I won't do the UK again so I'll do the country where my Grandparents come from:
1) Russia
2) Not popular in the western world, but very famous and powerful.
3)
-Played the largest role in the defeat of Germany in WW2
-first man in space came from Russia
-invented communism and marxism which many of the largest countries in the world (China) still use to this day
-detonated the largest ever atom bomb Царь-бомба
-had one of the most powerful empires in history
-has the highest number of billionaires after USA
-leading oil/gas provider for the EU
-world class gymnasts, dancers and tennis players come from Russia such as Мари́я Шара́пова (Sharapova), Анна Ку́рникова (Kournikova).
-famous composers such as Пётр Чайковский (Tchaikovsky)
-USA is still wary of Russia to this day as seen by the Polish missile 'defense' system
4) I live in the UK which is powerful and respected enough for me. I would never want to live in the US, but I would like to live in continental Europe.
