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TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Tue, Jul 16, 2002 4:50 PM On 2002-07-16 11:09, Fonduie wrote: Polynesian countries who are members of the commonwealth? New Zealand (Auckland has the world's largest number of Polynesian residents) is the only original Polynesian member of the Commonwealth. As of 1995, the other sovereign Polynesian members (with date of entry) were: Western Samoa (1970) and Tonga (1970). Fiji withdrew for various reasons in the past; but may have rejoined. And as far as non-Polynesian but never-the-less Oceanic islands... Nauru (1968), Papua New Guinea (1975), Solomon Islands (1978), Kiribati (1979), and Vanuatu (1980) with Tuvalu becoming a special member in 1968. Thank you factmonster.com! the TIKI GEEKI is back! :wink: Tiki Chris [ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2002-07-16 16:52 ]

On 2002-07-16 11:09, Fonduie wrote:
Polynesian countries who are members of the commonwealth?

New Zealand (Auckland has the world's largest number of Polynesian residents) is the only original Polynesian member of the Commonwealth.

As of 1995, the other sovereign Polynesian members (with date of entry) were: Western Samoa (1970) and Tonga (1970). Fiji withdrew for various reasons in the past; but may have rejoined.

And as far as non-Polynesian but never-the-less Oceanic islands...

Nauru (1968), Papua New Guinea (1975), Solomon Islands (1978), Kiribati (1979), and Vanuatu (1980) with Tuvalu becoming a special member in 1968.

Thank you factmonster.com!

the TIKI GEEKI is back!

:wink:
Tiki Chris

[ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2002-07-16 16:52 ]

Post #3866 by Tiki Chris on Tue, Jul 16, 2002 4:50 PM