Commonwealth of Independent States

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regional organisation whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics

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Eurasian intergovernmental organisation

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The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of states in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an area of 20,368,759??km2 (7,864,422??sq??mi) and has an estimated population of 246,200,194. The CIS encourages cooperation in economic, political, and military affairs and has certain powers related to the coordination of trade, finance, lawmaking, and security, including the prevention of cross-border crime.

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