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Economy > Currency: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The national medium of exchange and its basic sub-unit.
COUNTRY
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AfghanistanAfghanistan afghani
AkrotiriAkrotiri euro adopted 1 January 2008; note - the Cypriot pound formerly used
AlbaniaAlbania lek
AlgeriaAlgeria Algerian dinar
American SamoaAmerican Samoa US dollar
AndorraAndorra euro
AngolaAngola kwanza
AnguillaAnguilla East Caribbean dollar
Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar
ArgentinaArgentina Argentine peso
ArmeniaArmenia dram
ArubaAruba Aruban guilder/florin
AustraliaAustralia Australian dollar
AustriaAustria euro
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijani manat
BahrainBahrain Bahraini dinar
BangladeshBangladesh taka
BarbadosBarbados Barbadian dollar
BelarusBelarus Belarusian ruble
BelgiumBelgium euro
BelizeBelize Belizean dollar
BeninBenin Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
BermudaBermuda Bermudian dollar
BhutanBhutan ngultrum ; Indian rupee
BoliviaBolivia boliviano
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina konvertibilna marka (convertible mark)
BotswanaBotswana pula
BrazilBrazil real
British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean US Dollar
British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. US dollar
BruneiBrunei Bruneian dollar
BulgariaBulgaria lev
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
BurmaBurma kyat
BurundiBurundi Burundi franc
CambodiaCambodia riel
CameroonCameroon Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
CanadaCanada Canadian dollar
Cape VerdeCape Verde Cape Verdean escudo
Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Caymanian dollar
Central African RepublicCentral Africa Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
ChadChad Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
ChileChile Chilean peso
ChinaChina Renminbi ; note - also referred to by the unit yuan
Christmas IslandXmas Island Australian dollar
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands Australian dollar
ColombiaColombia Colombian peso
ComorosComoros Comoran franc
Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Cook IslandsCook Islands NZ dollar
Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rican colon
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
CroatiaCroatia kuna
CubaCuba Cuban peso and Convertible peso
CyprusCyprus Cypriot pound ; euro after 1 January 2008
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech koruna
Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. Congolese franc
DenmarkDenmark Danish krone
DhekeliaDhekelia euro adopted 1 January 2008; note - the Cypriot pound formerly used
DjiboutiDjibouti Djiboutian franc
DominicaDominica East Caribbean dollar
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. Dominican peso
East TimorEast Timor US dollar
EcuadorEcuador US dollar
EgyptEgypt Egyptian pound
El SalvadorEl Salvador US dollar
Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
EritreaEritrea nakfa
EstoniaEstonia Estonian kroon
EthiopiaEthiopia birr
European UnionEuropean Union euro, British pound, Bulgarian lev, Czech koruna, Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Hungarian forint, Latvian lat, Lithuanian litas, Polish zloty, Romanian leu, Slovak koruna, Swedish krona
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands Falkland pound
Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands Danish krone
Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia US dollar
FijiFiji Fijian dollar
FinlandFinland euro
FranceFrance euro
French GuianaFrench Guiana euro
French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc
GabonGabon Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Gaza StripGaza Strip new Israeli shekel
GeorgiaGeorgia lari
GermanyGermany euro
GhanaGhana Ghana cedi
GibraltarGibraltar Gibraltar pound
GreeceGreece euro
GreenlandGreenland Danish krone
GrenadaGrenada East Caribbean dollar
GuadeloupeGuadeloupe euro
GuamGuam US dollar
GuatemalaGuatemala quetzal , US dollar , others allowed
GuineaGuinea Guinean franc
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
GuyanaGuyana Guyanese dollar
HaitiHaiti gourde
Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City euro
HondurasHonduras lempira
Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong dollar
HungaryHungary forint
IcelandIceland Icelandic krona
IndiaIndia Indian rupee
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesian rupiah
IranIran Iranian rial
IraqIraq New Iraqi dinar as of 22 January 2004
IrelandIreland euro
IsraelIsrael new Israeli shekel ; note - NIS is the currency abbreviation; ILS is the International Organization for Standardization code for the NIS
ItalyItaly euro
JamaicaJamaica Jamaican dollar
JapanJapan yen
JordanJordan Jordanian dinar
KazakhstanKazakhstan tenge
KenyaKenya Kenyan shilling
KiribatiKiribati Australian dollar
KuwaitKuwait Kuwaiti dinar
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan som
LaosLaos kip
LatviaLatvia lat
LebanonLebanon Lebanese pound
LesothoLesotho loti ; South African rand
LiberiaLiberia Liberian dollar
LibyaLibya Libyan dinar
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Swiss franc
LithuaniaLithuania litas
LuxembourgLuxembourg euro
MacauMacau pataca
MadagascarMadagascar ariary
MalawiMalawi Malawian kwacha
MalaysiaMalaysia ringgit
MaldivesMaldives rufiyaa
MaliMali Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
MaltaMalta euro as of 1 January 2008; Maltese lira before then
Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. US dollar
MartiniqueMartinique euro
MauritaniaMauritania ouguiya
MauritiusMauritius Mauritian rupee
MayotteMayotte euro
MexicoMexico Mexican peso
MoldovaMoldova Moldovan leu
MonacoMonaco euro
MongoliaMongolia togrog/tugrik
MontenegroMontenegro euro
MontserratMontserrat East Caribbean dollar
MoroccoMorocco Moroccan dirham
MozambiqueMozambique metical
NamibiaNamibia Namibian dollar ; South African rand
NauruNauru Australian dollar
NepalNepal Nepalese rupee
NetherlandsNetherlands euro
Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles Netherlands Antillean guilder
New CaledoniaNew Caledonia Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand dollar
NicaraguaNicaragua gold cordoba
NigerNiger Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
NigeriaNigeria naira
NiueNiue New Zealand dollar
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island Australian dollar
North KoreaNorth Korea North Korean won
Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana US dollar
NorwayNorway Norwegian krone
OmanOman Omani rial
PakistanPakistan Pakistani rupee
PalauPalau US dollar
PanamaPanama balboa ; US dollar
Papua New GuineaPapua NG kina
ParaguayParaguay guarani
PeruPeru nuevo sol
PhilippinesPhilippines Philippine peso
Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn New Zealand dollar
PolandPoland zloty
PortugalPortugal euro
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico US dollar
QatarQatar Qatari rial
ReunionReunion euro
RomaniaRomania "new" leu was introduced in 2005; "old" leu was phased out in 2006; note - because of currency revaluation, 10,000 ROL = 1 RON
RussiaRussia Russian ruble
RwandaRwanda Rwandan franc
Saint BarthelemySt Barthelemy euro ; note - US dollar widely used
Saint HelenaSaint Helena Saint Helenian pound
Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ East Caribbean dollar
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia East Caribbean dollar
Saint MartinSaint Martin euro ; note - US dollar widely used
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ euro
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ East Caribbean dollar
SamoaSamoa tala
San MarinoSan Marino euro
Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ dobra
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi riyal
SenegalSenegal Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles rupee
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone leone
SingaporeSingapore Singapore dollar
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovak koruna
SloveniaSlovenia tolar
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar
SomaliaSomalia Somali shilling
South AfricaSouth Africa rand
South KoreaSouth Korea South Korean won
SpainSpain euro
Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee
SudanSudan Sudanese pounds
SurinameSuriname Surinam dollar
SvalbardSvalbard Norwegian krone
SwazilandSwaziland lilangeni
SwedenSweden Swedish krona
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Swiss franc
SyriaSyria Syrian pound
TaiwanTaiwan New Taiwan dollar
TajikistanTajikistan somoni
TanzaniaTanzania Tanzanian shilling
ThailandThailand baht
The BahamasThe Bahamas Bahamian dollar
The GambiaThe Gambia dalasi
TogoTogo Communaute Financiere Africaine franc ; note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
TokelauTokelau New Zealand dollar
TongaTonga pa'anga
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ Trinidad and Tobago dollar
TunisiaTunisia Tunisian dinar
TurkeyTurkey Turkish lira ; old Turkish lira before 1 January 2005
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Turkmen manat
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ US dollar
TuvaluTuvalu Australian dollar ; note - there is also a Tuvaluan dollar
UgandaUganda Ugandan shilling
UkraineUkraine hryvnia
United Arab EmiratesUAE Emirati dirham
United KingdomUnited Kingdom British pound
United StatesUnited States US dollar
UruguayUruguay Uruguayan peso
UzbekistanUzbekistan soum
VanuatuVanuatu vatu
VenezuelaVenezuela bolivar
VietnamVietnam dong
Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands US dollar
Wallis and FutunaWallis+ Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc
West BankWest Bank new Israeli shekel ; Jordanian dinar
Western SaharaWestern Sahara Moroccan dirham
YemenYemen Yemeni rial
ZambiaZambia Zambian kwacha
ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar

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Agriculture

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TOP STATS: Arable land > Hectares, Rural population, Agricultural land > Sq. km and 322 more

Background

What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.

TOP STATS: Overview, National tree, Full name and 21 more

Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

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Crime

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TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

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Disasters

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TOP STATS: Chernobyl > Contaminated area (percent of country), Storm deaths > 2009, Tsunami > Death toll and 47 more

Economy

This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.

TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more

Education

Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.

TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

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TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more

Environment

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Geography

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TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more

Government

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Health

Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.

TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more

Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.

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Language

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Lifestyle

Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.

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Media

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TOP STATS: Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita, Internet > Internet users per thousand people, Internet users and 429 more

Military

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TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more

People

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Religion

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Sports

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Terrorism

This is a category which needs particular highlighting as the growing concern and need for awareness continues to press upon our front pages, in the minds of our leadership and politicians, and indeed, in our everyday conversations. We hope to expand this category into timely and essential data you can rely on to make sense of global and national security, political and societal violence, and our perceptions which are shaped by these notions.

TOP STATS: Global Terrorism Indicator, Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present, Background and 30 more

Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more

Travel

TOP STATS: Inbound tourism > Arrivals, Outbound tourism > Departures, Inbound tourism > Tourist expenditure per capita and 19 more

Weather

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