12. France
- Adventure #12
- Citizenship #13
- Cultural Influence #2
- Entrepreneurship #15
- Heritage #4
- Movers #44
- Open for Business #29
- Power #6
- Quality of Life #16
How It Ranks
France isn’t just fine cuisine, historic architecture and high fashion shopping — it’s one of the most influential countries in the world. It’s one of the oldest countries and has contributed plenty of economic, scientific, artistic and political influences to the whole world.
France is a popular tourist destination, not only for Paris, but also places like Nice, Bordeaux and the French Alps. (We even created an offbeat guide to France!) When in France, do as the French do. Let your hair down, drink fine wine, eat a baguette, shop couture and relax with a capital “R.”
