Global 500 
Companies
307 SABIC 20,865.5
146 Safeway 38,416.0
123 Saint-Gobain 43,626.4
445 Samsung 15,113.7
46 Samsung Electronics 78,716.6
224 Samsung Life Insurance 26,692.3
392 San Paolo IMI 16,885.2
159 Sanofi-Aventis 35,429.2
93 Santander Central Hispano Group 53,848.8
300 Sanyo Electric 21,171.3
326 Sara Lee 19,727.0
477 Schlumberger 14,317.2
469 Schneider Electric 14,511.7
355 Scottish & Southern Energy 18,096.6
484 Scottish Power 14,172.0
107 Sears Holdings 49,124.0
164 Seven & I Holdings 34,717.3
475 Shanghai Automotive 14,365.2
242 Sharp 24,705.0
341 SHV Holdings 18,825.7
22 Siemens 100,098.7
304 Sinochem 21,089.0
23 Sinopec 98,784.9
111 SK 47,142.6
467 SK Networks 14,570.5
400 Skanska 16,678.8
229 SNCF 26,086.4
67 Société Générale 64,441.9
459 Sodexho Alliance 14,819.0
382 Sompo Japan Insurance 17,059.4
65 Sony 66,025.6
165 Sprint Nextel 34,680.0
246 St. Paul Travelers 24,365.0
172 Standard Life Assurance 33,452.1
420 Staples 16,078.9
498 State Bank of India 13,755.8
76 State Farm Insurance Cos 59,223.9
32 State Grid 86,984.3
70 Statoil 61,032.7
408 Stora Enso 16,386.3
96 Suez 52,742.9
274 Sumitomo 22,799.9
499 Sumitomo Chemical 13,748.5
366 Sumitomo Electric Industries 17,727.7
166 Sumitomo Life Insurance 34,625.7
174 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 32,725.0
356 Sun Life Financial Services 18,087.6
187 Sunoco 31,176.0
324 Supervalu 19,863.6
443 Surgutneftegas 15,153.6
249 Suzuki Motor 24,257.6
373 Swiss Life 17,286.2
209 Swiss Reinsurance 28,092.8
192 Sysco 30,281.9
From the July 24, 2006 issue
How the Countries Stack Up
United States 170
Japan 70
Britain, France (tied) 38
Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,800,000
China National Petroleum 1,090,232
State Grid 844,031
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 36,130
Royal Dutch Shell 25,311
Citigroup 24,589
Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 185,805
Sinopec 98,784
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 94,869
Honda Motor 87,510
State Grid 86,984

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