Debt - external:

$832.8 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 13 $801.4 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$261.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 18 $247.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$270 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 14 $240.9 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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