In recent listings of international jobs distributed by the US State Department, the most required or preferred language was French, followed by Spanish, Russian, and German. France has the fourth largest economy in the world after the U.S., Japan, and Germany. France is the third largest destination of foreign investments in the world. France is, overall, the fourth largest exporting nation of the world. France is the world's leader in the production of luxury goods.
More tourists visit France than any other country in the world.