>Economics:
>- it's GDP is greater than the next 5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29
>- even GDP per captia it is still 3rd
Already that is not an important issue. Look at index, Mexico at 11 and my country Turkey at 20. Both of them folks are poor.


>Military:
>- by far the strongest and most effective military. It is said that no combination other other militaries can defeat.
Vietnam. :)))

>Arts:
>- music - they invented every new music form in the 20th century (Jazz, Blues, Rock, Rap, Hip-hop, Punk, Grunge)
My mother never listening these kind of music; she don't know these kinds. She only listens Turkish folk music... :)

>- movies - more good movies than anyone else (Schlinders List, Munich, Capote, Shawshank Redemption...)
a lot of remakes:
-ring
-dark water
-taxi (a terrible remake, must be watch original one)
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>Human Development
>- pioneers in women's equality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_women%27s_suffrage
>- pioneers in civil or minority rights
Oh. Don't remember blackman. I watched a lot of film. Americans racist yet (Crash -2004).

>- pinoneers in indivual rights
I watched a lot of bad film about American prisons (American History X).

>The only things I can think of that they aren't the best at:
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>- cars: Europeans make the better, the Japanese make they better and cheaper
Yes, I was thinking Chevrolet is a nice car. Chevrolet came last year Turkey. They really bad but cheap cars... Even my Fiat Stilo better Chevrolet...