Ranking Countries by Debt

                      Entity                                 External Debt (million US$)                          Date of information

1    United States             12,249,418                30 June 2007 est.

2    United Kingdom             8,280,000                30 June 2006

3    Germany                    3,904,000                30 June 2006

4    France                     3,461,000                30 June 2006

5    Italy                      1,957,000                30 June 2006 est.

6    Netherlands                1,899,000                30 June 2006

7    Spain                      1,591,000                30 June 2006 est.

8    Japan                      1,547,000                30 June 2006

9    Ireland                    1,392,000                30 June 2006

10   Switzerland                1,077,000                30 June 2006

11   Belgium                    1,053,000                30 June 2006 est.

12   Canada                       684,700                30 June 2006

13   Sweden                       598,200                30 June 2006

14   Austria                      593,900                30 June 2006 est.

15   Australia                    585,100                30 June 2006 est.

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