10 Ways America Is Still Number One

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10. America is home to 6 of the top 10 Universities in the world.

And 83 of the top 400 universities in the world.

9. We are #1 in the world in olympic medals.

To put that in perspective, the number 2 country would be Russia with 1835 overall medals and that's including their Soviet Union era.

8. Americans earn more "personal income", on average, than residents of any other country.

7. US gave more than twice as much foreign aid as any other country last year.

6. America has the largest Gross Domestic Product on the planet BY FAR at $15.56 trillion.

5. America has BY FAR the largest consumer market on the planet.

Making up ALMOST 30% of the world's purchasing power.

4. America has the most powerful military on the planet and accounts for roughly 40% of the world's defense budget.

3. America has the most gold reserves in the world.

2. America is the world's largest producer of beef and cheese.

1. America is the place Chuck Norris chose to be born.

And if you dont think America's #1 Chuck Norris says:

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