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1 The United States of America, Look at
http://www.lonympics.co.uk/
The world's biggest economy and army, the most powerful democracy, and the media centre of the world, plus in many ways the centre of world diplomacy and foreign relations. This easily makes the USA the worlds most powerful country.
2 Russian Federation
The second largest army, and a puppeteer of many Central Asian states. The largest European population, and largest world area, which gives it immense control over itself, and immense levels of independence . The size of Russia helps give it extra resources and abilities that make it such a big power.
3 Peoples Republic of China
The 4th or 2nd largest GNP depending on different measures (Either normal measures, or ones which cancel out misleading totals for currency values, in that later case China places second) a recent riser, above France and Britain, It also has established itself as having nukes. a huge army, and is becoming even more of a international power, as of the resource hungry booming economy, though even if that stalled, it would still be 3rd, as of other advantages.
Plus massively the Largest population in the world, And like the above 2 is a UN Security council member.
4 France
UN security council membership, a nuclear power, and allot of influence over Africa. G7 economy, a leading democracy, and a quite large army. It is one of worlds most powerful armies. EU membership gives it extra power.
5 Britain
UN security council status, nuclear weapons, G7 economy, a leading democratic state, and a media from music, to actors centre, that has allot of influence over the world as of it's popularity. Membership of the EU adds to it's power.
6 Japan
The second largest economy, and a big democracy, large population, but rammed in by China, and the USA, so below France, and Britain,
7 Republic of India
The most populous democracy, a growing economy, and nuke weapons, as the Second most populous country on Earth it has moral sway,
8 Federal Republic of Germany
The World's third economy, and a top 3 in terms of power EU member, of the 27 European Union countries, but hampered in influence, as of World War two, and World War One, Which affected Germany's moral position in the world, and reduced German influence on many areas of the world,