Multinational companies choose France for its strategic position at the heart of Europe, a single market of over 500 million consumers, and for its membership of the euro zone, which offers the advantages of a single currency in 17 different countries.
With 65 million inhabitants, France is the second-largest consumer market in Europe after Germany and the fifth-largest economy in the world.
While France is the leading tourist destination in the world, it was also the fourth largest recipient of foreign direct investment in Europe in 2010.
France is a leading player in the world economy. According to the International Monetary Fund (World Economic Outlook Database, April 2011), the French economy is the fifth largest in the world and the second largest in Europe.
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