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Company
Global
500
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City
Revenues
($ millions)
1
Banco Santander
37
Madrid
106,345
2
Telefónica
68
Madrid
78,853
3
Repsol YPF
114
Madrid
58,571
4
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
149
Bilbao
48,074
5
Iberdrola
217
Bilbao
34,136
6
Cepsa
324
Madrid
25,526
7
ACS
346
Madrid
24,245
8
Mapfre Group
357
Madrid
23,526
9
Gas Natural Fenosa
425
Barcelona
20,681
10
Fomento de Construcciones
480
Barcelona
17,652
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8
Austria
3
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5
Belgium/Netherlands
1
Brazil
7
Britain
29
Britain/Netherlands
1
Canada
11
China
46
Denmark
2
Finland
1
France
39
Germany
37
India
8
Ireland
2
Italy
11
Japan
71
Luxembourg
1
Malaysia
1
Mexico
2
Netherlands
13
Norway
1
Poland
1
Russia
6
Saudi Arabia
1
Singapore
2
South Korea
10
Spain
10
Sweden
5
Switzerland
15
Taiwan
8
Thailand
1
Turkey
1
U.S.
139
Venezuela
1
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139
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71
China
46
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2009 Number of Employees
Wal-Mart Stores
2,100,000
China National Petroleum
1,649,992
State Grid
1,533,800
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2009 Profits
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Gazprom
$24,556
Exxon Mobil
$19,280
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
$18,832
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