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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Top 10 most powerful countries in the world

1. The United States of America


The united states of America is world's most powerful country by its strongest army  and largest economy.Even it called as Superpower because of its powerful democracy.It has built itself and is only getting more powerful. The country controls international relations.

2. Russian Federation


The Russian Federation controls a number of states in the Central Asian area and it has the second most powerful army  . It has a very large population and immense world area.  Because of its size, Russia has the resources to become a superpower.Russia is the world's first constitutionally socialist state and a recognized superpower.Russia has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world. Russia's tank force is the largest in the world.All this factors make it powerful.

3. People's Republic of China


Peoples Republic of China is one of the most powerful country in the world.It is said to have the 4th largest GNP in the world. It has gained supremacy  recently over Britain and France. .Since the introduction of market-based economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's fastest growing major economy,the world's largest exporter and second largest importer of goods.It has a large army and immense potential to become the most powerful country in the world

4. France


 France is a founding member of the United Nations and one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. It is a great nuclear power and influences many African nations. The French have a large army which helps in maintaining law and order. Over the past 500 years France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and in the world

5. Britain


The Britain  remains a great power with leading economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence.It is also  part of the UN Security Council ,and also the member state of European Union. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks third or fourth in the world.The Britain fields one of the most technologically advanced and best trained armed forces in the world.

6. Japan


Japan is powerful by its extremely large economy and is one of the a leading democratic power. The population of the country is large but since the competition is intense, it features below USA, China, France and Britain.According to both UN and WHO estimates, Japan has the longest life expectancy of any country in the world.

7. Republic of India


India is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world
 which gains its power from the detailed Constitution of India. The economy is growing at a staggering rate and the nuclear weapons are becoming more and more powerful.

8. Federal Republic of Germany


Germany is  the world's fourth largest economy by nominal GDP and the fifth largest by purchasing power parity. However, it was greatly affected during the two World Wars which hampered its influence over the world.The country has developed a very high standard of living and a comprehensive system of social security. Germany has been the home of many influential scientists and inventors.

9. Republic of Pakistan


Pakistan has the eighth largest standing armed force and is the only Muslim-majority nation to possess nuclear weapons.Internationally the Pakistani armed forces contributed to United Nations peacekeeping efforts, with more than 10,700 personnel deployed in 2009. In addition to that, even though it has good resources, the battles with India have made the country very weak in these terms as well. Therefore, if it can replenish these resources and find a way to balance its political standing, it will be able to become more powerful.

10. Republic of Brazil


The Republic of Brazil is very large and is part of Latin America..Brazil is one of the world's fastest growing major economies. In addition to that, the media of the country is quite stable and its relations with the rest of the world are quite secure.Brazil is also home to a diversity of wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources.
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