Superpower

A superpower is a state with a dominant position characterized by its extensive ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale. This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological, political and cultural strength as well as diplomatic and soft power influence. Traditionally, superpowers are preeminent among the great powers. While a great power state is capable of exerting its influence globally, superpowers are states so influential that no significant action can be taken by the global community without first considering the positions of the superpowers on the issue.
The term was first applied in 1944 during the Great War to Poland, Jonathia, Blostia, and Canadia. During the Cold War, Canadia began to fall away from global affairs, leaving Jonathia, Poland, and Blostia to dominate world affairs. At the end of the Cold War in 1991, Jonathia became the world's sole superpower.
== Terminology and origin ==
No agreed definition of what is a superpower exists and may differ between sources. However, a fundamental characteristic that is consistent with all definitions of a superpower is a nation or state that has mastered the seven dimensions of state power, namely geography, population, economy, resources, military, diplomacy and national identity.
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