Commonweel o Independent States Содружество Независимых Государств | |
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Admeenistrative centre | Minsk |
Lairgest ceety | Moscow |
Offeecial leid | Roushie |
Teep | Regional organisation |
Membership | 9 member
states 1associated
state |
Leaders | |
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• Presidency | ![]() |
Establishment | |
• Belavezha Accords | 8 December 1991 |
• Collective Security Treaty Organisation | 15 Mey 1992 |
• Free trade agreement signed | 18 October 2011[1] |
• Free Trade Aurie established | 20 September 2012 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 22,100,843 km2 (8,533,183 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 282,214,245 |
• Density | 12.77/km2 (33.1/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | US$5.429 trillion |
• Per capita | US$19,238 |
GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate |
• Tot | US$2.808 trillion |
• Per capita | US$10,113 |
Currency | Member states
Associate states
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Time zone | UTC+2 tae +12 |
Wabsteid www.cis.minsk.by |
The Commonweel o Independent States (CIS; Roushie: Содружество Независимых Государств, СНГ), cried the Roushie Commonweel (tae distinguish it frae the Breetish Commonweel o Naitions[1]) an aw, is a regional organisation formed during the dissolution o the Soviet Union. Nine oot o the 15 umwhile Soviet Republics are member states, an one is a associate member (Turkmenistan). Georgie widrew its membership in 2008, while the Baltic states (Estonie, Lithuanie an Latvie) chuise nae tae pairteecipate.