By 1913, these 10 countries, plus the United States, controlled vast global empires -- 58 percent of the world's territory, about the same percentage of its population, and a really huge, nearly three-quarters share of global economic output.
Men i 1913, disse 10 lande, plus USA, kontrollerede enorme globale imperier -- 58 procent af verdens territorium, omtrent den samme procentdel af dets befolkning, og en virkelig stor, omtrent trefjerdedeles andel af det globale økonomiske output.