Question

What is the common.wealth of independent states

Answer 1

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS; Russian: Содружество Независимых Государств, СНГ, tr.Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv, SNG), also called the Russian Commonwealth (to distinguish it from the English-speaking Commonwealth of Nations[4]), is a loose confederation of nine member states and two associate members that are located in Eurasia(primarily in Central to North Asia), formed during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and which were all former Soviet Republics. Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008, while the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), which regard their membership in the Soviet Union as an illegal occupation, chose not to participate.

Answer 2

Commonwealth of independent state formed when the former Soviet Union totally dissolved in 1991.