Japan France Australia? which is a great power?

Australia has a very fine, highly professional blue water Navy. I know, I performed many joint Naval operations with them in my time in the U.S. Navy. Just because France has an aircraft carrier doesn't make them formidable in any way, shape or form. The French would still be speaking German if it weren't for the US, Britain, Russia and the rest of the allied forces in World War II. Japan hasn't fielded an army or navy since getting their butts kicked up to their eyeballs in World War II (even though they are starting to rebuild both again). Of the three, Australia wins hands down (no contest).

You obviously don't know much about Australia if you think we don't have a culture or history.
Our troops have a very proud tradition from the Anzac's and the Rats of Toobruk to fighting the Japanese in Singapore also at Long Tan in the Vietnam war.
Australian's have invented things like the Bionic ear,Black Box ,Hubble Telescope ,our doctors are the forefront of medical research.
We were the first country to give women the vote and the only modern country to attend all Modern Olympics.
Yes we are a small young nation but we have contributed greatly to the world and we have so much more to come.

I am interested to discover what your definition of power is. Maybe if you were capable of spelling and punctuating your question, I may have been able to discover what you meant by reading it.

The French have historically proven themselves to be blouse wearing surrender monkeys. It took Australia to bail half of France out of the mess they were in, in ww2. Unfortunately, the majority of Frenchmen conveniently forgot about this fact within a very few short years. More recently they have gained fame by obliterating atolls in the Sth.Pacific, and assassinating members of Greenpeace.

The Japanese are still not allowed to bear arms under their own flag as a result of the atrocities they perpetrated during WW2. Admittedly, they have a strong economy, but I would not want to live there, cost of living would be hell.

Something you perhaps not aware of, my friend is that Australia's population is only just over 20 million. We have a surplus in our budget approaching $17 billion, and have been very instrumental in peace keeping, disaster aid, and policing in our OWN PART OF THE WORLD.

We have free health, and schooling: very little racism, and no political unrest.

The UN HDI indicator lists Australia as the 3rd most livable country in the world... Is that not power?

You have given an answer to your own question but in reality Australia is the most powerfull nation, it was Australia that won WW2 with some help from the USA. You also add the comment worse that Vietnam this country has been very strong indeed after all they defeated the USA a few years ago.

Real Domestic Product Per capita: taking into account the population size of the economy - Australia and Japan's economy is about the same and both are better than France's.

Japan was never a great military power... it lost every war it launched on a foreign power (USA, America, China, Korea), and it isn't allowed a defence force in its Constitution coz no-one wants another ww2. France has been rolled over without a fight twice in the last 100years. Australia has one of the most respected defence forces in the world, it may not be big but it is very well trained. The Spirit of the Digger is still strong.

The Ausies. By far. The french drop there weapons. Japan they are some crafty folks just look at WWII.
But by far australia. Why they are some mean highly motivated folks. They get the job done or go down trying.

You idiot, Australia supports South East Asia economicaly and through Defence training. France we largely saved THEM in WW2, not the Americans btw. Japan are strong economicaly, but are also War Criminals, love to see them try to take us now !

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@nminto67 and Wayne A I think you both mean WW1 not WW2.