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Historically, the CIS consisted of 11 former Soviet republics (after Georgia left, and Turkmenistan became an associate, and Ukraine withdrew participation). The number 11 is the standard answer in this context.
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The League of Nations was founded on 10 January 1920 following the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.
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The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by the majority of signatories.
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The UN Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization.
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The presidency of the UN Security Council rotates monthly among its members in alphabetical order of their country names.
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There are six official languages of the UN: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The UN has six principal organs established by the Charter: General Assembly, Security Council, ECOSOC, Trusteeship Council, ICJ, and Secretariat.
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The headquarters of the United Nations is located in New York City, on international territory.
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The Security Council has 5 permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK, US) who possess veto power.
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Veto power is exclusively exercised by the five permanent members in the United Nations Security Council.