The Commonwealth of Independent States is a loose association of the states which were part of the erstwhile Soviet Union.
The official flag of the organization was adopted on January 19, 1996. The flag has a dark blue field with a yellow sun. The sun is held up by eight bending poles that represent the eight CIS member states which signed the New Union treaty on December 21, 1991 -Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
The white arcade like design in the CIS flag represents the desire for collective effort, unity, and cooperation.
Official Name: Commonwealth of Independent States
Flag Ratio: 1:2
Adopted on: January 19, 1996
Administrative Center: Minsk
Largest City: Moscow
Area: 8,533,183 square miles
Population: 276,917,629
Official Language: Russian
Last Updated On : August 25th, 2017
