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I always find that statistics are hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only one I can remember is that if all the people who go to sleep in church were laid end to end they would be a lot more comfortable. - Mrs. Robert A. Taft

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Below are images of the flags of Russia and the other 15 Newly Independent States. Take notice of the wide range of colors and design of these countries that at one time comprised the Soviet Union.

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Estonia

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Moldovia

Russia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan