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[edit] Russia as an emerging superpower

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Russia
     Russia

Russia is considered as one of the possible emerging superpowers of the world. This potential is attributed due to several indicators, the primary ones being its rapidly expanding economy, big deposit of materials, big area and strong army. However the country suffers from many economic problems that it must overcome before it can be considered a superpower. It is also not yet as influential on the international stage when compared to the United States or the former Soviet Union.

[edit] Geographic factors

Covered 17 million km², 11 time zones; was the largest country in the world. Covered huge sea area, and encompassed vast deposits of minerals and large farming areas.

[edit] Political factors

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"Topol-M" Russian Strategic Missile

Permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Strong ties with Western Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States, European Union, Asia.

[edit] Economic and financial factors

Russia is currently the world's 10th largest economy in terms of real GDP (PPP) and the 14th largest economy in terms of nominal GDP (market exchange rates), with an annual growth rate of 7,5%.

[edit] Military factors

It has a well trained world's 2nd largest military coming with the world's 2nd largest air force and a naval force.

[edit] Demographic factors

Had a population of 142,400,000 (2006) was the seventh largest on Earth.

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Power statuses Middle power | Regional power | Great power | Superpower | Hyperpower
Further geopolitics African Century | American Century | Asian Century | British Moment | Chinese Century | European Century | Indian Century | Pacific Century
Types of power Soft power | Hard power | Political power | Power (sociology) | Machtpolitik | Realpolitik | Power projection | Polarity in international relations
Other G8+5 | BRIC | BRIMC | Historical powers | Next Eleven | Energy superpower | Power transition theory | Second superpower | SCO | Superpower collapse | Superpower disengagement
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