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Pbacsich: added detail on UK and NZ realms

2023-05-05T13:00:21Z

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	At her accession in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of seven independent nations: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Since then, new realms have been created through the independence of former colonies and dependencies, and some realms have become republics. Barbados was the most recent realm to become a republic, doing so in November 2021.		At her accession in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of seven independent nations: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Since then, new realms have been created through the independence of former colonies and dependencies, and some realms have become republics. Barbados was the most recent realm to become a republic, doing so in November 2021.


			=== Realms within Commonwealth countries ===

			Note that two Commonwealth countries have their own realm structure:

			* New Zealand has a composite structure, the [[Realm of New Zealand]], with four countries and one unpopulated zone
			* Likewise the UK in the realm sense encompasses [[UK]], [[Isle of Man]] and the two [[Channel Islands]] states


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Pbacsich: added automatic count and listing of Commonwealth realms

2023-05-05T09:54:01Z

added automatic count and listing of Commonwealth realms

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	A '''Commonwealth realm''' is a sovereign state that has Charles III (the King of the [[United Kingdom]]) as its monarch and head of state. Each realm is equal with the others. King Charles III succeeded his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the Commonwealth realms immediately upon her death on 8 September 2022.		A '''Commonwealth realm''' is a sovereign state that has Charles III (the King of the [[United Kingdom]]) as its monarch and head of state. Each realm is equal with the others. King Charles III succeeded his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the Commonwealth realms immediately upon her death on 8 September 2022.

	As of 2023, ~~there~~ are 15 Commonwealth realms:		As of 2023, the current '''{{#ask: [[Category:Commonwealth realms]] \| format=count}}''' Commonwealth realms are:

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	Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom.

	All are members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], an intergovernmental organisation of 56 independent member states, 52 of which were formerly part of the British Empire. Charles III is also Head of the Commonwealth of Nations, a non-constitutional role.		All are members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], an intergovernmental organisation of 56 independent member states, 52 of which were formerly part of the British Empire. Charles III is also Head of the Commonwealth of Nations, a non-constitutional role.

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(sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm in 2023)

A '''Commonwealth realm''' is a sovereign state that has Charles III (the King of the [[United Kingdom]]) as its monarch and head of state. Each realm is equal with the others. King Charles III succeeded his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the Commonwealth realms immediately upon her death on 8 September 2022.

As of 2023, there are 15 Commonwealth realms:

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom.

All are members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], an intergovernmental organisation of 56 independent member states, 52 of which were formerly part of the British Empire. Charles III is also Head of the Commonwealth of Nations, a non-constitutional role.

At her accession in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of seven independent nations: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Since then, new realms have been created through the independence of former colonies and dependencies, and some realms have become republics. Barbados was the most recent realm to become a republic, doing so in November 2021.

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