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Asia: Location & Physical Features — Question 6

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Question 6

What does the CIS stand for? When did breaking up of the USSR take place?

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CIS stands for Commonwealth of Independent States.

In 1991, the USSR collapsed and broke into 15 independent republics out of which 11 formed a loose organisation known as CIS or Commonwealth of Independent States.