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Union State
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supranational entity consisting of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus
Key facts
- Headquarters
- 8/5 Staraya Square , Entrance 3, 103132 Moscow , Russia
- Largest city
- Moscow, 55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E / 55.750; 37.617
- Official languages
- Belarusian Russian
- Demonyms
- Russians , Belarusians
- Type
- Supranational union
- Member states
- Belarus Russia
- Government
- Supranational union
- Chairman of the supreme state council
- Alexander Lukashenko
- Chairman of the council of ministers
- Mikhail Mishustin
- General state secretary
- Sergey Glazyev
- Legislature
- Supreme State Council and Council of Ministers
- Upper house
- Supreme State Council
- Lower house
- Council of Ministers
- Dissolution of the soviet union
- 26 December 1991
- Commonwealth of belarus and russia
- 2 April 1997
- Treaty on the creation of a union state
- 8 December 1999
- Total
- 17,305,846 km (6,681,824 sq mi)
- 2025 estimate
- 159,729,208
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Саюзная дзяржава
- Population
- 156269344
- Area
- 17332791
- Official website
- soyuz.by
- Image
- Union State (Crimea and eastern Ukraine disputed).svg
- Calling code
- +7
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- Commons category
- Union State of Russia and Belarus
- inception
- 1996-01-01
- native label
- Союзное государство
- P8168
- Baho
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Article
The Union State is a supranational union consisting of Belarus and Russia, with the stated aim of deepening the relationship between the two states through integration in economic and defence policy. The Union State initially aimed to create a federation; however, both countries remain independent, and the Union State instead exhibits features of a confederation.
The Union State is based on the Treaty on the Union of Belarus and Russia, an international treaty signed by Belarus and Russia on 2 April 1997. Although it consists of only Russia and Belarus, other countries are allowed to join. The supranational union is ruled through the Supreme State Council, as well as other governing bodies. As of 2025, the current president of the Supreme State Council of the Union is the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, who has held the position since 2000. The present goal of the Union State mainly focuses on economic integration, taxation, and integration of defence and intelligence apparatus.