What is one aspect of a country that may be more important to its world standing than its size?

A) its location

B) its government

C)its leader

D)its natural resources  

The correct answer is (D) its natural resources

The natural resource is one of the aspects of a country that is more important to its world standing than its size. Natural resources are materials or substances or resources that exist in nature which can be exploited for economic gain. Examples of natural resources include Water, Gold, Oil, Coal, Apples, Oranges, etc.  We can classify natural resources into their source of origin, stage of development, and by their renewability

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.

an informal structure in a bureaucracy would be something like so-called "office politics". where there's a formal structure set up for the organization, but then an informal subculture as well that has a way of organizing the bureaucracy further. this can be positive because it sets up an added degree of organization, albeit informal, within the bureaucracy.