It is true that the USA National Debt is about $12 Trillion.
This is what is says here:
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
Now, here is the list of top 10 countries with the most public debt:
(According to
https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...as&rank=101#ch)
Public Debt as % of GDP
01) Zimbabwe 304.30%
02) Japan 192.10%
03) Saint Kitts and Nevis 185%
04) Lebanon 156%
05) Jamaica 137.1%
06) Singapore 117.6%
07) Italy 115.2%
08) Greece 108.1%
09) Sudan 104.5%
10) Belgium 99%
Countries with some of the lowest public debt as % of GDP:
Russia 6.9%
Equatorial Guinea 1.1%
United States of America has the world's #1 GDP at 14.2 Trillion.
with national debt as % of GDP of 39.70%.