At the end of fiscal year 2012 (September 30, 2012), the U.S. government owed $16.2 trillion. Who owns that debt? The following table lists the amounts owed as of September 30, 2012. Use a graphical technique to describe thesefigures.

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Owed To U.S. Individuals and Amount Institutions U.S. Social Security Trust Fund U.S. Federal Reserve U.S. Civl Service Retirement 4,872,208,000,000 2,676,509,000,000 1,730,916,000,000 Fund U.S. Military Retirement Fund 384,648,000,000 China (including Hong Kong) 1,298,187,000,000 Japan Oil Exporters Brazil United Kingdom All Other Countries 897,512,000,000 1,121,890,000,000 272,459,000,000 256,432,000,000 144,243,000,000 2,404,050,000,000