Which foreign nation owns the greatest amount of U.S. federal government debt?
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As of August 2016, China owned about $1.2 trillion in U.S. federal debt, more than any other nation. Japan was second with $1.1 trillion. Switzerland was sixth at $0.2 trillion.
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