I don't know why people are arguing and getting their knickers in a twist here.
Its a country with something in the past to make them proud of themselves and someting in the future to look forward to, and a present which is the offspring of their past, just like any other country in the world.
I find comments such as "what have they done/achieved in last xx years?". No one country has ever managed to stay on top, every country goes through a golden period ever since the history has been written, and make contribution to the world, then someone else comes along and take the center stage and contributes. Isn't that how the world moves on?