Ranking of ten countries with the biggest external debt (the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services).
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United States: 9,040,000 (million US$)
United Kingdom: 8,280,000
Germany: 3,904,000
France: 3,461,000
Italy: 1,957,000
Netherlands: 1,899,000
Spain: 1,591,000
Japan: 1,547,000
Ireland: 1,392,000
Switzerland: 1,077,000
Data: The World Factbook (June 2006)