By contrast, there are other member states, including Singapore and Malaysia, that enjoy greater geographical proximity to major Commonwealth trading partners, and so conduct a much higher proportion of intra-Commonwealth trade.
Meghan and Harry will begin their first major Commonwealth tour in October travelling to Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji.
The only major Commonwealth country not represented was Canada, which decided not to attend.
When the SI standard was published in 1960, the only major Commonwealth country to have adopted the metric system was India.
The Australian prime minister arrived on Friday in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, where he met with British PM David Cameron ahead of a major address to a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm).
The Abbot Point expansion cleared a major hurdle by gaining commonwealth approval on Tuesday, on the condition that it complies with strict provisions relating to how and where dredge spoil can be dumped.
The fund, he said, "can become a major economic springboard for the commonwealth by focusing on job creation in the renewable energy sector".
Victories won by Hetman Jan (John III) Sobieski only temporarily forestalled the threat, and in 1672 the Commonwealth faced a major invasion by Turkey.
Richard Bourne writes: Beko was central to a major development in the modern Commonwealth, the suspension of the Nigerian dictatorship in 1995, and the introduction of membership rules that accord significance to human rights.
The Middle Park Stakes, at Newmarket in late September, is – like the Prix Morny – over six furlongs and Gosden had previously hinted that his charge would stay at sprint distances in 2015, with Royal Ascot's Commonwealth Cup being a major target.
