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In the 1500s, France was still the most populous country in Europe, [10] and would remain so until the mid-19th to late 19th century. [11] During the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, from 1643 to 1715, France was the leading European power as Europe's richest and most powerful country. The dominance of France over world affairs extended to ...
A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of their own.
List of currently active political parties with 5,000,000 – 50,000,000 members Rank Name Abbreviation Party symbol Country Active since Claimed number of members (year) Approximate percentage of population (year) [b] 4 Democratic Party: D DEM United States: 8 January 1828 (197 years ago) () 45,137,430 (2024) [7] [c] 37.60% (2024) in 31 states 5
Democracy Ranking refers to countries (country-based democracies) with a population of one million or more and that are classified by Freedom House as "free" or at least as "partly free" (see also the Freedom House report). The Democracy Ranking makes explicit the "theoretical basis", which governs the theoretical self-understanding of the ...
Logo of Forbes magazine Vladimir Putin was ranked the most powerful person 4 times. Between 2009 and 2018 (with absence in 2017) the business magazine Forbes had compiled an annual list of the world's most powerful people. The list had one slot for every 100 million people, meaning in 2009 there were 67 people on the list, and by 2018, there ...
Citizens in six countries are now considered to have the world’s most powerful passports: Japan, Singapore, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, according to the 2024 Henley Passport Index.
The Mongol Empire was the largest land empire in world history and considered the foremost great power, holding sway over 25% of the world's population and controlling about 17% of the Earth's total land area, while the United States and the Soviet Union grew in power before and during World War II. The UK would face serious political ...
The powerful singer holds a multitude of impressive titles, including the Most BET awards for an individual with 32, the most wins at the coveted MTV Video Music Awards with 30, and the most ...