Russia Western countries: Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Baltic states ... Armenia and Azerbaijan Only part of the persons born in one of the 15 states of the former Soviet Union are included in the ...

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 ...

It has been part of the Russian Empire, occupied by the Germans during both World Wars, divided between Poland and the Soviet Union ... Korea is one of the few countries still under communist ...

A major challenge faced by all these countries is the need to strengthen their ... Progress in transition A few former Soviet Union countries have yet to meet the challenges of the first phase of ...