[McGavin999]

No, france IS the third world. The rest of the countries have surpassed them.

[RayChuang88]

There are some places in France where it's still First World--namely in the southwest. Bordeaux is France's most productive agricultural region with wine and cognac production and Toulouse is the high-tech center of France, especially its aerospace industry. I think these parts of France would like to thumb their noses at the near-Communists that live in the Paris metro area. =)