The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional organization that was formed by the former Soviet countries after the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991.
The CIS encompasses a total area of about 20,368,759 km2 and hosts an estimated population of 241,879,083 inhabitants in 2021.
The Commonwealth was first formed by the leaders of the Russian Federation (Russian SFSR), Belarus (Byelorussian SSR), and Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR) on December 8, 1991
On December 21, 1991, the leaders of eight sovereign nations signed the Alma-Ata Protocol and thereby became member states of CIS on an equal basis.
These nations were Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In December 1993, Georgia also became a member of the Commonwealth.
However, the three Baltic states, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, refused to be a part of the CIS.
On December 25, 1991, USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, leading to the official dissolution of the Soviet Union.
On December 25, 1991, USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, leading to the official dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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