Global Superpowers

-Group 4BArunima Merin Jose Jithu Ramabhadran Nicholas Jojy Paul Antony Sreejith Paliath Vysakh Jayan Vivek Bhaskaran

Introduction
A superpower is a state with a dominant position

in the international system which has the ability to influence events and its own interests and project power on a worldwide scale to protect those interests. The basic components of superpower stature may be measured along four axes of power: military, economic, political, and cultural. (Lyman Miller) The countries which are in the race are: USA, Russia, China, Japan, UK, Brazil, India, France, Germany etc. The whole of European Union (EU) is sometimes

Demographics
Country Area (sq. km.) Population Median Age (years) Sex Ratio
(No. of Males per Females)

Literacy Rate

USA China

98,26,675 (Rank 3) 95,96,961 (Rank 4)

31,38,47,465 36.9 (Rank 3) 134,32,39,92 35.5 3 (Rank 1)

0.97 1.06

99% 92.2%

Russia Japan India

1,70,98,242 13,80,82,178 38.7 (Rank 1) (Rank 9) 3,77,915 (Rank 62) 32,87,263 (Rank 7) 85,14,877 (Rank 5) 12,73,68,088 44.8 (Rank 10) 120,50,73,61 26.2 2 (Rank 2) 20,57,16,890 29.3 (Rank 5) 6,30,47,162 40

0.85 0.94 1.08

99.4% 99% 61%

Brazil

0.98 0.99

88.6% 99%

Source: UK CIA World Factbook 2,43,610

Culture
Country USA Language English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7% Major Religions Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9% Ethnic Groups White 79.96%, Black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%

China
Russia

Standard Chinese or Mandarin

Russian

Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist

Russian Orthodox 1520%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2%

Han Chinese 91.5%

Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8% Japanese 98.5%

Japan

Japanese

Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%

(A majority follow both of these)

India

Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%

Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%

Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%

white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%

Brazil

Portuguese

Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%

Christian 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu

UK

Source: CIA World Factbook

English

White 92.1%, Black 2%, Indian

Economics
Country GDP * (in USD) GDP Growth Rate* Per Capita Income* (in USD) 48,442 Unemployme nt Rate # (% of total labor force) 9 USA 15.09 Trillion 1.7%

China

7.3 Trillion

9.1%

5,430

6.5

Russia
1.86 Trillion Japan 5.87 Trillion 4.3% -0.7% 13,089 45,903

6.6

4.6

India Brazil UK
*Source: World Bank

1.85 Trillion 2,48 Trillion 2.43 Trillion

6.9 % 2.7% 0.7%

1,489 12,594 38,818

9.8 6 8.1

# Source: CIA World Factbook

Economics (cont)
Country Sector-wise Labor Force
Farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% ; Manufacturing, extraction, transportation, crafts: 20.3%; Managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3%; Sales and office: 24.2%; Other services: 17.6% Agriculture: 36.7%; Industry: 28.7%; Services: 34.6% Agriculture: 9.8%; Industry: 27.5%; Services: 62.7% Agriculture: 3.9%; Industry: 26.2%; Services: 69.8%

Sector-wise GDP Composition

Agriculture: 1.2%; Industry: 19.2%; Services: 79.6%

USA

China

Agriculture: 10.1%; Industry: 46.8%; Services: 43.1% Agriculture: 4.5%; Industry: 36.9%; Services: 58.6%

Russia

Japan

Agriculture: 1.2%; Industry: 27.3%; Services: 71.6% Agriculture: 17.2%; Industry: 26.4%; Services: 56.4% Agriculture: 5.5%; Industry: 27.5%; Services: 67% Agriculture: 0.7%; Industry: 21.4%; Services: 77.8%

India

Agriculture: 52%; Industry: 14%; Services: 34%

Brazil

Agriculture: 20%; Industry: 14%; Services: 66%

Agriculture: 1.4%; Industry: 18.2%; Services: UK 80.4% Source: CIA World Factbook

Research & Development

Country
USA China Russia

R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)

2.7 1.4 1

Japan India Brazil UK

3.3 0.9 0.9 1.7

Military
Country
USA
China Russia

Active Manpower
22,85,000
14,77,896 12,00,000

Military Expenditure (% of GDP)

4.06
4.30 3.9

Japan India Brazil UK

2,39,430 13,25,000 3,71,199 2,24,500

0.8 2.5 1.7 2.7

About USA
It is the largest economy of the world. Has the most advanced and strongest military.

US Currency dominates the trade world.

Anything that happens in USA directly affects

other economies around the world.

About China
China is seen as the next superpower of the

world.
Chinese growth accounts for about 11% of global

GDP.
China has created a huge manufacturing and

export empire.
China is active on various economic as well as

regional forums to extend their trade ties.