### Question
How does the law define eligible country?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 5951*, **eligible country** is defined as:

> a Central European country, an Eastern European country, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and any country that formerly was a republic of the Soviet Union whose political independence is recognized in the United States

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 5951*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER VI-INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM**

