The 20 richest countries in the world

1. USA, 11,668 billions of dollars
2. Japan, 4.623 billions of dollars
3. Germany, 2.714 billions of dollars
4. Great Britain, 2.141 billions of dollars
5. France, 2.003 billions of dollars
6. Italy, 1.672 billions of dollars
7. China, 1.649 billions of dollars
8. Spain, 991,44 billions of dollars
9. Canada, 979,77 billions of dollars
10. India, 691,88 billions of dollars
11. South Korea, 679,67 billions of dollars
12. Mexico, 676,5 billions of dollars
13. Australia, 631,26 billions of dollars
14. Brazil, 604,86 billions of dollars
15. Russia, 582,4 billions of dollars
16. The Netherlands, 577,26 billions of dollars
17. Switzerland, 359,47 billions of dollars
18. Belgium, 349,83 billions of dollars
19. Sweden, 346,40 billions of dollars
20. Turkey, 301,95 billions of dollars

Not too many surprises there, except Mexico? How did Mexico get that high on the list? Is it because of their proximity to the USA? And despite all the wittering and squawking about the depression in the UK, they're still the 4th richest country in the world. Go figure.


The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
[Aung San Suu Kyi]