Map of S&P downgraded ratings for 9 European countries

Standard & Poor's decision to strip France of its AAA credit rating and downgrade eight other Euro zone countries slammed a continent struggling with a debt crisis and an economic slowdown.

Here is the map of countries affected by the S&P ratings downgraded on Jan. 13. The downgraded ratings range from AA+ for France & Austria to BB for Portugal.

Standard and Poor's Credit Rating Downgraded for 9 Euro Zone Countries on Jan. 13