白俄羅斯共和國

位於俄羅斯西邊，過去曾是蘇聯加盟國之一，於蘇聯垮台後獨立。現任總統盧卡申科從1994年執政到現在，因為鐵腕獨裁作風，被歐美國家說是「歐洲最後的獨裁者」。2020年，盧卡申科再次高票當選，人民認為選舉不公上街抗議，引發白俄羅斯建國以來最嚴重流血衝突。目前盧卡申科仍依賴俄羅斯支持才能持續執政，但檯面上又偶爾與普丁唱反調，白俄羅斯到底要親歐還是親俄，仍搖擺不定。 *該國政府在2019年把中文譯名正名為「白羅斯」，但直到2021年8月，台灣外交部和各大中文媒體仍以「白俄羅斯」稱之，故本日曆還是以外交部的官方譯名為主。

Year Founded: 1991

Sitting west of Russia, Belarus used to be a constituent of the Soviet Union, establishing its independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The current President,  Alexander Lukashenko, has ruled since 1994 and is known as the Last Dictator of Europe by the United States and European countries for his iron fist dictatorship. In 2020, Alexander Lukashenko was reelected with a high vote total. The people declared election fraud and took to the streets en masse to protest, causing the most serious bloody confrontation since the establishment of the Republic of Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko still requires the support of Russia to stay in power right now but is seen sometimes to be at odds with Putin. Whether Belarus is pro-Europe or pro-Russia still remains to be determined.