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# 10. Netherlands 

GDP

907 billion

POPULATION

17.3 million

GDP PC, PPP

52,295

Situated along the fringes of Western Europe, the Netherlands is a coastal lowland freckled with windmills characteristic of its development around the water. Three major European rivers - the Rhine, Meuse and Schelde - run through neighboring  Germany  and Belgium into the nation's busy ports.

# 9. Sweden

GDP

$ 531 billion

POPULATION

10.3 million

GDP PC, PPP

51,687

The Kingdom of Sweden, flanked by Norway to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east, expands across much of the Scandinavian Peninsula and is one of the largest countries in the European Union by land mass. Capital city Stockholm was claimed in the 16th century, and border disputes through the Middle Ages established the modern-day nation

The Kingdom of Sweden, flanked by Norway to the west and the Baltic Sea to the east, expands across much of the Scandinavian Peninsula and is one of the largest countries in the European Union by land mass. Capital city Stockholm was claimed in the 16th century, and border disputes through the Middle Ages established the modern-day nation.

# 8. United Kingdom

GDP

2.83 trillion

POPULATION

66.8 million

GDP PC, PPP

42,354

The United Kingdom is a highly developed nation that exerts considerable international economic, political, scientific and cultural influence. Located off the northwest corner of Europe, the country includes the island of Great Britain - which contains England, Scotland and Wales - and the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The country's role on the global stage faces new questions as the nation withdrew from the European Union. , as well as the policies supporting the eurozone.

# 7. New Zealand 

GDP

209 billion

POPULATION

4.98 million

GDP PC, PPP

41,999

British and Polynesian influences course through picturesque New Zealand, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean southeast of  Australia . Early Maori settlers ceded sovereignty to British invaders with the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, and European settlers flooded in. Today, 70 percent of Kiwis, a common term for the people of New Zealand after a native flightless bird, are of European descent. A sense of pride has surged among the Maori, the country's first settlers who now account for about 14 percent, as homeland grievances become more openly addressed.

# 6. United States 

GDP

21.4 trillion

POPULATION

328 million

GDP PER CAPITA, PPP

65,280

The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world's most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television. In November 2020 the country elected Joe Biden as its 46th president, removing Donald Trump after one term. The country is still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing deep economic recession.And calls for greater social justice reignited in the country following the death of Black American George Floyd at the hands of police in May 2020. Public demands to address racial inequality in the country, expressed in institutions such as the criminal justice system and health care, spurred similar movements in countries around the world.

# 5. Australia

GDP

40 1.40 trillion

POPULATION

25.4 million

GDP PER CAPITA, PPP

55,057

The Commonwealth of Australia occupies the Australian continent. The country also includes some islands, most notably Tasmania. Indigenous people occupied the land for at least 40,000 years before the first British settlements of the 18th century.

# 4. Switzerland 

GDP

731 billion

POPULATION

8.58 million

GDP PER CAPITA, PPP

85,300

Switzerland, officially called the Swiss Federation, is a small country in Central Europe made up of 16,000 square miles of glacier-carved Alps, lakes and valleys. It's one of the world's wealthiest countries, and has been well-known for centuries for its neutrality.

# 3. Germany

GDP

3.86 trillion

POPULATION

83.1 million

GDP PER CAPITA, PPP

46,468

Germany, the most populous nation in the European Union, possesses one of the largest economies in the world and has seen its role in the international community grow steadily since reunification. The Central European country borders nine nations, and its landscape varies, from the northern plains that reach to the North and Baltic seas to the Bavarian Alps in the south.

#2. Japan

GDP

$ 5.06 trillion

POPULATION

126 million

GDP PER CAPITA, PPP

40,113

Japan, one of the world's most literate and technically advanced nations, is an East Asian country made up of four main islands. While most of Japan is covered by mountains and heavily wooded areas, the country's roughly 126 million people lead a distinctly urban lifestyle. Long culturally influenced by its neighbors, today the country  blends  its ancient traditions with aspects of Western life.

#1. Canada

GDP

7 1.74 trillion

POPULATION

37.6 million

GDP PER CAPITA, PPP

$ 46,327

Canada takes up about two-fifths of the North American continent, making it the second-largest country in the world after  Russia . The country is sparsely populated, with most of its 35.5 million residents living within 125 miles of the US border. Canada's expansive wilderness to the north plays a large role in Canadian identity, as does the country's reputation of welcoming immigrants.