Who are the 10 most powerful people on the planet

The planet has 7.1 billion people, but these 10 are the most important. What is common between U.S.

President, the Pope and the founder of Facebook? They are all three part of the ranking of the most powerful people in the world for 2012.

U.S. President, Barack Obama, was elected unanimously as the most powerful person in the world for the second year in a row.

It was the decisive winner of the presidential elections in the U.S. so and for the next four years he will be the commander of the country's most powerful military and economic and cultural superpower.

The second man in the world is also the most powerful woman in the world: Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany is climbing from fourth carrying a year ago. It is the backbone of the European Union and cares about the fate of the euro.

In third place comes the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Considered autocratic and positioned at this place mainly because it constantly shows its power.