What are the 15 countries formed by the disintegration of the Soviet Union?

The disintegration of the Soviet Union and its fragmentation into 15 countries

On December 26, 1991, the Supreme Soviet Republic of the Soviet Union held its final meeting and announced the cessation of the Soviet Union's existence. The Soviet Union officially disintegrated and split into 15 countries.

1. Lithuania.

The Republic of Lithuania is located on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, bordering Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east, Poland to the south, and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the west.

2. Azerbaijan.
The Republic of Azerbaijan is located in the southeastern part of the Transcaucasus region at the border of the Eurasian continent, with an area of 86600 square kilometers.

3. Georgia.
Georgia is located in the central western part of the South Caucasus.

To the north, it borders Russia,

The southeast and south are adjacent to Azerbaijan and Armenia, respectively,

It borders Türkiye in the southwest,

To the west is the Black Sea.

The coastline is 309 kilometers long.

4. Uzbekistan.

The Republic of Uzbekistan is a landlocked country located in Central Asia and is one of the two double landlocked countries in the world, with a population of 35.4 million and over 130 ethnic groups.

5. Kyrgyzstan.

The Kyrgyz Republic is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. To the north is Kazakhstan, to the west is Uzbekistan, to the southwest is Tajikistan, and to the east is China.

6. Estonia.

The Republic of Estonia is located on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, bordering Russia to the east, Latvia to the south, the Gulf of Finland to the north, facing Finland across the sea, and the Gulf of Riga to the southwest. The country covers an area of 45339 square kilometers and has a maritime climate.

7. Tajikistan.

The Republic of Tajikistan is located between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. It is the only non Turkic ethnic group among the five Central Asian countries and also the country with the smallest land area in China, with a population of 9.75 million.

8. Latvia.

The Republic of Latvia is located on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, bordering Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast. The total length of the national boundary is 1862 kilometers, with a land area of 64589 square kilometers.

9. Armenia.

The Republic of Armenia is a landlocked country located in the southern Transcaucasus at the border of Asia and Europe. It borders Türkiye in the west, Iran in the south, Georgia in the north and Azerbaijan in the east, with a land area of 29700 square kilometers. Armenia is divided into 10 states and 1 state-level city, with its capital in Yerevan.

10. Ukraine.

Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is located in eastern Europe on the north coast of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. It borders Belarus to the north, Russia to the northeast, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west, and Romania and Moldova to the south. Most of them have a temperate continental climate, with a total area of 603700 square kilometers, making them the second largest country in terms of land area in Europe.

11. Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan is a Central Asian country located north of Iran, bordering Afghanistan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the northeast, Kazakhstan to the northwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. It is a landlocked country. The population is 5.72 million.

12. Belarus.

The Republic of Belarus is located in the western part of the Eastern European Plain, bordered by Russia to the east, Latvia and Lithuania to the north and northwest, Poland to the west, and Ukraine to the south, with a land area of 207600 square kilometers.

13. Russia.

The capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow, spans the Eurasian continent and borders 14 countries, with a total area of 17.0982 million square kilometers and a national boundary of 60933 kilometers. Among them, the coastline is 38807 kilometers long and the land boundary is 14509 kilometers long, consisting of 85 equal federal entities.

14. Moldova.

The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country located in the northern part of Southeast Europe, bordering Romania and Ukraine. It is surrounded by Ukraine to the east, south, and north, and is adjacent to Romania to the west. The land area is 33800 square kilometers. The country is divided into 32 districts and 3 municipalities directly under the central government.

15. Kazakhstan.

The Republic of Kazakhstan is located in central Asia. It borders Russia to the north, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan to the south, and the Caspian Sea to the west.

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