The Commonwealth of British Nations is a loose organization of nations formerly part of the British Empire. It was founded in 1817, after the creation of the North American Confederation and Oregon. All nations of the Commonwealth share a common head of state, the King of the Commonwealth of British Nations, currently King Joseph. A partial list of nations in the Commonwealth: * The North American Confederation * Oregon * Bermuda * The East Indies Union * The Kingdom of England * The Republic of Ireland * The United Kingdom of Scotland and Wales