User:DecafPotato/drafts/G4 nations
 Map of G4 countries | |
| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Political cooperative alliance |
| Purpose | Reform of the United Nations Security Council |
Membership |  Brazil Germany India Japan |
Leaders | |
Budget | US$3.56 million |
The Group of Four or G4 is a political grouping comprised of Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan. All four nations support each other's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Background[edit]
History and activity[edit]
The G4 consists of Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan.[1]
Comparison[edit]
| Country / Data | BRA |
 CHN |
 FRA |
DEU |
IND |
JPN |
 RUS |
 GBR |
 USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 or P5 | G4 | P5 | P5 | G4 | G4 | G4 | P5 | P5 | P5 |
| Region | GRULAC | Asia-Pacific | WEOG | WEOG | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | EEG | WEOG | WEOG |
| Population1 | 216
7th |
1,412
1st |
68
20th |
84
19th |
1,376
2nd |
125
11th |
146
9th |
67
21st |
334
3rd |
| Area2 | 8,515
5th |
9,596a
4th |
641
42nd |
357
63rd |
3,287
7th |
378
62nd |
17,098
1st |
242b
78th |
9,833
3rd |
| GDP (PPP)3 | 3,436
8th |
27,313
1st |
3,424
10th |
4,815
5th |
10,219
3rd |
5,397
4th |
4,785
6th |
3,344
9th |
22,996
2nd |
| GDP (nominal)3 | 1,609
12th |
17,734
2nd |
2,937
7th |
4,223
4th |
3,173
5th |
4,937
3rd |
1,776
9th |
3,187
6th |
22,996
1st |
| HDI | 0.754
87th |
0.768
79th |
0.903
28th |
0.942
9th |
0.633
132nd |
0.925
19th |
0.822
52nd |
0.929
18th |
0.921
21st |
| UN funding4 | 2.948
8th |
12.005
2nd |
4.427
6th |
6.090
4th |
0.834
21st |
8.564
3rd |
2.405
10th |
4.567
5th |
22.000
1st |
| UN peacekeeping funding4 | 0.590
19th |
15.220
2nd |
5.612
6th |
6.090
4th |
0.167
38th |
8.564
3rd |
3.049
8th |
5.790
5th |
27.891
1st |
| UN peacekeepers | 73
63rd |
2,248
10th |
618
34th |
563
36th |
5,481
3rd |
4
105th |
72
64th |
605
35th |
31
82nd |
| Defence budget5 | 19.2
17th |
293.0
2nd |
65.9
6th |
56.0
7th |
76.6
3rd |
54.1
9th |
65.9
5th |
68.4
4th |
801.0
1st |
| Active military6 | 367
14th |
2,185
1st |
209
23rd |
184
28th |
1,456
2nd |
247
19th |
1,154
5th |
139
37th |
1,328
3rd |
| Military reserve6 | 1,340
5th |
1,170
6th |
141
30th |
50
47th |
1,155
7th |
56
44th |
2,000
3rd |
79
38th |
745
9th |
| Space agency budget7 | 47
25th |
11,000
2nd |
3,384c
4th |
1,424c
9th |
1,831
6th |
1,699
8th |
1,922
5th |
500c
11th |
22,629
1st |
| Helicopter carriers8 | 1
9th |
2
4th |
3
3rd |
— | — | 4
2nd |
— | — | 9
1st |
| Aircraft carriers8 | 1
7th |
2
2nd |
1
7th |
— | 2
2nd |
2
2nd |
1
7th |
2
2nd |
11
1st |
| Nuclear arsenal | — | 350
3rd |
290
4th |
–d | 160
7th |
— | 5,977
1st |
225
5th |
5,428
2nd |
| Notes | 1in million persons 2in thousand square kilometres, excluding territories and dependencies 3World Bank estimates, in billions USD 4in percentage of total budget 5in billions USD 6in thousand personnel 7in millions USD 8active carriers only
afigure excludes coastal and territorial waters bcombined, the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories have an area of 1,743 square kilometres ca member of the European Space Agency, which has a budget of 7,340 million USD (3rd) dan estimated 20 weapons are provided through NATO's nuclear sharing | ||||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ Hoge, Warren (18 November 2005). "U.N. Envoys See Loss of Steam for Expanding Security Council". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 25 February 2023.