CREATE TABLE table_203_374 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "nation" CLOB, "gold" NUMBER, "silver" NUMBER, "bronze" NUMBER, "total" NUMBER)

what country is listed before france ?
SELECT "nation" FROM table_203_374 WHERE id = (SELECT id FROM table_203_374 WHERE "nation" = 'france') - 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_203_374" WHERE "id" = (SELECT "id" FROM "table_203_374" WHERE "nation" = 'france') - 1