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How the Rest of the World Sees America

What does the rest of the world think of the United States, one of the most recognisable nations on the planet.

Mike Williams asks what the rest of the world thinks of the United States, one of the most recognisable nations on the planet. This is the second part of a programme looking into the concepts of identity for the BBC World Service's Identity season.

(Photo: The American Flag. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Mon 2 May 201614:32GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet

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  • Fri 29 Apr 201621:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & News Internet
  • Mon 2 May 201601:32GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean
  • Mon 2 May 201602:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview only
  • Mon 2 May 201603:32GMT
    BBC World Service South Asia & East Asia only
  • Mon 2 May 201604:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia
  • Mon 2 May 201606:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East only
  • Mon 2 May 201614:32GMT
    BBC World Service except News Internet

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