Best Countries of 1900
The best countries of 111 years ago (and counting).
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly shortened to United Kingdom, UK or Britain is a Sovereign State located of the Northwestern coast of Europe. It is a Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy currently lead by Monarch Queen Elizabeth II and its current prime minister is Boris Johnson. The UK is a Unitary State consisting of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is currently a member state of the European Union, but as of 2016 has start the withdrawal process, and is set to leave the Union in October 2019. ...read more. I truly think the United Kingdom is and was the best country, the world has ever seen. Not only are we one of the richest, yet we are patriotic and proud of our country not to mention the fact we were a major player in the defeat of the 2 catastrophic world wars. Furthermore, no country ANYWHERE has such a famous and much-loved Monarchy. Its something for us to be proud of and for others to envy.
We ruled over a 1/3 of the worlds population! This small island off the coast of France was and still is very feared. Our armed forces are some of the best in the world, despite it not being the largest. Technologicaly advanced to such a significant level!
Also, despite 21st century expectations we have stilled maintained a large amount of overseas territories. Gibraltor, The Falklands. you name it our flags on it!
We celebrate and embrace our countries multicultuarism, and over 65 million people are PROUD and HAPPY to call this fantastic, majestic, nation home!
Incomprehensibly large economy, navy, and population. Countless Imperial territories. London is the financial capital of the world at this time. A relatively small but professional army, hardened with experiences from the Boer War. Immense control over global politics and communications that would become vital in defeating Germany and Austro-Hungary in the coming years.
At the Turn of the 20th Century, the British Empire was nearing its peak, with colonies stretching from Canada to India, the UK was a superpower in 1900. With the Victorian Era coming to a close in Britain, the UK was still at the forefront of technology and science. It was the go to nation for Science, Tech, and many other categories.
With a killer empire legacy behind them, the UK can still punch above their weight, with the 2nd largest economy in Europe and international influence, as of today the United Kingdom is still a powerhouse.
The United Kingdom is one of the greatest countries in the world; it prides itself on it's military and it's huge influence inside the United Nations and it's former trade market group, the European Union. It's financial capital, London, is also the richest city in the world; it is the Global Centre of the world.
Germany was formally united in 1871 under the initiative of Bismarck with King Wilhelm of Prussia as emperor. The previous 'Holy Roman Empire', basically a continuation of the empire of Charlemagne/Karl der Grosse was dissolved in 1806.Some territory was lost after World War 1 and a lot more after World War 2, basically started by Hitler's Nazi dictatorship. Then the Soviets kept their zone - the 'DDR', East Germany, separate with a wall through the middle of Berlin, until 1990 when the country was reunited. ...read more.
Germany is obviously the most powerful country in 1900. Although its size makes it smaller than US, India, and Russia, Germany held down, although being vastly outnumbered by enemies in numerous fronts. Then, in the 1930's, they formed the Nazi Regime, which is worse but more powerful. The Germans conquered Poland twice and booted Russia and the Soviet Union back to their stronger areas. They already got United Kingdom near bankruptcy during WW2, beat against that small island, and started attacking US naval ships and other Eurasian rivals. The mighty Germans showed that size does not always matter (Like they took down the world's largest nation: Russia).
Germany was a lesser powerful country entering the twentieth century, but however, it exceeded the British Empire in strength, rather than size. In World War One, Germany was outnumbered and outflanked, but it stood firm. The only reason it was 'defeated', and this is a fact: Germany surrendered because it thought peace was available through Wilson's Fourteen Points. When Germany was the Prussian Empire, they took down Poland. When Germany became the later Nazi Regime in World War Two, it had been outflanked by the Allied Countries, and itself and Japan, but Japan was too far away. Nazi Germany held out and was crushing the Soviet Union, and was developing advanced technology, such as the missile, and the atomic weapon. But however, USA got to it first since Einstein went to it and crushed Japan. Germany still shows it should never be underestimated through these two wars,
Most nobel prices even more nobel prices than uk, France, Russia and the usa combined in that time. Best scienist, best industry, best ecomomy, rich, best and most powerful army and nation wonderful country and cities wonderful people, strong people, smartesr people, the leaders lived for their nation and people and ruled for them how the people wanted it. 4. Largest empire at the earth during that time, 3. Largest empire in Europe. They were Germans and Germany and they were great. But that the uk etc did not liked because of that the 1. And 2. World war started. Good music good festivals etc. And with Austria they werevthe biggest empire in Europe. wonderful, powerful and smart. And all or most leaders during that time came from Germany and were Germans.
Germany had 13.5 million solders throughout all of what world war 1 most of which died during(or injured) during the war. Also it had a small empire, Britain was far bigger as was France and Russia, even in A Europe Russia was bigger. It also was not at war with the Netherlands in world war 1. It was at war with Russia from 1914 at that time too.
The United States of America, or the U.S.A. for short, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, 48 of them are contiguous states. There are two other states, Alaska and Hawaii, which are north and south of the contiguous states, respectively. The United States declared its independence from the British Empire in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. They won their independence in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris. Its capital, Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) is defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings including the iconic ones that house the federal government's 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. Though it has no official language, English and ...read more. United States in 1776 to the 1910's had less than 100 million.
In 1906, the year of the great fires in the San Francisco Earthquake had an average of 76 million.
Then as time went by throughout 1977, the United States had gained 146 million people which came up to a toltal of 220 million. Today, the United States is the third most populated country and third largest by area.
The United States remains at an average of almost 330 million right now.
United States has the industry and colinies to make it the best power and is still the greatest.
With greatest military since 1945.
Usa is best now
Yes it's right
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. Its capital is New Delhi. Some other major cities are Mumbai, Chennai, and Ahemdabad. The most spoken languages are Hindi and English, but there are 22 official Indian languages. Do you people even know what you're talking about? India was ruled the United Kingdom. It was not a country yet.
Ha! India want even a nation yet, are you crazy. Still a part of the UK until 1948.
I love my India
China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion. China spans five geographical time zones and borders 14 countries, the second most of any country in the world after Russia. Covering an area of approximately 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the world's third or fourth largest country. The country consists of 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Chinese (Mandarin) is the only official ...read more. China have always been very smart and have overtooken all countries in all areas. In other words they are the best. All though New Zealand is second.
Japan is an island country in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean. It lies off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland (east of China, Korea, Russia) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest.Japan has a huge capital city called Tokyo, other cities in Japan include Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya and Sendai. It's close to South Korea, which is on the North West of it. It has a large population of 126.86 million people (Statistics Bureau of Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2016). ...read more.
Includes India, Australia, Canada, half of Africa, parts of China, as well as antarctic claims. This should be first big time. The pax britannica was during this period, no other country even came close to britain in terms of everything. The population was even greater than China. This was the height of british dominance of the world.
France, officially the French Republic, is a sovereign state comprising territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The European part of France, called metropolitan France, extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. France spans 675,000 km2 (251,000 mi2) and has a total population of 67 million (data from 2017). ...read more. A great Republic after having been a great Empire.
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine and Belarus to the east; and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the north. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk and Szczecin. It is currently led by President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. ...read more.
Russia, or the Russian Federation (RF), is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and borders sixteen sovereign nations, the most of any country in the world. It is the ninth-most populous country and the most populous country in Europe, with a population of 145.5 million. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas ...read more. Russia was the greatest country in the world. Respect to Russian Federation! And hope that we will rise again
Best country ever
Germany did NOT have 13,000,000 soldiers. In fact they had about 4,500,000. Britain was weaker than people think with only 800,000 and France had 3,500,000. Austria-Hungary had 3,500,000 experienced soldiers and one of the top 5 wood producers in the world. They were also in the top 5 for industrial strength.
Austria-Hungary was at least one of the top 5 most powerful countries... Although it was steadily crumbling because of the many ethnicities and cultures living together and the slavs begging for freedom eveb though they just ended up in bondage again. (Yugoslavia, Soviet Union)
Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) is a sovereign state and unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe.Italy covers an area of 301,338 km². With almost 62 million inhabitants, it is the third most populous EU member state. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City. The... read more
Canada is a country in North America that is next to the United States, and it's the 2nd largest country in the world by area (size is 9.985 million km²). This country has 10 provinces, and 3 territories. Canada became a dominion on July 1, 1867. Its 10 provinces are: Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Its 3 territories are: Yukon, Northwest territories, and Nunavut. Toronto, Quebec City, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, St. John's, and Fredericton are major cities in the country. Canada's capital city, Ottawa, is in the southeastern province of Ontario, near the city of Montreal ...read more.
The Ottoman was in decline for a long while but it was still formidable and owned an Empire from Greece to Saudi Arabia, it fielded nearly 3 million solders throughout the war and was still hard to beat.
Albania is a southeastern European country that is slightly larger than Maryland and near Montenegro, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, and Greece. The capital is a city called Tirana. Some other major cities in Albania are Durrës, Elbasan, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania gained its independence in 1912. Many different languages are spoken but the official language is Albanian. They also speak Italian, Greek, French, German, and English. The population is currently 2,897,400 people (254 per square mile).
Most Albanian people are Muslim but some are Christian. Albania is mostly farmland and is known to have beautiful beaches.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the southwest. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. The Philippines covers an area of 300,000 km2 (120,000 ...read more.Would later be known as Netherlands.
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia.
Iraq is currently led by President Fuad Masum and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. It is currently ranked 160th in the Institute for Economics & Peace's Global Peace Index, making it one of the most dangerous countries in the world (behind only South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Syria).
Pakistan was established in 1947 and is located in South Asia. Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar are other major cities of Pakistan. Urdu and English are official languages of Pakistan. World's second highest peak (K-2) and ninth highest peak (Nanga Parbat) are located in Pakistan. In the 19th century, the land was incorporated into British India. Pakistan's political history began in 1906 with the birth of the All India Muslim League, established in opposition to the Indian National Congress party which it accused of failing to protect "Muslim interests, amid neglect and under-representation." On 29 December 1930, philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal called for an autonomous new state in "northwestern India for Indian Muslims".
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers (3,300,000 sq mi) and with over 214 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the sixth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; as well as the most populous ...read more.
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund. At 450,295 square kilometers (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third-largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of 10 million.
Iran, also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a sovereign state in Western Asia. The capital city is Teheran and the major city is also Tehran. The country's official language is Persian.Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations, beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BC. The country's rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the third-largest number in Asia and eleventh-largest in the world. Iran is a multicultural country comprising numerous ethnic and linguistic groups. ...read more.
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
It is situated 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a sovereign state located in South Asia.
It is home of the famous Gurkhas whose name come from a small district in Nepal called Gorkha. The name Gorkha came from the legendary Indian sage Gorakhnath who did spent later part of his life in the mountain of Gorkha. These Gorkhas later became Nepali who are known as peaceful people until when the country was open for outsiders.
Nepal and Nepalese fought few wars with Muslims rulers from India and were not defeated. Later Nepalese fought wars with British India five times in a row but Nepali were not defeated whereas most of the Indian subcontinent was ruled by British. Nepal has been an independent nation and was not controlled by any bigger nation that shows its supremacy.
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of 376 per square kilometre (970/sq mi). The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. ...read more. As we are speaking of 1900, it's perhaps time to remind you that at that time Belgium with its coal mining, steaming power was the second world economy just behind the UK. That's in Belgium that the first European railways were created after the UK