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¤ ¢ € £
$ ฿ ₡ ₢ ₣ ₤ ₦ ₧ ₨ ₩ ₪ ₫
¥ ƒ ৲ ৳ ₠ ₥ ₭ ₮ ₯ ℳ 元 円 ₽
For a small piece of paper it carries a lot of weight
I know money is the root of all evil
Do funny things to some people
Give me a nickel, brother can you spare a dime
Money can drive some people out of their minds
-- the O'Jays
See also: Demonyms of the World | Capitals of the World | Histories of the World | Leaders of the World
The world economy is a very complex system. Most countries have their own form of currency, and even those countries that share a currency often have a local form of money as well. Whether you are just crossing the border into another country, or traveling overseas, exchange rates can be confusing and potentially very unfair. Added to this confusion is the fact that many countries give their money the same names as other countries, yet their values are completely different. If you say "dollar" are you talking about the United States dollar, the Australian dollar, the Liberian dollar, or any of the other 30 or so countries that use the word "dollar" to describe their unit of currency. Below is a reference for the major, official currencies of the world and their currency codes.
Notes: To distinguish between countries that call their currency the same or similar names, a country specific identifier has been provided for most of the currencies below. For example, both India and Nepal call their money the "rupee" - therefore below they will be described as the Indian rupee and the Nepal rupee. No one in India actually calls it the "Indian rupee", but when you move from local to international context, these distinctions must be made.
The countries are grouped into the following regions:
Africa
Country Currencies Currency Code
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Africa (General) Numerous countries in Africa use the Communaute Financiere Africaine franc
which is issued by the Central Bank of the West African States
Algeria Algerian dinar DZD
Angola kwanza AOA
Bassas da India uninhabited
Benin Communaute Financiere XOF
Africaine franc
Botswana pula BWP
Bouvet Island uninhabited
Burkina Faso Communaute Financiere XOF
Africaine franc
Burundi Burundi franc BIF
Cameroon Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo CVE
Central African Republic Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Chad Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Comoros Comoran franc KMF
Congo, Congolese franc CDF
Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Communaute Fiananciere XAF
Republic of the Africaine franc
Cote d'Ivoire Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Djibouti Djiboutian franc DJF
Egypt Egyptian pound EGP
Equatorial Guinea Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Eritrea nakfa ERN
Ethiopia birr ETB
Europa Island no indigenous inhabitants
Gabon Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Gambia, The dalasi GMD
Ghana cedi GHC ₵
Glorioso Islands no indigenous inhabitants
Guinea Guinean franc GNF
Guinea-Bissau Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Guinea-Bissau peso GWP
Juan de Nova Island no indigenous inhabitants
Kenya Kenyan shilling KES
Lesotho loti/South African rand LSL/ZAR
Liberia Liberian dollar LRD
Libya Libyan dinar LYD
Madagascar ariary MGA
Malawi Malawian kwacha MWK
Mali Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Mauritania ouguiya MRO
Mauritius Mauritian rupee MUR
Mayotte euro EUR
Morocco Moroccan dirham MAD
Mozambique metical MZM
Namibia Namibian dollar NAD
South African rand ZAR
Niger Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Nigeria naira NGN ₦
Reunion euro EUR
Rwanda Rwandan franc RWF
Saint Helena Saint Helenian pound SHP
Sao Tome and Principe dobra STD
Senegal Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Seychelles Seychelles rupee SCR
Sierra Leone leone SLL
Somalia Somali shilling SOS
South Africa rand ZAR
Sudan Sudanese dinar SDD
Swaziland lilangeni SZL
Tanzania Tanzanian shilling TZS
Togo Communaute Financiere XAF
Africaine franc
Tromelin Island uninhabited
Tunisia Tunisian dinar TND
Uganda Ugandan shilling UGX
Western Sahara Moroccan dirham MAD
Zambia Zambian kwacha ZMK
Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar ZWD
Antarctica and surrounding region
Country Currencies Currency Code
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Antarctica no indigenous inhabitants, but our resident antarctic expert
tells me that they regularly accept US Dollars, New Zealand Dollars,
credit cards, and have ATMs that distribute these currencies as well.
French Southern and no indigenous inhabitants
Antarctic Lands
Heard Island and uninhabited
McDonald Islands
Asia
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Afghanistan Afghani AFA ؋
Armenia dram AMD
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat AZM
Bangladesh taka BDT
Bhutan ngultrum, Indian rupee BTN/INR
British Indian Ocean Territory no indigenous inhabitants
China yuan CNY 元
Georgia lari GEL
Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar HKD
India Indian rupee INR ₨ ৲ ৳
Japan yen JPY ¥/円
Kazakhstan tenge KZT
Korea, North North Korean won KPW ₩
Korea, South South Korean won KRW ₩
Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstani som KGS
Macau pataca MOP
Maldives rufiyaa MVR
Mongolia togrog/tugrik MNT ₮
Nepal Nepalese rupee NPR
Pakistan Pakistani rupee PKR
Russia Russian ruble RUR ₽
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee LKR
Taiwan new Taiwan dollar TWD
Tajikistan somoni TJS
Turkmenistan Turkmen manat TMM
Uzbekistan Uzbekistani sum UZS
Central America, Middle America, and the Caribbean
Country Currencies Currency Code
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Anguilla East Caribbean dollar XCD
Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar XCD
Aruba Aruban guilder/florin AWG
Bahamas, The Bahamian dollar BSD
Barbados Barbadian dollar BBD
Belize Belizean dollar BZD
British Virgin Islands US dollar USD $
Cayman Islands Caymanian dollar KYD
Clipperton Island uninhabited
Costa Rica Costa Rican colon CRC ₡
Cuba Cuban peso CUP
Dominica East Caribbean dollar XCD
Dominican Republic Dominican peso DOP
El Salvador US dollar USD $ ₡
Grenada East Caribbean dollar XCD
Guadeloupe euro/French franc EUR/FRF €/₣
Guatemala quetzal/US dollar GTQ/USD ?/$
Haiti gourde HTG
Honduras lempira HNL
Jamaica Jamaican dollar JMD
Martinique euro EUR €
Mexico Mexican peso MXN $
Montserrat East Caribbean dollar XCD
Navassa Island uninhabited
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antillean ANG
guilder
Nicaragua gold cordoba NIO
Panama balboa/US dollar PAB/USD ?/$
Puerto Rico US dollar USD $
Saint Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar XCD
Saint Lucia East Caribbean dollar XCD
Saint Vincent and Grenadines East Caribbean dollar XCD
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TTD
dollar
Turks and Caicos Islands US dollar USD $
Virgin Islands US dollar USD $
Europe
Country Currencies Currency Code
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Europe (General) Much of Europe and its territories use the euro (EUR)
Albania lek ALL
Andorra euro EUR €
Austria euro EUR €
Belarus Belarusian ruble BYB/BYR
Belgium euro EUR €
Bosnia and Herzegovina marka BAM
Bulgaria lev BGL
Croatia kuna HRK
Czech Republic Czech koruna CZK
Denmark Danish krone DKK
Estonia Estonian kroon EEK
Faroe Islands Danish krone DKK
Finland euro EUR €
France euro EUR €
Germany euro EUR €
Gibraltar Gibraltar pound GIP
Greece euro EUR €
Guernsey British pound GBP £
Hungary forint HUF
Iceland Icelandic krona ISK
Ireland euro EUR €
Isle of Man British pound GBP £
Italy euro EUR
Jan Mayen no indigenous inhabitants
Jersey British pound GBP £
Latvia Latvian lat LVL
Liechtenstein Swiss franc CHF
Lithuania litas LTL
Luxembourg euro EUR €
Macedonia Macedonian denar MKD
Malta Maltese lira MTL
Moldova Moldovan leu MDL
Monaco euro EUR €
Netherlands, The (Holland) euro EUR €
Norway Norwegian krone NOK
Poland zloty PLN
Portugal euro EUR €
Romania leu ROL
San Marino euro EUR €
Serbia and Montenegro new Yugoslav dinar/euro YUM/EUR
Slovakia Slovak koruna SKK
Slovenia tolar SIT
Spain euro EUR €
Svalbard (Spitzbergen) Norwegian krone NOK
Sweden Swedish krona SEK
Switzerland Swiss franc CHF
Ukraine hryvnia UAH ₴
United Kingdom British pound sterling GBP £
Vatican City (Holy See) euro EUR €
Middle East
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Bahrain Bahraini dinar BHD
Cyprus Cypriot pound CYP
Turkish lira TRL
Iran Iranian rial IRR
Iraq Iraqi dinar IQD
Israel new Israeli shekel ILS/NIS ₪
Jordan Jordanian dinar JOD
Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar KD
Lebanon Lebanese pound LBP
Oman Omani rial OMR
Qatar Qatari rial QAR
Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal SAR
Syria Syrian pound SYP
Turkey Turkish lira TRL ₤
United Arab Emirates Emirati dirham AED
Yemen Yemeni rial YER
North America
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Bermuda Bermudian dollar BMD
Canada Canadian dollar CAD $
Greenland Danish krone DKK
Saint Pierre and Miquelon euro EUR
United States of America US dollar USD $ ¢ ₥
Oceania
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American Samoa US Dollar USD $
Ashmore and Cartier Islands no indigenous inhabitants
Australia Australian dollar AUD $
Baker Island uninhabited
Cook Islands New Zealand dollar NZD
Coral Sea Islands no indigenous inhabitants
Fiji Fijian dollar FJD
French Polynesia Comptoirs Francais XPF
du Pacifique franc
Guam US dollar USD $
Howland Island uninhabited
Jarvis Island uninhabited
Johnston Atoll no indigenous inhabitants
Kingman Reef uninhabited
Kiribati Australian dollar AUD $
Marshall Islands US dollar USD $
Micronesia, US dollar USD $
Federated States of
Midway Islands no indigenous inhabitants
Nauru Australian dollar AUD $
New Caledonia Comptoirs Francais XPF
du Pacifique franc
New Zealand New Zealand dollar NZD $
Niue New Zealand dollar NZD
Norfolk Island Australian dollar AUD $
Northern Mariana Islands US dollar USD $
Palau US dollar USD $
Palmyra Atoll no indigenous inhabitants
Pitcairn Islands New Zealand dollar NZD
Samoa tala SAT
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar SBD
Tokelau New Zealand dollar NZD
Tonga pa'anga TOP
Tuvalu Australian dollar AUD $
Vanuatu vatu VUV
Wake Island no indigenous inhabitants
Wallis and Futuna Comptoirs Francais XPF
du Pacifique franc
South America
Country Currencies Currency Code
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Argentina Argentine peso ARS
Bolivia boliviano BOB
Brazil real BRL ₢
Chile Chilean peso CLP
Colombia Colombian peso COP
Ecuador US dollar USD $
Falkland Islands Falkland pound FKP
(Islas Malvinas)
French Guiana euro/French franc EUR/FRF €/₣
Guyana Guyanese dollar GYD
Paraguay guarani PYG ₲
Peru nuevo sol PEN
South Georgia and the no indigenous inhabitants
South Sandwich Islands
Suriname Surinamese guilder SRG
Uruguay Uruguayan peso UYU
Venezuela bolivar VEB
Southeast Asia
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Brunei Bruneian dollar BND
Burma kyat MMK
Cambodia riel KHR
Christmas Island Australian dollar AUD $
Cocos Islands Australian dollar AUD $
(Keeling Islands)
East Timor US dollar USD $
Indonesia Indonesian rupiah IDR
Laos kip LAK ₭
Malaysia ringgit MYR
Myanmar (Burma) kyat MMK
Papua New Guinea kina PGK
Paracel Islands no indigenous inhabitants
Philippines Philippine peso PHP ₱
Singapore Singapore dollar SGD
Spratly Islands no indigenous inhabitants
Thailand baht THB ฿
Vietnam dong VND ₫
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This information was taken from various sources including much help from the CIA World Factbook 2003, Google.com, and E2.