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The United States, Great Britain, France and Japan.
Language (hieroglyphs)
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reading and writing
A state has self-government, or is part of a larger self-governing whole (like a Federal government).
A colony is ruled by an outside power, and does not have the power to make its own laws.
China is growing exponentially as a provider of steel and other products, and it makes complete sense since the nations economy is rising at an incredible pace. The United States traditionally was a huge supplier, but over the past 12 years China has been building structures at an unprecedented rate, and steel being the huge component of large skyscrapers this is one of the biggest reasons for its growth over the decade
