| Debt - external (2006) | Debt - external (2003) | ||
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				Afghanistan | $8 billion in bilateral debt, mostly to Russia; Afghanistan has $500 million in debt to Multilateral Development Banks (2004) | NA (1996 est.) | 
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				Albania | $1.55 billion (2004) | $784 million (2000) | 
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				Algeria | $19.45 billion (2005 est.) | $21.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				American Samoa | $NA | $NA | 
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				Andorra | $NA | $NA | 
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				Angola | $9.401 billion (2005 est.) | $9.9 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Anguilla | $8.8 million (1998) | $8.8 million (1998) | 
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				Antigua and Barbuda | $427.3 million; note - data are for public external debt, not total external debt (2000) | $231 million (1999) | 
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				Argentina | $118.2 billion (2005 est.) | $155 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Armenia | $1.819 billion (20 September 2005) | $905 million (June 2001) | 
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				Aruba | $478.6 million (2005 est.) | $285 million (1996) | 
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				Australia | $323.4 billion (2005 est.) | $176.8 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | 
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				Austria | $510.6 billion (30 June 2005 est.) | $12.1 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Azerbaijan | $1.873 billion (2005 est.) | $1.4 billion (2002) | 
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				Bahamas, The | $342.6 million (2004 est.) | $371.6 million (2001) | 
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				Bahrain | $6.814 billion (2005 est.) | $3.7 billion (2002) | 
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				Bangladesh | $20.63 billion (2005 est.) | $16.5 billion (2002) | 
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				Barbados | $668 million (2003) | $692 million (2002) | 
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				Belarus | $4.662 billion (30 June 2005 est.) | $851 million (2001 est.) | 
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				Belgium | $980.1 billion (30 June 2005 est.) | $28.3 billion (1999 est.) | 
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				Belize | $1.362 billion (June 2004 est.) | $475 million (2001 est.) | 
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				Benin | $1.6 billion (2000) | $1.6 billion (2000) | 
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				Bermuda | $160 million (FY99/00) | $145 million (FY 99/00) | 
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				Bhutan | $593 million (2004) | $245 million (2000) | 
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				Bolivia | $6.309 billion (2005 est.) | $5.9 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | $3.116 billion (2005 est.) | $2.8 billion (2001) | 
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				Botswana | $519 million (2005 est.) | $360 million (2002) | 
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				Brazil | $188 billion (2005 est.) | $222.4 billion (2002) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | $36.1 million (1997) | $36.1 million (1997) | 
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				Brunei | $0 $NA | $0 | 
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				Bulgaria | $15.32 billion (2005 est.) | $10.3 billion (yearend 2002) | 
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				Burkina Faso | $1.85 billion (2003) | $1.3 billion (2000) | 
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				Burma | $6.99 billion (2005 est.) | $6.1 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Burundi | $1.2 billion (2003) | $1.14 billion (2001) | 
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				Cambodia | $800 million (2003 est.) | $829 million (1999 est.) | 
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				Cameroon | $9.168 billion (2005 est.) | $8.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Canada | $439.8 billion (30 November 2005) | $1.9 billion $NA (2000) | 
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				Cape Verde | $325 million (2002) | $325 million (2002) | 
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				Cayman Islands | $70 million (1996) | $70 million (1996) | 
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				Central African Republic | $1.06 billion (2002 est.) | $881.4 million (2000 est.) | 
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				Chad | $1.5 billion (2003 est.) | $1.1 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Chile | $47.45 billion (2005 est.) | $40.4 billion (2002) | 
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				China | $252.8 billion (2005 est.) | $149.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Christmas Island | - | $NA | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | - | $NA | 
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				Colombia | $32.35 billion (2005 est.) | $38.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Comoros | $232 million (2000 est.) | $232 million (2000 est.) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | $10.6 billion (2003 est.) | $12.9 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | $5 billion (2000 est.) | $5 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Cook Islands | $141 million (1996 est.) | $141 million (1996 est.) | 
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				Costa Rica | $5.049 billion (2005 est.) | $4.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | $13.43 billion (2005 est.) | $10.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Croatia | $30.62 billion (2005 est.) | $16.5 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | 
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				Cuba | $12.56 billion (convertible currency); another $15-20 billion owed to Russia (2005 est.) | $12.3 billion (convertible currency); another $15 billion -$20 billion owed to Russia (2002 est.) | 
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				Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: $10.53 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2005 est.) | Greek Cypriot area: $8 billion; Turkish Cypriot area: $NA (2002) | 
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				Czech Republic | $49.14 billion (2005 est.) | $23.8 billion (2002) | 
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				Denmark | $352.9 billion (30 June 2005) | $21.7 billion (2000) | 
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				Djibouti | $394 million (2004 est.) | $366 million (2002 est.) | 
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				Dominica | $213 million (2004) | $161.5 million (2001) | 
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				Dominican Republic | $7.687 billion (2005 est.) | $4.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				East Timor | $0 | $NA | 
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				Ecuador | $18.09 billion (2005 est.) | $14.4 billion (2002) | 
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				Egypt | $35.26 billion (2005 est.) | $30.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				El Salvador | $8.087 billion (2005 est.) | $5.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | $353 million (2005 est.) | $248 million (2000 est.) | 
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				Eritrea | $311 million (2000 est.) | $311 million (2000 est.) | 
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				Estonia | $11.03 billion (2005 est.) | $3.3 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Ethiopia | $5.101 billion (2005 est.) | $5.3 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | $NA | $NA | 
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				Faroe Islands | $64 million (1999) | $64 million (1999) | 
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				Fiji | $127 million (2004 est.) | $135.9 million (2000) | 
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				Finland | $211.7 billion (30 June 2005) | $30 billion (December 1993) | 
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				France | $2.826 trillion (30 June 2005) | NA (1998) | 
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				French Guiana | $800.3 million (2003) | $1.2 billion (1988) | 
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				French Polynesia | $NA | $NA | 
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				Gabon | $3.903 billion (2005 est.) | $3.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Gambia, The | $628.8 million (2003 est.) | $476 million (2001 est.) | 
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				Gaza Strip | $0; note - includes West Bank (2002) | $108 million (includes West Bank) (1997 est.) | 
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				Georgia | $2.04 billion (2004) | $1.7 billion (2001) | 
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				Germany | $3.626 trillion (30 June 2005) | $NA | 
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				Ghana | $6.999 billion (2005 est.) | $7.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Gibraltar | $NA (2000 est.) | $NA | 
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				Greece | $75.18 billion (2005 est.) | $63.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Greenland | $25 million (1999) | $25 million (1999) | 
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				Grenada | $347 million (2004) | $196 million (2000) | 
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				Guadeloupe | $NA | $NA | 
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				Guam | $NA | $NA | 
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				Guatemala | $5.503 billion (2005 est.) | $4.9 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Guernsey | $NA | $NA | 
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				Guinea | $3.46 billion (2003 est.) | $3.4 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | $941.5 million (2000 est.) | $941.5 million (2000 est.) | 
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				Guyana | $1.2 billion (2002) | $1.2 billion (2002) | 
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				Haiti | $1.313 billion (2005 est.) | $1.2 billion (1999) | 
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				Honduras | $5.795 billion (2005 est.) | $5.4 billion (2002) | 
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				Hong Kong | $72.04 billion (2005 est.) | $49.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Hungary | $66.22 billion (2005 est.) | $31.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Iceland | $3.073 billion (2002) | $2.6 billion (1999) | 
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				India | $125.5 billion (2005 est.) | $100.6 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Indonesia | $135 billion (2005 est.) | $131 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Iran | $19.06 billion (2005 est.) | $8.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Iraq | $92.33 billion (2005 est.) | $120 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Ireland | $1.049 trillion (30 June 2005) | $11 billion (1998) | 
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				Isle of Man | $NA | $NA | 
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				Israel | $75.55 billion (2005 est.) | $42.8 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Italy | $922.5 billion (2005 est.) | NA | 
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				Jamaica | $7.162 billion (2005 est.) | $5.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Japan | $1.545 trillion (31 December 2004) | $NA | 
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				Jersey | $NA | none | 
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				Jordan | $8.528 billion (2005 est.) | $8.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Kazakhstan | $41.66 billion (2005 est.) | $6.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Kenya | $7.391 billion (2005 est.) | $5.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Kiribati | $10 million (1999 est.) | $10 million (1999 est.) | 
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				Korea, North | $12 billion (1996 est.) | $12 billion (1996 est.) | 
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				Korea, South | $153.9 billion (2005 est.) | $135.2 billion (yearend 2002 est.) | 
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				Kuwait | $16.12 billion (2005 est.) | $10.4 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | $2.428 billion (31 December 2004 est.) | $1.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Laos | $2.49 billion (2001) | $2.53 billion (1999) | 
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				Latvia | $10.8 billion (1 January 2006) | $3.4 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Lebanon | $26 billion (2005 est.) | $9.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Lesotho | $735 million (2002) | $735 million (2002) | 
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				Liberia | $3.2 billion (2005 est.) | $2.1 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Libya | $4.267 billion (2005 est.) | $4.4 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Liechtenstein | $0 (2001) | $0 (2001) | 
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				Lithuania | $11.7 billion (2 February 2006) | $5.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Luxembourg | $NA | $NA | 
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				Macau | $3.1 billion (2004) | $255 million (2000 est.) | 
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				Macedonia | $2.19 billion (2005 est.) | - | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | $1.3 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Madagascar | $4.6 billion (2002) | $4.6 billion (2002) | 
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				Malawi | $3.287 billion (2005 est.) | $2.9 billion (2002) | 
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				Malaysia | $52 billion (2005 est.) | $47.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Maldives | $304 million (2004 est.) | $281 million (2003 est.) | 
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				Mali | $2.8 billion (2002) | $3.3 billion (2000) | 
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				Malta | $188.8 million (2005) | $130 million (1997) | 
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				Marshall Islands | $86.5 million (FY99/00 est.) | $86.5 million (FY 99/00 est.) | 
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				Martinique | $180 million (1994) | $180 million (1994) | 
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				Mauritania | $2.5 billion (2000) | $2.5 billion (2000) | 
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				Mauritius | $3.246 billion (2005 est.) | $2.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Mayotte | $NA | $NA | 
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				Mexico | $137.2 billion (2005 est.) | $150 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | $60.8 million (FY05 est.) | $53.1 million (FY 02/03 est.) | 
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				Moldova | $1.986 billion (2005 est.) | $1.3 billion (2002) | 
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				Monaco | $18 billion (2000 est.) | $NA | 
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				Mongolia | $1.36 billion (2004) | $913 million (2001 est.) | 
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				Montenegro | NA | - | 
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				Montserrat | $8.9 million (1997) | $8.9 million (1997) | 
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				Morocco | $15.61 billion (2005 est.) | $17.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Mozambique | $5.456 billion (2005 est.) | $966 million (2002 est.) | 
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				Namibia | $712.9 million (2005 est.) | $517 million (2002 est.) | 
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				Nauru | $33.3 million (2002) | $33.3 million | 
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				Nepal | $3.34 billion (March 2005) | $2.55 billion (FY 00/01) | 
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				Netherlands | $1.645 trillion (30 June 2005) | - | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | $2.68 billion (2004) | $1.35 billion (1996) | 
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				New Caledonia | $79 million (1998 est.) | $79 million (1998 est.) | 
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				New Zealand | $42.84 billion (2005 est.) | $33 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Nicaragua | $3.188 billion (2005 est.) | $5.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Niger | $2.1 billion (2003 est.) | $1.6 billion (1999 est.) | 
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				Nigeria | $32.45 billion (2005 est.) | $29.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Niue | $418,000 (2002 est.) | $418,000 (2002 est.) | 
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				Norfolk Island | $NA | $NA | 
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				Northern Mariana Islands | $NA | $NA | 
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				Norway | $281 billion; note - Norway is a net external creditor (30 June 2005) | $0 (Norway is a net external creditor) | 
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				Oman | $4.361 billion (2005 est.) | $5.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Pakistan | $38.8 billion (2005 est.) | $32.3 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Palau | $0 (FY99/00) | $0 (FY 99/00) | 
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				Panama | $9.758 billion (2005 est.) | $7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Papua New Guinea | $1.882 billion (2005 est.) | $2.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Paraguay | $3.45 billion (2005 est.) | $3.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Peru | $30.94 billion (2005 est.) | $29.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Philippines | $65.71 billion (2005 est.) | $60.3 billion (2002) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | - | $NA | 
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				Poland | $101.5 billion (2005 est.) | $64 billion (2002) | 
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				Portugal | $287.8 billion (2005 est.) | $13.1 billion (1997 est.) | 
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				Puerto Rico | $NA | $NA | 
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				Qatar | $21.13 billion (2005 est.) | $15.4 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Reunion | $NA | $NA | 
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				Romania | $35.68 billion (2005 est.) | $13.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Russia | $215.3 billion (2005 est.) | $153.5 billion (yearend 2002) | 
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				Rwanda | $1.4 billion (2004 est.) | $1.3 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				Saint Helena | $NA | $NA | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | $314 million (2004) | $171 million (2001) | 
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				Saint Lucia | $257 million (2004) | $214 million (2000) | 
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				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | $NA | $NA | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $223 million (2004) | $167.2 million (2000) | 
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				Samoa | $177 million (2004) | $197 million (2000) | 
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				San Marino | $NA | $NA | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | $318 million (2002) | $253.8 million (2000) | 
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				Saudi Arabia | $36.78 billion (2005 est.) | $25.9 billion (2003 est.) | 
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				Senegal | $3.529 billion (2005 est.) | $3.1 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Serbia | $15.43 billion (including Montenegro) (2005 est.) | - | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | - | $9.2 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Seychelles | $508 million (2005 est.) | $170 million (2002 est.) | 
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				Sierra Leone | $1.61 billion (2003 est.) | $1.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Singapore | $23.76 billion (2005 est.) | $8.2 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Slovakia | $26.94 billion (2005 est.) | $9.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Slovenia | $18.97 billion (2005 est.) | $7.9 billion (2001) | 
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				Solomon Islands | $166 million (2004) | $137 million (2001 est.) | 
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				Somalia | $3 billion (2001 est.) | $2.6 billion (2000 est.) | 
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				South Africa | $29.97 billion (2005 est.) | $24.7 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Spain | $970.7 billion (2005 est.) | $90 billion (1993 est.) | 
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				Sri Lanka | $11.05 billion (2005 est.) | $9.8 billion (2002) | 
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				Sudan | $27.34 billion (2005 est.) | $15.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Suriname | $504.3 million (2005 est.) | $321 million (2002 est.) | 
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				Swaziland | $357 million (2003 est.) | $320 million (2002 est.) | 
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				Sweden | $516.1 billion (30 June 2005) | $66.5 billion (1994) | 
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				Switzerland | $856 billion (30 June 2005) | $NA | 
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				Syria | $8.566 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia (2005 est.) | $22 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Taiwan | $87.5 billion (2005 est.) | $24.7 billion (2002) | 
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				Tajikistan | $888 million (2004 est.) | $1 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Tanzania | $8.178 billion (2005 est.) | $6.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Thailand | $52.46 billion (2005 est.) | $62.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Togo | $2 billion (2005) | $1.4 billion (2000) | 
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				Tokelau | $0 | $0 | 
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				Tonga | $80.7 million (2004) | $57.5 million (June 2001) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | $2.767 billion (2005 est.) | $2.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Tunisia | $16.09 billion (2005 est.) | $13.6 billion (2003 est.) | 
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				Turkey | $170.1 billion (2005 est.) | $118.3 billion (Yearend 2001) | 
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				Turkmenistan | $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | $2.4 billion to $5 billion (2001 est.) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | $NA | $NA | 
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				Tuvalu | $NA | $NA | 
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				Uganda | $4.973 billion (2005 est.) | $2.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Ukraine | $23.93 billion (2005 est.) | $14.2 billion (2002) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | $34.47 billion (2005 est.) | $18.5 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				United Kingdom | $7.107 trillion (30 June 2005) | $NA | 
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				United States | $8.837 trillion (30 June 2005 est.) | $862 billion (1995 est.) | 
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				Uruguay | $13.24 billion (2005 est.) | $11.8 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Uzbekistan | $5.032 billion (2005 est.) | $4.6 billion (2002 est.) | 
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				Vanuatu | $81.2 million (2004) | $68.6 million (2000 est.) | 
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				Venezuela | $41.51 billion (2005 est.) | $38.2 billion (2000) | 
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				Vietnam | $20.16 billion (2005 est.) | $14.1 billion (2001) | 
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				Virgin Islands | $NA | $NA | 
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				Wallis and Futuna | $3.67 million $NA | $NA | 
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				West Bank | $0; note - includes Gaza Strip (2002) | $108 million (includes Gaza Strip) (1997 est.) | 
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				Western Sahara | $NA | $NA | 
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				World | $36.89 trillion 
 note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private (2004 est.)  | 
				$2 trillion for less developed countries (2002 est.) | 
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				Yemen | $5.347 billion (2005 est.) | $6.2 billion (2002) | 
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				Zambia | $4.641 billion (2005 est.) | $5.8 billion (2001) | 
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				Zimbabwe | $5.216 billion (2005 est.) | $3.9 billion (2002 est.) |