Many countries are now increasing their power by many ways to rule on the world, but the main question is on this place is that power of country increase on what purposes? What are main things which make a country powerful? What are the aspects to increase power? Here are some of Question about this topic.
While a country’s military force, power index, defense budget and weapon matters but on the positive side we should also look on how the country uses its power. The GDP, development and relations with other countries matters. Here we rank 10 strongest countries in the world (For the sake of the list we did not counted the nuclear weapons owned by a country):
So is the Military power of a country making country powerful? Or is economic productions and foreign influences effect on this stage or not? But on this stage all of these three factors are important to prove a country is powerful or not but there are some other factors which have great effect on a country which include income per person, growth rate, Gross domestic product, economic power and mainly the budget of a country on its defense and military. These entire factors decide the power of a country.
So here is the list of top 10 most powerful countries of the world 2017.
1: United States of America
United States of America is the most powerful country of the world and there is doubt and surprise about it but the population of this country is not more than 5 % of the population of the world. United States is largest producer of Oil and gas, second largest manufacturer and it has highest trained labor in this country, therefore dollar is the strongest currency in the world. USA is now larger economy power in the world as this country is spending more Budget on its Military which is more than that most 10 funded countries. It has also largest film Industry of the World names as Hollywood which is grossing too much amount for its country and USA is the largest producer of agricultural products. It is believed that America will be powerful country of the world for at least ten years more because of its economy power.It is a highly developed country, with the world's largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of socioeconomic performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP, and productivity per person. While the U.S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the manufacturing sector remains the second-largest in the world. Though its population is only 4.3% of the world total,[38] the United States accounts for nearly a quarter of world GDP and over a third of global military spending, making it the world's foremost economic and military power. The United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations.
2: United Kingdom
United Kingdom is also most powerful country of the world as this country has second largest Economy in Europe and maintained its position in this region. This country has a large historic power background from 18th century and instead of this UK is also a large dealer in industrial products, and getting a lot of amount from tourism on Empire Days. But UK is considered as soft power house this means that world is not counting its Military power but UK is now spending its large amount of its Budget on Military reforms than any other European country therefore due to great Military power, healthy work in industry, UK is not only the most strongest country of the Europe but also strongest country and economy power of the world.
3: Germany
Germany is also most powerful country in the world but also largest and powerful country of Europe as this country has largest population as well economy of Europe and now become the leader of European countries after its success in financial recession of 2008-2012. It is also a major sector of technology and 18th largest country by population in the world therefore it has fairly large amount of military which is on 9th rank in the world as this country got too much benefit by the crisis of Euro and considered as most solid financial strong, responsible and regulated country. So under the rule of its Chancellor Germany is now making its position in the world by strengthened its economy and income per person.The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. The UK is considered to have a high-income economy and is categorised as very high in the Human Development Index, ranking 14th in the world. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The UK remains a great power with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks fourth or fifth in the world. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. It has been a leading member state of the EU and its predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC), since 1973. However, on 23 June 2016, a national referendum on the UK's membership of the EU resulted in a 51.9% vote to exit. The UK is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7 finance ministers, the G7 forum, the G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the World Trade Organization
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4: China
China is also in list of most of powerful countries of the due to its progress in last 20 years as economic growth of this country is increasing 10 % every years for last few decades due to increase in many industrial units. China is now producing large amount of electronics products in the world but instead of electronics china is also a largest producer of agricultural products and East China is now become new Superpower of the world. Economy of China is on second rank after that of United States of America and Military of China is now spending largest amount in the world. Main source of China to become most powerful country in this world as Government is now teaching too much skills to their people and China is getting more resources due to closeness to other countries.China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies known as dynasties, beginning with the Xia dynasty (c. 2070 bce). Since 221 bce, when the Qin dynasty conquered the other largest six states to form the first unified Chinese empire, China has then expanded, fractured and reformed numerous times in the following millennia. In 1912, The Republic of China (ROC) replaced the last dynasty, and ruled the Chinese mainland until 1949, when it was defeated by the communist People's Liberation Army in the Chinese Civil War. The Communist Party established the People's Republic of China in Beijing on 1 October 1949, while the ROC government relocated to Taiwan with its present de facto temporary capital in Taipei. Both the ROC and PRC continue to claim to be the legitimate government of all China, though the latter has more recognition in the world and controls more territory.
5: France
France is also most powerful country in the world as this country has sixth largest economy in the world with a large amount of business units in Europe, but its economy in on 3rd position in Europe and also has large number of wealthy people which are most in Europe. Main sources of its power are as this country deals with chemical, automobiles, textile, aircrafts, electronics and mainly tourism therefore this country has large number of tourism places. Frances had to face many crisis in 2009 but it has recovered soon than other countries, it is also largest developer of nuclear and about 80 % of electricity is been produced by natural resources and this country is sixth largest in case of producing agricultural products therefore due to these aspects France is in list of most powerful countries of the world.France has long been a global centre of art, science, and philosophy. It hosts Europe's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and receives around 83 million foreign tourists annually, the most of any country in the world.France is a developed country with the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity. In terms of aggregate household wealth, it ranks fourth in the world. France performs well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, and human development. France remains a great power in the world, being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state. It's a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone. It is also a member of the Group of 7, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and La Francophonie.
6: Russia
Russia is also most powerful country of the world as this country is the second largest country by area and this country has many number of natural resources which mainly has a great affect on the economy of this country that are 30 % of all income of the country. These resources include gas, oil and many other precious metals, Russia is also great dealer of arms in the world because sales of arms of this country per year is more than 15 to 20 billion dollars after United States which is on highest rank. Currently Russia has faced many issues which down the graph of standard which include lower price of oil which badly hit the economy of this country and it has faces many front wars with Syria, Ukraine and with some other countries. It has also governess issues due to its large area.The Russian economy ranks as the twelfth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity in 2015. Russia's extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world, making it one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally. The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Russia is a great power as well as a regional power and has been characterised as a potential superpower. It is permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, as well as a member of the G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as being the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and one of the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), along with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
7: Japan
Japan is also most powerful and developed country and now become the most important part of the world as the economy of this country is becoming strong after mid of 18th century. But Japan has passed some difficult days in 2008 due to economic recession and large amount of public debt on that time but instead of all these factors Japan is still third largest economy power after United states of America and China. Main source of income of this country is from automobiles as this country is 2nd largest country producer of automobiles in the world bur instead of all these development this country is also producer of textile products, Chemical substances, machines, food items and mainly Electronics which make this country most powerful in the world.Japan entered into a long period of isolation in the early 17th century, which was ended in 1853 when a United States fleet pressured Japan to open to the West. After nearly two decades of internal conflict and insurrection, the Imperial Court regained its political power in 1868 through the help of several clans from Chōshū and Satsuma, and the Empire of Japan was established. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victories in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism.The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the surrender. Since adopting its revised constitution on May 3, 1947 in the occupied by the SCAP, Japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with an Emperor and an elected legislature called the National Diet.
8: India
India is world’s 2nd largest country by population after China but it also regional superpower and major power in this world,India, officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya),[e] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;[f] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. economy of this country is become more powerful which is mainly due to education as most of people of this country are getting more and more education but large of people of this country are living in life of poverty but instead of all this country is making progress by leaps and bounds as it has a great economy via film industry main by Bollywood which is one of the largest film Industry of the world. Many big investors are now investing in India as labor is very cheap in this country but it has large number of English speakers therefore India is getting large amount of money from film industry which are mainly hit on the Box office and this country is also a nuclear power and has a large amount of Military.
9: Netherlands
Netherlands is also most in list of most powerful countries of the world as this country is located in west of Europe, this country is small but more densely populated. Main things of this country are that this country is the 2nd largest exporter of food items and agricultural things after that of United States of America which is on the 1st rank. This country is also strongest with its economy power which is on sixth rank in European Union but on the market bases the economy of this country is on 17th rank in 177 countries. So its economy is mainly depends upon exporting food and agricultural item, as this country is also known as Holland and also safe country for its citizens.The Netherlands has a market-based mixed economy, ranking 17th of 177 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom. It had the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world in 2013 according to the International Monetary Fund. In 2013, the United Nations World Happiness Report ranked the Netherlands as the seventh-happiest country in the world, reflecting its high quality of life.The Netherlands also ranks second highest in the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index.
10: Canada
Canada is beautiful as well as in the list of most beautiful countries of the world because its National power Index is .68 but last couple of years Canada does not make any great and enormous change and it maintain its rank from 2012. But best thing in this country is living standard of people and economy of this country with high GDP, main things which that make Canada so much powerful are its closeness with two major and powerful Countries United States of America and United Kingdom and natural resources which make life of people with great standard as this country is second largest in the world after Russia. GDP of this country is also on 11th number which makes it more powerful in sight of world.Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, and education. Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations, a member of the Francophonie, and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the G8, the Group of Ten, the G20, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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