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Not sure if you're being funny? France has one of the highest rates of productivity per capita [0] and is the 5th highest military spender in the world [1]. [
by jonathanleane 14y ago
Not sure if you're being funny?
France has one of the highest rates of productivity per capita [0] and is the 5th highest military spender in the world [1].
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_hour_worked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP...
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_e...
- calpaterson 14y agoI think it's a joke based on the fact that was a relatively rich county in the 20th Century and had a poor record on self-defence. France was actually considered to have the strongest military in Europe in the late 1930's, but it didn't pan out for them (bad management).