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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.

5. Finland

Sari Gustafsson / Lehtikuva / Reuters / File
Finnish President Tarja Halonen walks with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, during the Suomi Areena discussion forum in Pori, Finland, on July 15, 2011.

  • By Mary Helen Miller Correspondent

GDP: $239 billion

Debt: $116 billion, or 48 percent of GDP

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