The power of a nation state into the international arena is based on many factors like geographical location, size, military presence and economy. Many countries are great in size but have been unable to translate that into political influence, for example; Australia and Canada. There are countries like India and Pakistan that have one of the largest militaries in the world . But, Pakistan being an atomic power comes nearly nowhere in the power index of the world. Below are ten most powerful countries in the world. The ranking based on economic growth (GDP), political influence, military strength and size 1. United States of America GDP of $17.4 trillion. 2. Russia GDP $1.9 trillion 3. China The GDP of China is $10.4 trillion 4. United Kingdom GDP of UK is $3 trillion 5. Germany GDP of $3.9 trillion 6. France GDP of $2.8 trillion 7. Japan GDP of about $2 trillion 8. India GDP is $1.877 trillion 9. Saudi Arabia GDP of Saudi Arabia is nea...
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