Debt - external:
$2.356 trillion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 6 $2.263 trillion (31 December 2007)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$179 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$152.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 21 $139.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Exchange rates:
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6827 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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