How many countries have Queen Elizabeth II as the formal head of state?

zbeckabee

Apart from the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, where she is represented by Governors-General. The 16 countries of which she is queen are known as Commonwealth Realms, and their combined population is 128 million. Elizabeth became Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952. As other colonies of the British Empire (now the Commonwealth of Nations) attained independence from the UK during her reign, she acceded to the newly created thrones as Queen of each respective realm so that throughout her 54 years on the throne she has been Monarch of 32 nations, half of which either moved to different royal houses, or became republics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II Nov 30 06, 7:00 PM

Gnomon

She's also the ruler of the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Dec 01 06, 7:40 AM

Baloo55th

... but not as Queen. She's the Lord of Man on the Isle of Man, and the Duke of Normandy in the others. Head of State nontheless. (She's also Duke of Lancaster - note not Duchess in either title. The Loyal Toast in Lancashire is 'Her Majesty the Queen, Duke of Lancaster; in the Channel Isles is 'La Reine, notre Duc'.) Dec 01 06, 12:03 PM

author

May I add: Queen Elizabeth II is also "Great Chief " of Fiji, but still not the formal head of this state. Dec 01 06, 7:27 PM