CIS Countries:

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) formed when the former Soviet Union (now
called Russia) totally dissolved in 1991. At its conception it consisted of ten former Soviet
Republics: Armenia,Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkme
nistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

SAARC Countries:
The member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,
and Sri Lanka. SAARC was founded by seven states in 1985.

MENA Countries:
The following countries are typically included in MENA: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti,
Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.