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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Association established December 8, 1991, by Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine as the successor to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in its role of coordinating the foreign and economic policies of its member nations. All former republics of the USSR, excluding the Baltic states, are members of the CIS, which is headquartered in Minsk, Belarus.
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