As the 22nd Commonwealth Games begin in Birmingham, here are seven things you might not know about the Commonwealth.
South Africa withdrew in 1961 after it was criticised by Commonwealth members for its apartheid policies. It became a member again in 1994.
Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe took his country out in 2003 after its membership was suspended amid reports of election rigging.The last country to leave was the Maldives in 2016, but it re-joined in 2020.Most of the Commonwealth states are republics, with Barbados becoming the latest,Five countries - Lesotho, Swaziland, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Tonga - have their own monarch.
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