If UK was same size as US, which would be most powerful?

For the size of the UK, it is a very powerful country / region. But if it was the same size as US, would it be more powerful?

UK owns US anyway so obviously UK.

the UK, most likely.

It's not about land size, it's about where the land is. America is wealthy as it has lots of excellent land for farming and growing things, it also has a lot of coal, oil and gas, same goes for Canada.

I'm sure this is a phrase lads are familiar with 'Size isn't everything'

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Originally Posted by Jordy

It's not about land size, it's about where the land is. America is wealthy as it has lots of excellent land for farming and growing things, it also has a lot of coal, oil and gas, same goes for Canada.

I'm sure this is a phrase lads are familiar with 'Size isn't everything'

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Size is everything for alot of people ;)

UK's more powerful than CA already isnt it?

But size kinda do matter, as the most powerful countries are the largest countries.

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Originally Posted by Jack120

Size is everything for alot of people ;)

UK's more powerful than CA already isnt it?

But size kinda do matter, as the most powerful countries are the largest countries.

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Depends, the UK probably has a better airforce and navy but Canadian troops are well trained, but you said more powerful not the best army. Canada has a lot of resource's and if Canada wasn't there I'm sure America and other bits of the world wouldn't operate as well as they do.

Power isn't all just military and size, I'd say Saudi Arabia which isn't a really big country, a bit bigger than Germany probably is one of the most powerful countries in the world. It has a good army but the reason why Saudi Arabia is powerful is because it holds the worlds oil, if it stopped supplying Russia and China for example, it would probably have more political influence (AKA Power) than nuclear bombs :P

We're one of the most powerful countries and we're not big as it is, same goes for France and Germany, though I guess we're not as powerful as the USA. Together we are though so having allies must count for power too.

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Originally Posted by Jordy

Depends, the UK probably has a better airforce and navy but Canadian troops are well trained, but you said more powerful not the best army. Canada has a lot of resource's and if Canada wasn't there I'm sure America and other bits of the world wouldn't operate as well as they do.

Power isn't all just military and size, I'd say Saudi Arabia which isn't a really big country, a bit bigger than Germany probably is one of the most powerful countries in the world. It has a good army but the reason why Saudi Arabia is powerful is because it holds the worlds oil, if it stopped supplying Russia and China for example, it would probably have more political influence (AKA Power) than nuclear bombs :P

We're one of the most powerful countries and we're not big as it is, same goes for France and Germany, though I guess we're not as powerful as the USA. Together we are though so having allies must count for power too.

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Its also to do with money and the government is ran.

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Originally Posted by Jack120

Its also to do with money and the government is ran.

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I personally see oil and gas as huge power. Look how much power Russia has over Europe, if Russia choose to stop gas supplies to Europe, most of Europe will be with out gas, surely that's immense power?

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I personally see oil and gas as huge power. Look how much power Russia has over Europe, if Russia choose to stop gas supplies to Europe, most of Europe will be with out gas, surely that's immense power?

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Yea, but if that did happen, there would be another war, this time for fuel.

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Originally Posted by Jack120

Yea, but if that did happen, there would be another war, this time for fuel.

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I doubt there'd be a war and how would this make them reconnect the gas.

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