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[[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]] did not join (see [[Baltic states]]). | [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]] and [[Lithuania]] did not join (see [[Baltic states]]). | ||
| − | [[Turkmenistan]] was a member of | + | [[Turkmenistan]] was a member of the CIS but left as a permanent member in 2005, and now is only an associate member. |
[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]] | ||
Revision as of 21:02, June 29, 2016
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is an alliance among 11 former Soviet Republics: Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania did not join (see Baltic states).
Turkmenistan was a member of the CIS but left as a permanent member in 2005, and now is only an associate member.