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The table below shows the total amount of debt for the top AA- and AAA-rated government issuers at the beginning of 2011 (source: The Wall Street Journal).
Total Amount of Outstanding Government Debt
[in trillions of dollars]
|
U.S. ($12.8) |
Netherlands ($0.5) |
|
Germany ($2.8) |
Australia ($0.3) |
|
France ($2.3) |
Austria ($0.3) |
|
U.K. ($2.0) |
Sweden ($0.2) |
|
Canada ($1.2) |
Denmark ($0.1) |