VRS services have become well developed nationally in Sweden since 1997 and also in the <answer>United States</answer> since the first decade of the 2000s. With the exception of Sweden, VRS has been provided in Europe for only a few years since the mid-2000s, and as of 2010 has not been made available in many European Union countries, with most European countries still lacking the legislation or the financing for large-scale VRS services, and to provide the necessary telecommunication equipment to deaf users. Germany and the Nordic countries are among the other leaders in Europe, while the <answer>United States</answer> is another world leader in the provisioning of VRS services.
What country is a world leader in providing VRS services?
United States