| − | The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is an alliance among 11 former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
| + | [[Image:CISflag.png|right|thumb|Flag of CIS]] |
| − | Turkmenistan was a member of the the CIS but left as a permanent member in 2005, and now is only an associate member. | + | The '''Commonwealth of Independent States''' (CIS) is an alliance among 11 former Soviet Republics: [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Belarus]], [[Georgia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Moldova]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Ukraine]], and [[Uzbekistan]]. |