哈薩克共和國

為跨洲國家,大部分領土位於中亞,小部分位於歐洲。2022年哈薩克爆發近年來最嚴重國內衝突。表面上是抗議政府取消瓦斯價格上限,實際上是抗議前總統納扎爾巴耶夫的退而不休,垂簾聽政。現任總統托卡葉夫趁此動亂邀請俄羅斯出兵壓制,順便將納扎爾巴耶夫的殘餘勢力根除。動亂平息後,托卡葉夫更是推出修憲公投,使得哈薩克從「超級總統制」轉變為「擁有強大議會的總統制」,並強化地方自治的權力,聽起來是不錯的改變。要特別留意的是,雖然年初才引俄兵入關,但俄烏戰爭爆發後,哈薩克政府也站出來譴責俄羅斯的入侵,並取消有蘇聯意象的「5月9日勝利日」活動作為抗議。
一個冷知識,在中國禁止加密貨幣挖礦後,哈薩克成為全球第二大挖礦國,有18%的比特幣挖礦活動發生在哈薩克。
Year Founded: 1991
A transcontinental country with the majority of its territory in Central Asia and a small portion in Europe, Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, and the last former Soviet republic to declare independence after the dissolution of the USSR. With rich natural resources, Kazakhstan has the largest economy in Central Asia, and was assessed by the United Nations as being very high on the Human Development Index. With its proximity to China, it is an important country for developing the Belt and Road project. However, domestically, anti-China sentiment has been high in recent years, leading to many street protests regarding Chinese expansion and immigration.