Feb 14, 2023 · Former Soviet Union (USSR) Countries. The Soviet Union (or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - USSR) was a giant single-party communist state formed by the federal union of 15 national republics. It existed from 1922 to 1991.

There are 15 post-Soviet states in total: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

Mar 8, 2022 · Map and flags of the 15 republics of the former USSR. Here's what happened to the 15 republics in the decades after the USSR’s disintegration. After the Soviet Union dissolved, its...

The map shows the Soviet Union, the former country, partly in eastern Europe and partly in northern Asia, was established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991. With an area of 22,402,200 km², it was the largest country on Earth.

The Former Soviet Union was situated in Eurasia; the larger part in Asia and a smaller part in Eastern Europe. Its farthest point from west to east spanned almost 9,000 miles (14,500 kilometers). From north to south, it covered over 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers).

In December of 1991 the Soviet Union (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or U.S.S.R.) was officially dissolved. From it emerged Russia (the Russian Federation) and a number of independent countries in Central Asia and Eastern Europe (shown in greens in the map).

Map of Soviet Union. One of the important political and military power in the world, the Soviet Union was surrounded with Norway, Finland, the Baltic Sea, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania in the west and the Black Sea, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea in the south.

Sep 11, 2024 · The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.

There were two very distinct types of republics in the Soviet Union: The larger union republics, representing the main ethnic groups of the Union and with the constitutional right to secede from it. The smaller autonomous republics, located within some of the union republics and representing ethnic minorities.

The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise indicated. This series includes much of Russia in Europe, all of Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova and Georgia. Includes most of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia and Ukraine. Includes parts of easten Poland and parts of northern and eastern Romania.