Rank # of Global 500 Companies
U.S.	153
Japan	64
France	39

Company	2007 Number of Employees
U.S. Postal Service	785,929
Sinopec	634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry	550,000

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Company	2007 Profits ($ millions)
Exxon Mobil	$40,610
Royal Dutch Shell	$31,331
General Electric	$22,208

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296. General Dynamics

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Financials: Latest Results

Rank: 296 (Previous rank: 280)
CEO: Nicholas D. Chabraja
Employees: 83,500
Address: 2941 Fairview Park Dr.
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Country: U.S.
Website: www.generaldynamics.com

	$ millions	% change from 2006
Revenues	27,294.0	12.7
Profits	2,072.0	11.6
Assets	25,733.0	—
Stockholders' equity	11,768.0	—

Profits as % of
Revenues	8
Assets	8

Industry: Aerospace and Defense

Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Boeing	93	66,387.0
2	United Technologies	123	54,759.0
3	EADS	127	53,550.1


4	Lockheed Martin	170	41,862.0
5	Honeywell International	220	34,589.0
6	Northrop Grumman	237	32,032.0
7	BAE Systems	281	28,627.5
8	General Dynamics	296	27,294.0
9	Raytheon	379	22,426.0
10	Finmeccanica	428	19,869.0
11	Bombardier	481	17,506.0
12	Thales Group	498	16,829.8