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Which countries have a higher credit rating than the US?

When Standard & Poor's downgraded the US from its AAA status to AA+ on Aug. 5, it knocked just one country off a lengthy list. Now, there are 18 nations with AAA credit ratings.

10. Netherlands

Peter Dejong / AP
A worker is seen inside one of two court yards in the National Museum, under renovation in Amsterdam June 15, 2011. The 375 million euros ($536 million) renovation began in 2003 but was delayed by an "only-in- Amsterdam" fight over bicycle access. Bike advocates won, and a window-lined bike tunnel runs through the museum's ground floor.

  • By Mary Helen Miller Correspondent

GDP: $783 billion

Debt: $499 billion, or 64 percent of GDP

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