National debt of the United States
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The national debt of the United States (also referred to as the public debt or government debt) is the amount owed by the federal government of the United States.
As of May 2011 the largest single holder of U.S. government debt was China, with 26 percent of all foreign-held U.S. Treasury securities (8% of total U.S. public debt).
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See also
- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
- List of countries by public debt
- Sovereign default
- Troubled Asset Relief Program
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