它們曾經默默無關，
但卻在不同的歷史時期成為世界頭號強國。
它們是：葡萄牙、西班牙、荷蘭、英國、法國、德國、日本、俄羅斯及美國。本片以全球化的視角，在風雲四起的時代變遷中，尋找推動國家發展的根本力量。

Once upon a time, they were nobody.
In different eras, they became great powers in the world.
They are: Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, UK, France, German, Japan, Russia and USA.