Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Central Asia

Georgia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Estonia

Lithuania

Latvia

Moldova

Belarus

Ukraine

Europe

A map of the world map highlighting the former republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in orange. The map highlights Russia, countries of Eastern Europe, and countries of Central and Southwest Asia.

Former Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Former Soviet Republics

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United States

North America

Impact of the 2008–2009 recession in the U.S. with dots indicating performance levels. Darkest blue (strongest) in Washington, D.C., dark blue (second strongest) in Denver, medium blue (moderate) in Chicago, and lightest blue (weakest) in Miami.

Impact of the 2008–2009 economic recession on selected metropolitan areas of the United States

Performance during 2008–2009 Recession

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Performance during 2008–2009 Recession (U.S.)

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

Former Soviet Republics	Performance during 2008–2009 Recession (U.S.)
Former Soviet Republics	Strongest	Second strongest	Middle	Second weakest	Weakest
99.5%
99.2%
96.0%
	18	18	20	17	17