In most countries of the former Soviet Union, these taxes average less than 1 percent of GDP, but percentages are higher for Azerbaijan and the Baltics. There is considerable scope for increased ...

the Soviet Union accounted for up to 40% of arms supplies to Africa. Soviet tanks made up 70% of all tanks in the armed forces of African countries, while Soviet aircraft and helicopters made up ...

Most of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which includes all countries of the former Soviet Union but the three Baltic countries, have struggled to adapt to the change and ...

Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries ... electricity ties to Russia. The Baltic countries, which are all NATO members, have often had chilly ties with Russia ...