"In Commonwealth tens programs and in an education sphere, cultures, in sphere of reforming economic and military work. It gives the chance to Great Britain to solve any political problems on Commonwealth space", - Alexey Gromyko, the deputy director of Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences speaks.
Day of creation of Commonwealth of the nations in its present kind considers not the association moment, and even on the contrary - separations. The London declaration signed 60 years ago, gave to the former British colonies the next drink of freedom. Then India has achieved to recognise right not British king the monarch. Since then it or it - it is simple "a symbol of free association of independent member states of Commonwealth". Jealous have insisted on the right of all other countries, besides India, to use this formulation - it has given the chance, without losing the person, to keep membership in Commonwealth to newly appeared republics, and also the monarchy, wished to have own kings and sultans. Only 16 countries have agreed to recognise formal still leadership of the British crown. "If still 10-15 years ago goods turnover made 20 % in the beginning of the XXI-st century it has decreased to 12-15 %", - marks Gromyko.
The countries entering into Commonwealth, occupy one fifth all terrestrial land - as the former Soviet Union. Only average population density - almost in 10 times more. By last estimations, all - about two billions persons, that is every third on the Earth.