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republic within the Commonwealth
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Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations
A
republic in the Commonwealth of Nations
is any one of the 32 sovereign states of the
Commonwealth of Nations
with a republican form of government. Though, with the exception of the
former Portuguese possession of Mozambique
and the
former Belgian trust territory of Rwanda
, they are all former
British possessions
, in contrast to the 16
Commonwealth realms
they do not have
Elizabeth II
or another monarch as their
Head of state
. Elizabeth II is still the titular
Head of the Commonwealth
in a personal capacity, but this role does not carry with it any power, but acts as a symbol of the free association of Commonwealth members.
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