Top Ten World Powers

[monkspider]

Based on economic strength, military strength, international influence, etc etc.

In order:

1. United States
2. China
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. United Kingdom
6. India
7. Russia
8. France
9. Korea
10. Israel

Any objections?

[Frozzy]

UK above Germany, and maybe Japan.

[Patroklos]

Germany's economy is much more robust, as is that of France. France also eclipsed British military spending and overall rated strength last year according to Janes.

[BeBMan]

Difficult, but since both UK and France have nuclear forces and are permanently in the UNSC I´d put them higher than Germany, even if their economy is not as strong.

[Dauphin]

Where's Australia?

[monkspider]

Originally posted by Big Crunch
Where's Australia?

I thought about giving them an honorable mention but decieded against it.

[BeBMan]

Oh, and Germany over Japan. Militarily we do more then they do, politically our influence seems bigger to me (maybe wrong here, though) and they had much better times economically (despite the German economy has some trouble as well currently).

[Frozzy]

Germany's economy is much more robust

Is that why numerous businesses in Germany (e.g. Grundig) are going bust, marketplaces in places like Nuremburg etc. are extremely quiet, and people are wanting to hold on to their money for fear of losing it?

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by monkspider


I thought about giving them an honorable mention but decieded against it.

Good decision. Now no-one will suspect that the Aussies are in fact a military powerhouse.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Big Crunch
Where's Australia?

Even we could take Australia...

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Frozzy




Is that why numerous businesses in Germany (e.g. Grundig) are going bust, marketplaces in places like Nuremburg etc. are extremely quiet, and people are wanting to hold on to their money for fear of losing it?

Nuremberg?

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse




Even we could take Australia...

What would tundra dwellers want a big ol' desert for?

[KrazyHorse]

Is Israel that high?

Only because of nukes or do their conventional forces rate?

They might have good quality but do they have the quantity to fight a Pakistan or Indonesia?

I really don't think so...

[St Leo]

0. Canada
1. Canada
2. Canada
3. Canada
4. Canada
5. Canada.
6. Canada
7. Canada
8. Canada
9. Canada

Next question.

[Ted Striker]

Re: Top Ten World Powers

Originally posted by monkspider
Based on economic strength, military strength, international influence, etc etc.

In order:

1. United States
2. China
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. United Kingdom
6. India
7. Russia
8. France
9. Korea
10. Israel

Any objections?

1. USA
2. UK
3. France
4. Japan
5. Germany
6. Russia
7. China