Question: Which 5 countries were the largest economies in the world by nominal GDP in the year 2010?

Via the IMF by way of Wikipedia

1. United States
2. China
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. France

In the half decade between 2005 and 2010, China surpassed Japan and Germany to become the 2nd largest economy in the world as measured by nominal GDP in $US as estimated by the International Monetary Fund. In this same time frame, France surpassed the United Kingdom to re-enter the list of the world’s five largest economies as measured by nominal GDP.

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