The world’s10 most powerful countries US، China، and Russia with 2Arabic countries

The US، China، and Russia remained unchallenged as the world's10 most powerful countries in 2023، with 2Arabic countries، according to this year's global power rankings، published by US News & World Report Magazine which polled 17 thousand people about their thoughts on 87 different nations to make their rankings in the Best Countries study and the world’s most powerful countries that are the ones consistently dominate news headlines، preoccupy policymakers and shape global economic patterns.

The US، China، and Russia are the world's10 most powerful countries this year

The US، China، and Russia are considered as the world's10 most powerful countries this year according to this year's global power، their foreign policies and military budgets as when they make a pledge، at least some in the international community trust or fear، they will keep it and these countries project also their influence on the world stage.

The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power with GDP of more than $25.5 trillion،  population of 333 million and an area of more than 9.8 million SQ.KM as well as its cultural imprint spans the world، led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music، movies and television.

China is the second state in this list

The second state in this ranking of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power is China، home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations، which has been ruled by the Communist Party since 1949، when the nation was established as the People’s Republic of China and is the world’s most populous of more than 1.4 billion population and GDP of $18.0 trillion as well as the second-largest by land mass of 9.6 million SQ.KM.

Russia، the third،  is the world’s largest country by land mass

The scale of Russia is difficult to imagine as it is the world’s largest country by land mass، nearly twice as big as Canada، the world’s second-largest nation and covers all of northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe، in addition it shares land borders with more than a dozen countries، and shares sea borders with Japan and the United States.

Russia is the third state of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power with GDP of $2.24 trillion and population of about 144 million while its area equal to more than 17  million SQ.KM.

Germany، No.4، the most populous nation in the European Union  

Number 4 of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power is Germany، the most populous nation in the European Union with population of more than 84 million، possesses one of the largest economies in the world with GDP of  $4.07 trillion and has seen its role in the international community grow steadily since reunification while it borders nine nations، and its landscape of 357 thousand SQ.KM.  varies، from the northern plains that reach to the North and Baltic seas to the Bavarian Alps in the south.

The United Kingdom is number 5 of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power as it is  highly developed nation that exerts considerable international economic، political، scientific and cultural influence with GDP of  $3.07 trillion، population of 67 million and an area equal to about 244 thousand SQ.KM، while it’s role on the global stage faces new questions as the nation has withdrawn from the European Union.

South Korea، number 6، has a long history of conflict

South Korea، officially the Republic of Korea، is number 6 of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power and a nation in eastern Asia that occupies the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula and has a long history of conflict but its  GDP is $1.67 trillion with population of more than 51.6 million and an area equal to nearly 100 thousand SQ.KM.

However، South Korea، which liberated from Japan in 1945 at the end of World War II، was invaded by communist forces in North Korea several years later but it gained aid from the United Nations that helped end the three-year war and support the south on its path to democracy، while a critical divide between the two nations along the center of the peninsula remains.

France، number 7 of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power

The influence France، number 7 of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power، has on the world، both in the past and today that is difficult to overstate، as it is located in Western Europe، one of the world’s oldest countries، and its reach extends around the globe through science، politics، economics and perhaps above all، culture with GDP of $2.78 trillion، population of about 68 million and an area equal to nearly 644 thousand SQ.KM.

Japan، one of the world’s most literate and technically advanced nations، is number 8 of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power،  an East Asian archipelago country made up of four primary islands and more than 6،800 others with total area of 378 thousand SQ.KM،  population of about 125 million and  GDP of $4.23 trillion.

There are 2 Arabic countries in the list

There are 2 Arabic countries in the list of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power، Saudi Arabia، No.9، is the giant of the Middle East، with both the vast majority of land and wealth of the Arabian Peninsula falling within its borders، with GDP of $1.11 trillion، population of about 36.4 million and an area of more than 2 million SQ.KM.

The tenth and last one in the list of the world’s10 most dominant economic and military power is the United Arab Emirates، or UAE that، is a federation of seven emirates on the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula with an area of 83.6 thousand SQ.KM،  GDP of $508 billion and population of more than  9.4 million.