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 | | According to the WTO, in 2003 France was the fifth-largest exporter in merchandise trade in the world (behind the United States, Germany, Japan, and China, but ahead of the United Kingdom), and the fourth-largest importer (behind the United States, Germany, and China, but ahead of the United Kingdom and of Japan). |
 | | With over 77 million tourists a year, far ahead Spain (51.7 million) and United States (41.9 million) France is ranked as the major tourist destination in the world, featuring cities of high cultural interest (Paris being the foremost), beaches and seaside resorts, ski resorts and rural regions that many enjoy for their calm. |
 | | France is also a leading member or the International Organization of Francophonie (OIF) which gathers 51 fully or partly French-speaking countries. |
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