Commonwealth of Independent States

Summary

Commonwealth of Independent States is an international organization^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Commonwealth of Independent States is on the continent of Europe^[3].
• Commonwealth of Independent States is on the continent of Asia^[4].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's instance of is recorded as international organization^[5].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's instance of is recorded as commonwealth^[6].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization^[7].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's instance of is recorded as nationality for sports^[8].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's capital is recorded as Minsk^[9].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's official language is recorded as Russian^[10].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's main regulatory text is recorded as Q19232729^[11].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's founder is recorded as Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic^[12].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's founder is recorded as Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic^[13].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's founder is recorded as Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic^[14].
• commonwealth is named after Commonwealth of Independent States^[15].
• independence is named after Commonwealth of Independent States^[16].
• sovereign state is named after Commonwealth of Independent States^[17].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's based on is recorded as Soviet Union^[18].
• Commonwealth of Independent States followed Soviet Union^[19].
• Commonwealth of Independent States followed Soviet empire^[20].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's headquarters location is recorded as Minsk^[21].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[22].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's headquarters location is recorded as Sofiyskaya Embankment^[23].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's headquarters location is recorded as Tauride Palace^[24].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's flag is recorded as flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States^[25].
• The location of Commonwealth of Independent States was Post-Soviet states^[26].
• Commonwealth of Independent States's child organization or unit is recorded as Union State^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic^[12], Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic^[13], and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic^[14]. December 8, 1991 marks the founding of Commonwealth of Independent States^[28].

Identity

Predecessors include Soviet Union^[19] and Soviet empire^[20].

Leadership

Commonwealth of Independent States's director / manager is recorded as Sergey Lebedev^[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Minsk^[21], an administrative territorial entity of Belarus^[30], in Belarus^[31]; Moscow^[22], a capital of Russia^[32], in Duchy of Moscow^[33]; Sofiyskaya Embankment^[23], a riverfront^[34], in Russia^[35]; and Tauride Palace^[24], a palace^[36], in Russia^[37], founded in 1783^[38]. Commonwealth of Independent States's child organization or unit is recorded as Union State^[27].

Why It Matters

Commonwealth of Independent States has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]