There are 3 types of debt a government can occur (Export Debt), (Import Debt) and (Social Debt).
Export Debt (money owed to the government from Another Country that isn't paying)
Import Debt (money owed to Another Country by the government)
Social Debt: This is what I am assuming you are referring (the deficit). The deficit is money borrowed on "future" income from collectible taxes and fees from the governments citizens. They borrow against it (like a credit card). Its money owed to themselves. Its not a true debt in the conventional sense. However if left upaid then the government can't honour future benefits to its citizens and the country would collapse (like Greece and Spain).
The first incur of the national debt was predominantly when the US first began as a country, the expense of the American revolution was somewhat around 75.4 million dollars. Over time, due to expansion and purchase by the nation this caused more debt to accumulate and fluctuate.
The Us debt to Germany is 43.3 Billion Dollars.
The US National Debt is nearly $16,963,703,000, or 16.9 trillion dollars.
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As of January 31st 2011, total debt of the US economy is 14.13 Trillion US Dollars.
US foreign debt is now over 4.5 trillion dollars a year. China holds a majority of the US foreign debt.
Millions of US Dollars
2 trillion dollars
It depends on what country you are referring to. Here are the top 6 countries that have the most external debt in US dollars. There are other countries that have a higher debt to GDP ratio though. The U.S. currently has a national debt around 17.5 trillion dollars. The United Kingdom has a national debt of around 10.1 trillion dollars. Germany has a national debt of around 5.7 trillion dollars. France has a national debt of around 5.3 trillion dollars. Japan has a national debt of around 3 trillion dollars. China has a national debt around 3 trillion dollars.
Pay off the debt. Pay the debts that you owe. Don't you feel responsibility for the debts that you incur?
Yep, quite a lot. About 10 trillion dollars
60 billion US Dollars