.139)1State of Federated States of Micronesia (U.S. Associated State)
YukonYTWhitehorse33,8972011186,272 (482,442.3)1Canadian territory
The Commonwealth UnionWashington, London and Canberra (rotating)London894,614,00513,671,002 (35,407,730)1,338[B]

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