Talk:Top 10 Most powerful Countries/@comment-3242795-20110517004458/@comment-3028058-20110517035708

Spain was nowhere near the top. Spain was very weak after the demolition of the Spanish Armada in the 16th century by Elizabeth I of England. They were pretty much out of the colonial game by now (early 18th century). India was part of the British Empire, so it shouldn't be on there. China was weak (didn't involve itself with trade at all) Italy was weak (wasn't a single unified state yet: was still a bunch of duchies and republics fighting each other), Russia I guess is ok, Germany is good. Add Portugal. Portugal and Spain can stay on, but they would be at the bottom. I mean, realistically, a 10 nation list is impractical here. The Nations that really held all the chips were Britain, Netherlands, France, Prussia, and Russia.