Union State

This article is about the post-Soviet organization. For the non-seceding side of the American civil war, see Union (American Civil War). For subnational division, see Union territory (disambiguation). For other, see Union (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with State of the Union or Union State Bank (disambiguation).

Union State Союзное государство (Russian) Саюзная дзяржава (Belarusian)
The Union State, with disputed territories in light green
Headquarters	8/5 Staraya Square, Entrance 3, 103132 Moscow, Russia
Largest city	Moscow 55°45′N 37°37′E
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
Formation
• Dissolution of the Soviet Union	26 December 1991
• Commonwealth of Belarus and Russia	2 April 1997
• Treaty on the Creation of a Union State of Russia and Belarus	8 December 1999
Area
• Total	17,305,846 km2 (6,681,824 sq mi)a
Population
• 2025 estimate	159,729,208a
• Density	8.9/km2 (23.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2025 estimate
• Total	$7.502 trillion
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$2.257 trillion
Currency	Belarusian ruble Russian ruble
Time zone	UTC+2 to +12
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Website soyuz.by/en
^ Combined Belarus and Russian figures, including Crimea and territories annexed in 2022 that are not internationally recognized.

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. The current chairman of the Supreme State Council 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.