With a whopping $13.98 trillion as of June 2010, the U.S. holds the dubious distinction of top debtor, just ahead of the European Union, whose debt is listed at $13.72 trillion.
The top 20 countries with the highest debt can be seen in this CIA chart:
Rank | country | Debt - external | Date of Information |
|---|
| 1 | United States | $ 13,980,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 2 | European Union | $ 13,720,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | $ 8,981,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 4 | Germany | $ 4,713,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 5 | France | $ 4,698,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 6 | Japan | $ 2,441,000,000,000 | 30 September 2010 |
| 7 | Ireland | $ 2,253,000,000,000 | 30 September 2010 |
| 8 | Norway | $ 2,232,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 9 | Italy | $ 2,223,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 est. |
| 10 | Spain | $ 2,166,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | $ 1,892,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 12 | Belgium | $ 1,241,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 13 | Switzerland | $ 1,200,000,000,000 | 30 September 2010 |
| 14 | Australia | $ 1,169,000,000,000 | 31 December 2010 est. |
| 15 | Canada | $ 1,009,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 16 | Sweden | $ 853,300,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 17 | Austria | $ 755,000,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | $ 750,800,000,000 | 31 December 2010 est. |
| 19 | Denmark | $ 559,500,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
| 20 | Greece | $ 532,900,000,000 | 30 June 2010 |
When it comes to unemployment, the U.S. is about in the middle of the pack, ranking 106 out of 200, with a jobless rate of 9.7 percent.
The Central Intelligence Agency notes on its website that it's "an independent U.S. government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior U.S. policymakers."
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