At the end of 2008, China's comprehensive national strength ranked fourth in the world. At the end of 20/2008-20 10/0, the United States will remain the world's first superpower in terms of gross national product, gold reserves, educational strength, scientific and technological strength, military strength (especially military expenditure), the number of global top 500 enterprises, comprehensive national strength and the world's largest currency, the US dollar (equivalent to the influence of the euro). Driven by the great prosperity of the world economy and its own policies to promote economic development, the United States will gradually get out of the subprime mortgage crisis and become an important engine of the world economy again. It is predicted that the annual economic growth rate of the United States is about 2.6%. Second, Japan ranks second in the world in terms of gross national product (GNP), foreign exchange reserves, foreign trade volume, per capita GNP, strength of higher education, seventh in military strength and top five in military potential. Japan's advantages are almost directly reflected in the economy and the science and technology supported by the economy, so once Japan's gross national product ranking drops, its comprehensive national strength ranking will also drop sharply. Third, relying on the small appreciation of the euro against the US dollar and certain economic growth, Germany has been the world export champion for many years and maintained a huge trade surplus. In 20 16, Germany's gross national product will rank third in the world (surpassing Japan, next to the United States and China) and its foreign trade volume is expected to rank second in the world (surpassing the United States, next to China); With the slight decline of France's influence, as the most powerful country in the European Union, Germany's political and economic status is bound to become increasingly prominent in the world. Education has always been ahead of the world, and has cultivated world-class great men such as Kant, Beethoven, Hegel, Marx, Engels and Einstein. Fourthly, China, from 2009, China will become the first engine of the world economy. At the end of 20 1 1, the military strength ranked second in the world, the gross national product ranked second in the world, the foreign exchange reserves ranked first in the world, the domestic market ranked third in the world, and the scientific and technological strength ranked second in the world (aerospace science and technology, military science and technology, nuclear science and technology, electronic information technology and other core fields ranked second in the world, while ship science and technology ranked first in the world), ranking second in the proportion of global top 500 enterprises (only) Among the top ten ports in the world, China has more than five ports: Shanghai, Hongkong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Qingdao and Tianjin. Economically, it forms a world economic triangle with the European Union and the United States; Militarily, it has formed a world military triangle with the United States and Russia, and its status as a superpower has begun to emerge. However, at that time, China was only at the advanced stage of a medium-sized developing country, and the advantages of the EU and the United States were relatively large. There was still a long way to go before it could surpass the United States and become the world's first superpower, or even surpass the EU. Fifth, the rapid rise of oil and gas prices in Russia is an important foundation for the rapid economic growth in Russia. In the first quarter of 2008, the foreign trade volume was US$ 6,543.8+US$ 063.3 billion, up 55.8% year-on-year. The foreign trade surplus was $53.6 billion, an increase of 60% over the same period last year. Moscow has become the first choice for European real estate developers to invest in Europe. By the end of 20 12, Russia's foreign exchange reserves will surpass Japan, ranking second in the world; Exports will rise to the fifth place in the world. 6. Because the computer system in the world depends on English to a great extent at present, the United States will remain the world's first superpower in the next five years, and Britain will also become one of the world's second superpowers, so English and Chinese will become the two most important languages in the world, and Britain has language advantages. Sixth, because the computer system in the world relies heavily on English at present, the United States will remain the world's first superpower in the next five years, and Britain will also become one of the world's second superpowers, so English and Chinese will become the two most important languages in the world, and Britain has language advantages; British immigrants and their descendants account for the absolute proportion of the population in the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries; The increasingly prominent position of the world finance also makes London, the world financial center, more and more influential. With the help of London Olympic Games (20 12 London Olympic Games is one of the most important conditions for Britain's comprehensive national strength to leap from quantity to quality), the development prospect of Britain deserves attention. Seventh, France is the second nuclear power in the world after the United States, and has advantages in tourism, military science and technology and culture. If we can continue to maintain good relations with China, we will be in an advantageous position in the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial revolution in the world from 2065438 to 2020, and even have the opportunity to catch up with Germany in terms of gross national product and comprehensive national strength, but now there is a crisis in Sino-French relations. Eighth, Canada is the only net exporter of oil among the seven developed countries; Uranium reserves rank second in the world; Mutual largest trading partner with the United States; It is recognized as one of the countries with good immigration policies in the world; Global warming has greatly increased the exploitable space in Canada. If the Arctic Ocean waterway is opened, Canada may achieve a rapid leap. Ninth, India is the second most populous country in the world, and the second or third largest software country in the world, and its comprehensive national strength has improved even faster, second only to China and Russia. By the end of 20 12, India will grow into one of the six superpowers in the world; More than 200 million people in India are proficient in English, which is India's advantage in the field of modern computers, especially in the software industry. (It is said that India has more than 654.38+100000 tons of gold and 654.38+105000 tons of silver. ) After 2065.438+02, the Indian government was able to buy 5,000 tons of gold in a very short time, making Indian Rupee quickly become one of the world currencies with high value and recognized by the whole world, further enhancing India's status as a sub-superpower. Forbes magazine reported on May 4, 2008 that mukesh ambani, a 5 1 year-old Indian billionaire with a net worth of $43 billion, is spending $2 billion to build himself the most expensive private "skyscraper mansion" in the world in Mumbai, the economic center of India, with a height of 173 meters. Military: India has been maintaining huge military purchases, and plans to purchase more than $30 billion in military hardware and software in the next five years; It is said that India considers itself the first military power in Asia. Tenth, Brazil is the fifth most populous country in the world, the fifth largest country in land area, an important exporter of important resources and energy such as iron ore and oil, and has Brazil's Vale, the world's largest iron ore producer, holding about 4 billion tons of iron ore; Coffee production ranks first in the world; It has the largest plateau (Brazil Plateau), the largest plain (Amazon Plain), the largest river basin (Amazon River) and the largest tropical rain forest (Amazon Rainforest) in the world. By the end of 20 12, Brazil will develop into the strongest country in Latin America, Africa and Oceania in the southern hemisphere. Eleventh, Australia is the largest coal exporter in the Asia-Pacific region and one of the largest iron ore exporters in the world; Uranium reserves account for about 40% of the world; The world's largest wheat exporter; The average price of real estate doubles every seven years, which has become the basic law of the Australian real estate market, with extremely low risk and extremely high rate of return; The service industry accounts for almost 80% of its economic activities and 1 1% of GDP, and the service quality of the banking industry ranks third in the world. The rate of currency appreciation is the highest in the world, and the population is also growing rapidly. It is one of the countries with more development potential in the world. The twelfth. If the Korean won continues to weaken, South Korea's gross national product will be surpassed by Mexico and 20 1 1 by Australia and the Netherlands in 2009, which will have a great impact on South Korea's international status. Fourteenth, among all the big countries in Spain, the contradiction between Spain and other big countries seems to be the least obvious now. If Spain can better handle its relations with world powers, and take advantage of the strong Asian economy with China as its economic center and the rapid economic growth in Africa, Spain's comprehensive national strength will surpass Italy and even have a higher international ranking before the end of 2020. On August 24th, 2008, the United States released the 10th ranking of global comprehensive national strength. China's comprehensive national strength ranks fourth in the world after the United States, Japan and Germany, among which the economic strength is third, the military strength is third, the scientific and technological strength is eighth, and the educational strength is tenth. China's comprehensive national strength is equivalent to 48% of that of the United States, including 92% in politics, 89% in diplomacy, 88% in resources, 36% in military affairs, 25% in economy, 20% in science and technology, and 0/2% in education. China's economic rise has just begun, and it is still far behind. Although the total economic output of China ranks third in the world, it is only equivalent to 25% of that of the United States, and the world ranking of per capita GDP is 100, which is only equivalent to 5.5% of that of the United States. No matter from the economic aggregate or per capita GDP, the gap between China's economy and the United States is huge. This shows that China's economic rise has just begun. ]