World Fact Book 2004 - Currencies
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Country
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Currency
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| Afghanistan | afghani (AFA) |
| Albania | lek (ALL) |
| Algeria | Algerian dinar (DZD) |
| American Samoa | US dollar (USD) |
| Andorra | euro (EUR) |
| Angola | kwanza (AOA) |
| Anguilla | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Argentina | Argentine peso (ARS) |
| Armenia | dram (AMD) |
| Aruba | Aruban guilder/florin (AWG) |
| Australia | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Austria |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutions of member countries; as of 1 January 2002, the euro became the only legal tender in EMU member countries, including Austria |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani manat (AZM) |
| Bahamas, The | Bahamian dollar (BSD) |
| Bahrain | Bahraini dinar (BHD) |
| Bangladesh | taka (BDT) |
| Barbados | Barbadian dollar (BBD) |
| Belarus | Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR) |
| Belgium |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Belize | Belizean dollar (BZD) |
| Benin | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Bermuda | Bermudian dollar (BMD) |
| Bhutan | ngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR) |
| Bolivia | boliviano (BOB) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | marka (BAM) |
| Botswana | pula (BWP) |
| Brazil | real (BRL) |
| British Virgin Islands | US dollar (USD) |
| Brunei | Bruneian dollar (BND) |
| Bulgaria | lev (BGL) |
| Burkina Faso | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Burma | kyat (MMK) |
| Burundi | Burundi franc (BIF) |
| Cambodia | riel (KHR) |
| Cameroon | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Canada | Canadian dollar (CAD) |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verdean escudo (CVE) |
| Cayman Islands | Caymanian dollar (KYD) |
| Central African Republic | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Chad | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Chile | Chilean peso (CLP) |
| China |
yuan (CNY)
note:: also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB) |
| Christmas Island | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Colombia | Colombian peso (COP) |
| Comoros | Comoran franc (KMF) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Congolese franc (CDF) |
| Congo, Republic of the | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Cook Islands | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican colon (CRC) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Croatia | kuna (HRK) |
| Cuba | Cuban peso (CUP) |
| Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish lira (TRL) |
| Czech Republic | Czech koruna (CZK) |
| Denmark | Danish krone (DKK) |
| Djibouti | Djiboutian franc (DJF) |
| Dominica | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican peso (DOP) |
| East Timor | US dollar (USD) |
| Ecuador | US dollar (USD) |
| Egypt | Egyptian pound (EGP) |
| El Salvador | US dollar (USD) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Eritrea | nakfa (ERN) |
| Estonia | Estonian kroon (EEK) |
| Ethiopia | birr (ETB) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Falkland pound (FKP) |
| Faroe Islands | Danish krone (DKK) |
| Fiji | Fijian dollar (FJD) |
| Finland |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| France |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| French Guiana | euro (EUR) |
| French Polynesia | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF) |
| Gabon | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States |
| Gambia, The | dalasi (GMD) |
| Gaza Strip | new Israeli shekel (ILS) |
| Georgia | lari (GEL) |
| Germany |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Ghana | cedi (GHC) |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar pound (GIP) |
| Greece |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Greenland | Danish krone (DKK) |
| Grenada | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Guadeloupe | euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) |
| Guam | US dollar (USD) |
| Guatemala | quetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed |
| Guernsey | British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound |
| Guinea | Guinean franc (GNF) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States; previously the Guinea-Bissau peso (GWP) was used |
| Guyana | Guyanese dollar (GYD) |
| Haiti | gourde (HTG) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | euro (EUR) |
| Honduras | lempira (HNL) |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong dollar (HKD) |
| Hungary | forint (HUF) |
| Iceland | Icelandic krona (ISK) |
| India | Indian rupee (INR) |
| Indonesia | Indonesian rupiah (IDR) |
| Iran | Iranian rial (IRR) |
| Iraq | New Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004 |
| Ireland |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Israel | new Israeli shekel (ILS); note - NIS is the currency abbreviation; ILS is the International Organization for Standarization (ISO) code for the NIS |
| Italy |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Jamaica | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
| Japan | yen (JPY) |
| Jersey | British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound |
| Jordan | Jordanian dinar (JOD) |
| Kazakhstan | tenge (KZT) |
| Kenya | Kenyan shilling (KES) |
| Kiribati | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Korea, North | North Korean won (KPW) |
| Korea, South | South Korean won (KRW) |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti dinar (KD) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) |
| Laos | kip (LAK) |
| Latvia | Latvian lat (LVL) |
| Lebanon | Lebanese pound (LBP) |
| Lesotho | loti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR) |
| Liberia | Liberian dollar (LRD) |
| Libya | Libyan dinar (LYD) |
| Liechtenstein | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Lithuania | litas (LTL) |
| Luxembourg |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Macau | pataca (MOP) |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | Macedonian denar (MKD) |
| Madagascar | Malagasy franc (MGF) |
| Malawi | Malawian kwacha (MWK) |
| Malaysia | ringgit (MYR) |
| Maldives | rufiyaa (MVR) |
| Mali | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Malta | Maltese lira (MTL) |
| Man, Isle of | British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound |
| Marshall Islands | US dollar (USD) |
| Martinique | euro (EUR) |
| Mauritania | ouguiya (MRO) |
| Mauritius | Mauritian rupee (MUR) |
| Mayotte | euro (EUR) |
| Mexico | Mexican peso (MXN) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | US dollar (USD) |
| Moldova | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
| Monaco | euro (EUR) |
| Mongolia | togrog/tugrik (MNT) |
| Montserrat | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Morocco | Moroccan dirham (MAD) |
| Mozambique | metical (MZM) |
| Namibia | Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR) |
| Nauru | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Nepal | Nepalese rupee (NPR) |
| Netherlands |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) |
| New Caledonia | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF); note - may adopt the euro in 2003 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Nicaragua | gold cordoba (NIO) |
| Niger | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Nigeria | naira (NGN) |
| Niue | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Norfolk Island | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | US dollar (USD) |
| Norway | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
| Oman | Omani rial (OMR) |
| Pakistan | Pakistani rupee (PKR) |
| Palau | US dollar (USD) |
| Panama | balboa (PAB); US dollar (USD) |
| Papua New Guinea | kina (PGK) |
| Paraguay | guarani (PYG) |
| Peru | nuevo sol (PEN) |
| Philippines | Philippine peso (PHP) |
| Pitcairn Islands | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Poland | zloty (PLN) |
| Portugal |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries |
| Puerto Rico | US dollar (USD) |
| Qatar | Qatari rial (QAR) |
| Reunion | euro (EUR) |
| Romania | leu (ROL) |
| Russia | Russian ruble (RUR) |
| Rwanda | Rwandan franc (RWF) |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helenian pound (SHP) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Saint Lucia | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | euro (EUR) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Samoa | tala (SAT) |
| San Marino | euro (EUR) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | dobra (STD) |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi riyal (SAR) |
| Senegal | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Serbia and Montenegro | new Yugoslav dinar (YUM); note - in Montenegro the euro is legal tender; in Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal (2002) |
| Seychelles | Seychelles rupee (SCR) |
| Sierra Leone | leone (SLL) |
| Singapore | Singapore dollar (SGD) |
| Slovakia | Slovak koruna (SKK) |
| Slovenia | tolar (SIT) |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
| Somalia | Somali shilling (SOS) |
| South Africa | rand (ZAR) |
| Spain |
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions with the member countries |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) |
| Sudan | Sudanese dinar (SDD) |
| Suriname | Surinamese guilder (SRG) |
| Svalbard | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
| Swaziland | lilangeni (SZL) |
| Sweden | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Switzerland | Swiss franc (CHF) |
| Syria | Syrian pound (SYP) |
| Taiwan | new Taiwan dollar (TWD) |
| Tajikistan | somoni |
| Tanzania | Tanzanian shilling (TZS) |
| Thailand | baht (THB) |
| Togo | Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States |
| Tokelau | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Tonga | pa'anga (TOP) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) |
| Tunisia | Tunisian dinar (TND) |
| Turkey | Turkish lira (TRL) |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen manat (TMM) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | US dollar (USD) |
| Tuvalu | Australian dollar (AUD); note - there is also a Tuvaluan dollar |
| Uganda | Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
| Ukraine | hryvnia (UAH) |
| United Arab Emirates | Emirati dirham (AED) |
| United Kingdom | British pound (GBP) |
| United States | US dollar (USD) |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistani sum (UZS) |
| Vanuatu | vatu (VUV) |
| Venezuela | bolivar (VEB) |
| Vietnam | dong (VND) |
| Virgin Islands | US dollar (USD) |
| Wallis and Futuna | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF) |
| West Bank | new Israeli shekel (ILS); Jordanian dinar (JOD) |
| Western Sahara | Moroccan dirham (MAD) |
| Yemen | Yemeni rial (YER) |
| Zambia | Zambian kwacha (ZMK) |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) |
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