United States
	Table B: Gross External Debt Position:   December 31, 2008
	Currency Composition of Gross External Debt
	(Millions of U.S. Dollars)
	Foreign Currency
		Short-term		238,779
		Long-term		948,626
		Total		1,187,405
	Domestic Currency
		Short-term		4,389,205
		Long-term		6,119,336
		Total		10,508,541
	Unknown *			1,945,861
	Gross External Debt			13,641,807
*  The currency composition is unknown for debt in Direct Investment,
Other debt liabilities of the General Government, and a small
portion of loans to the Other Sectors.
March 31, 2009