Friday, September 23, 2011

Permanent members of the U.N. Security Council

Just look at these jokers!

It's ridiculous.  It's undemocratic.  And ultimately, they're simply the victors on September 2, 1945.

Here's a look at the five members, compared to other countries, by population and GDP.


Population
1. China-1,340 million
2. India-1,210 million
3. U.S.-312 million
4. Indonesia-238 million
5. Brazil-191 million
6. Pakistan-177 million
7. Nigeria-158 million
8. Bangladesh-151 million
9. Russia-143 million
10. Japan-128 million
11. Mexico-112 million
12. Philippines-94 million
13. Vietnam-87 million
14. Ethiopia-82 million
15. Germany-82 million
16. Egypt-81 million
17. Iran-76 million
18. Turkey-74 million
19. Thailand-67 million
20. Congo-66 million
21. France-66 million
22. United Kingdom-62 million

GDP
1. U.S.-$14.5 trillion
2. China-$5.9 trillion
3. Japan-$5.5 trillion
4. Germany-$3.3 trillion
5. France-$2.6 trillion
6. United Kingdom-$2.3 trillion
7. Brazil-$2.1 trillion
8. Italy-$2.1 trillion
9. India-$1.6 trillion
10. Canada-$1.6 trillion
11. Russia-$1.5 trillion

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