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United States of America

United States of America. The Last Global Superpower. Economic Strength. Largest economy in the world, almost three times larger GDP than nearest rival GDP per capita is around 10 th in the world U.S national debt at over $13 trillion, grows at around $3.83 billion a day

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United States of America

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  1. United States of America The Last Global Superpower

  2. Economic Strength • Largest economy in the world, almost three times larger GDP than nearest rival • GDP per capita is around 10th in the world • U.S national debt at over $13 trillion, grows at around $3.83 billion a day • 2nd in the 2009-2010 Global Competitiveness Report • Unemployment rate at 9.7% last month • 67.1% of people own their own home • Largest imports are oil, cars and medical items • Largest exports are civilian aeroplanes, semiconductors and cars

  3. Patterns of Trade • 10 countries have 65.99% of U.S. Imports, and 61.20% of U.S. Exports in goods • Canada $429.64 billion • China $365.98 billion • Mexico $305.53 billion • Japan $147.13 billion • Germany $114.55 billion • United Kingdom, South Korea, France, Taiwan, Brazil • Greatest trade deficit with China, Mexico, Japan • Greatest trade surplus with Hong Kong, Netherlands, Australia

  4. Strategic Position • Unlikely to ever have to face a landwar • Mooted by superpower status • North Korea can only reach Alaska, Iran can’t reach mainland with rockets • Difficult to reach with military craft

  5. Cultural Values • 62% of Americans still favour capital punishment, present in all but 15 states • 47% of men, 13% of women own a gun personally. • 39% of people attend church weekly • 53% of people opposed to gay marriage • 38% believe abortion is morally acceptable, 50% wrong. • Even split on 46% for medical euthanasia • Only 39% believe in evolution

  6. Political and Ideological Beliefs • Currently has a Democrat (left-centre party) as head of state • Democrats hold a majority in both the House and Senate • Emergence of ‘Tea Party’ • Rather big on Bill of Rights

  7. Military Strength • Army, Navy, Air force, Marines and Coast Guard • 43% of world spending on military forces • Over $680 billion spent on defence • Most aircraft carriers in the world (21 to U.K’s 6) • Most amount of nuclear submarines (71 to Russia’s 40) • Most fighter aircraft in the world (5,573. More than Russia and China put together) • 2nd most amount of nuclear warheads in the world (9,400 to Russia’s 13,000) • Member of NATO

  8. Historical Factors • World War 2 aftermath saw the collapse of French, Japanese, German and British claims at superpower status • Left standing as sole superpower following collapse of the Soviet Union • 9/11 left American psyche scarred • Neo-conservative George W Bush era still scars relations with many nations

  9. Power Assets and Power Deficits • Still clear global military superpower • Needs address to financial woes although still world’s largest by far • Focus on restoring its soft power • Internal security issues, may be irresolvable

  10. Bibliography • http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/top/index.html • http://pewforum.org/Death-Penalty/An-Enduring-Majority-Americans-Continue-to-Support-the-Death-Penalty.aspx • http://www.gallup.com/poll/20098/gun-ownership-use-america.aspx • http://pewforum.org/Age/Religion-Among-the-Millennials.aspx#attendance • http://www.gallup.com/poll/114544/Darwin-Birthday-Believe-Evolution.aspx

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