In 2012, eight of the nine members signed on to participate in the CIS Free Trade Area. The entire region spans over 8 million square miles and a population of nearly 240 million people. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia, and Uzbekistan were the founding member states. Turkmenistan is an associate member state.

Belarus, uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and turkmenistan had started to prepare for an eventual azerbaijan. accession process (Wto 2013f). For reasons of convenience, the twelve countries are all labelled here as “cis countries”, referring to the commonwealth of independent states. ukraine and turkmenistan are thus included as cis countries, in spite

Tajikistan. With a population of approximately 6 million people Turkmenistan hold some of the largest gas reserves in the world. Additionally, the country has grown to be an important player for the export of agricultural products, including those associated with the cotton industry.

03/04/2020 · Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Armenia comprise the Commonwealth of Independent States, or CIS, as of 2014. Turkmenistan and Ukraine are both unofficial members of the organization. Georgia was a member of the CIS but left the group in 2008.