<P> By 1991 , 37 percent of system - wide sales came from restaurants outside the United States . McDonald 's opened its first foreign restaurant in British Columbia , Canada , in 1967 . By the early 1990s the company had established itself in 58 foreign countries , and operated more than 3,600 restaurants outside the United States , through wholly owned subsidiaries , joint ventures , and franchise agreements . Its strongest foreign markets were Japan , Canada , Germany , Great Britain , Australia , and France . </P>
<P> By 1991 , 37 percent of system - wide sales came from restaurants outside the United States . McDonald 's opened its first foreign restaurant in British Columbia , Canada , in 1967 . By the early 1990s the company had established itself in 58 foreign countries , and operated more than 3,600 restaurants outside the United States , through wholly owned subsidiaries , joint ventures , and franchise agreements . Its strongest foreign markets were Japan , Canada , Germany , Great Britain , Australia , and France . </P>
where was the first mcdonald 's opened outside of the us
where was the first mcdonald 's opened outside of the us
British Columbia , Canada
British Columbia , Canada