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How Much Debt Does Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain Owe?

€100

€100 Euros
€10,000

€10,000 Euros

€1 Million

€1 Million
€100 Million

€10 Million 

€2 Billion

 €100 Million

PIIGS

€560 Billion
€560 Billion borrowed by the governments of Greece, Spain, Ireland Portugal, and Italy from banks.  It is important to note this is only a portion of their debt. 
€3 Trillion - The Superhighway of Debt - Total amount borrowed by Bankrupt nation's citizens
€2.91 Trillion Borrowed by the citizens of Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
It is incredibly important to understand this only represent four  of the over thirty major nations in Eurozone.  The other countries also have significant debt held by both their governments and their citizens.  However, the pictures above give you a picture of exactly how big the debt of these countries are and truly gives a concept of how big a Trillion euros is.
  • Smrussell

    If 10 million euros = 1 pallet of euros, why does the photo show 100 million euros = 20 pallets ? Are all the photos exagerated like this ?