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Britain has forged closer relationships with other European countries through the European Union; this was widely felt as a betrayal by citizens of the "Old Commonwealth" whose economies had been developed on the assumption of access to British markets. Similarly, former British colonies have forged closer relationships with non-Commonwealth trading partners and closer geographic neighbours. Reaction to immigration from the new Commonwealth countries into Britain in the 1950s and early 1960s led to the restriction of the right of migration. The Commonwealth today mainly restricts itself to encouraging community between nations and to placing moral pressure on members who violate international laws, such as human rights laws, and abandon democratically-elected government. Key activities today include training experts in developing countries and assisting with and monitoring elections.
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Belize is the only English-speaking country in Central or South America and a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. In recent years, the government has begun creating tax incentives to stimulate the growth of tourism in Belize. Last year, more than one million visitors came to Belize to take advantage of the weather, hospitality and diversity. This was nearly a thirty percent growth from just five years earlier, despite the fact that Belize still does not have a major international hotel chain or golf course operator.
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Mostly due to their history of British rule, many Commonwealth nations share certain identifiable traditions and customs that are elements of a shared Commonwealth culture. Examples include common sports such as cricket and rugby, driving on the left, parliamentary and legal traditions, and the use of British rather than American spelling conventions (see English in the Commonwealth of Nations). None of these are universal within the Commonwealth countries, nor exclusive to them, but all of them are more common in the Commonwealth than elsewhere.
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Many of the Commonwealth nations are former British colonies, like Cyprus and Canada. Some are former French colonies, like Cameroon. All in all, they combine to form a singular entity that cannot be overlooked as a ragtag collection of backwater states.
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