Photo Gallery: International
The Melbourne 2006 Queen’s Baton Relay has now visited every nation in the Commonwealth. Here is a selection of photos of the international journey. Photos of the Queen's Baton Relay's travels around Australia can be found on the Photo Gallery: Australia page.
Guyana
5 July 2005
Tropical Guyana, located in the Americas, has an economy based on agriculture, mining, forestry and fishing.
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Trinidad & Tobago
2 July 2005
Trinidad and Tobago lie just off the coast of Venezuela in the south-east Caribbean. Together they form the 30th destination of the relay.
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Lesotho
28 June 2005
The 29th and final African destination of the Queen's Baton Relay, Lesotho is an enclave within the Republic of South Africa.
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Swaziland
26 June 2005
Landlocked Swaziland in southern Africa lies between Mozambique and South Africa. The country is named after the Swazi, a Bantu tribe.
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Botswana
24 June 2005
Botswana is located in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Mozambique
23 June 2005
Mozambique lies on the coast of Southern Africa and borders Tanzania, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.
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Zambia
21 June 2005
Day 100: the baton is carried through Lusaka, Zambia - its 25th Commonwealth destination.
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Malawi
20 June 2005
The 24th destination of the Queen's Baton Relay, Malawi is located in central Africa, with one-fifth of the country covered by Lake Malawi.
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South Africa
15 June 2005
The baton takes centre stage at National Youth Day celebrations in South Africa.
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Tanzania
11 June 2005
Tanzania, on the east coast of Africa, exports coffee, cotton and sisal. Its main industries are agricultural processing and diamond mining.
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Seychelles
6 June 2005
The 21st destination of the relay, the Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 granite and coral islands in the west Indian Ocean
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Mauritius
3 June 2005
The Queen's Baton arrives in Mauritius, its 20th Commonwealth destination, a small tropical island located in the Indian Ocean.
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Saint Helena
13 May 2005
The baton travels to the tiny island of St Helena, a five day journey by boat from the west coast of Africa
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Namibia
11 May 2005
The baton reaches Namibia, its 18th Commonwealth destination, on the Atlantic coast of southern Africa
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Kenya
9 May 2005
The people of Kenya and their President His Excellency The Hon. Mwai Kibaki greet the baton, while visiting Nairobi's outlying villages.
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Uganda
5 May 2005
The baton tours through Uganda, a nation of 23 million people, including a visit to the Prime Minister, Professor Apollo Nsibambi, and the Nile.
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Cameroon
2 May 2005
The friendly people of Cameroon are delighted to take part in the Queen's Baton Relay.
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Nigeria
30 April 2005
The baton is proudly held high on its tour through the West African country Nigeria.
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Ghana
27 April 2005
Past and present athletes join with the people of Ghana to carry the baton.
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Sierra Leone
24 April 2005
Many people come together to show the baton the sights of Sierra Leone.
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