republic

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In these scenarios, it’s reassuring to know that good prevails over evil or at least that the right guys triumph over whichever former Soviet republic or local militia is wreaking havoc.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Karakum Desert covers more than 80 percent of Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic bordering Iran and Afghanistan.

From Barron's

A prisoner from Togo, West Africa, chatted with inmates from the former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

From The Wall Street Journal

The five former Soviet republics of Central Asia -- Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan -- had feared the Taliban takeover would lead to the spread of radical Islamism in the region.

From Barron's

"No government should come here and treat us as a banana republic. That is a lack of respect," he says in a coffee shop in Tegucigalpa.

From BBC