A

Afghanistan
(Islamic
State of)

 Pushtu
Dari		 Afghani
(AFA)		 Kabul .af +96 Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran Official national languages are Pushtu (the majority language) and Dari, both written in forms of the Arabic alphabet. Pushtu is also spelt Pashto. Dari is the local name for Persian. There are some 50 other languages spoken by regional groups. There is no “Afghan” language as such, but Pushtu is sometimes called Afghan.

Albania

 Albanian Lek
(ALL)		 Tirana .al +355 Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The official and commercial language is Albanian, which is written in the Latin alphabet. There are two very distinct dialects, Gheg (northern Albanian) and Tosk (southern Albanian) but the national language is largely based on Tosk.

Algeria

 Arabic Algerian
dinar
(DZD)		 Algiers .dz +213 Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia French is also widely used for commercial purposes.

American Samoa

 Samoan
English		 US dollar
(USD)		 Pago Pago .as +684 Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand The official language is Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages); most Samoans are bilingual

Andorra

 Catalan
French
Castilian		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Andorra la Vella .ad +376 Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain The official language is Catalan, but French and Spanish are also used for commercial purposes.

Angola

 Portuguese Kuanza
(AOA)		 Luanda .ao +244 Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo Portuguese is the official language, but Bantu and other African languages also spoken.

Anguilla

 English East
Carribbean
dollar
(XCD)		 The Valley .ai +1-264 Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico  

Antigua & Barbuda

 English
local
dialects		 East
Carribbean
dollar
(XCD)		 Saint John's .ag +1-268 Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico  

Argentina

 Spanish Argentine
peso
(ARS)		 Buenos Aires .ar +54 Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay English, Italian, German, and French also spoken.

Armenia

 Armenian Dram
(AMD)		 Yerevan .am +374 Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey Russian is also widely known.

Aruba

 Dutch Aruban
guilder/
florin
(AWG)		 Oranjestad .aw +297 Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), and Spanish also spoken.

Australia

 English Australian
dollar
(AUD)		 Canberra .au +61 Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean Native languages are also spoken.

Austria

 German Euro €
(EUR)		 Vienna .at +43 Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia  

Azerbaijan

 Azerbaijani Azerbaijani
manat
(AZM)		 Baku (Baki) .az +994 Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia Azerbaijani, also known as Azeri, is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

B

Bahamas

 English Bahamian
dollar
(BSD)		 Nassau .bs +1-242 Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida Creole is used among Haitian immigrants.

Bahrain

 Arabe Bahraini
dinar
(BHD)		 Manama .bh +973 Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia English is widely used for commercial purposes.

Bangladesh

 Bengala/
Bengali
English		 Taka
(BDT)		 Dhaka .bd +880 Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India  

Barbados

 English Barbadian
dollar
(BBD)		 Bridgetown .bb +1-246 Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela  

Belarus

 Byelorussian
Russian		 Belarusian
ruble
(BYB/BYR)		 Minsk .by +375 Eastern Europe, east of Poland  

Belgium

 Dutch
French
German		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Brussels .be +32 Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands  

Belize

 English Belizean
dollar
(BZD)		 Belmopan .bz +501 Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Mexico  

Benin

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Porto Novo .bj +229 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo  

Bermuda

 English
Portuguese		 Bermudian
dollar
(BMD)		 Hamilton .bm +1-441 North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)

Bhutan

 Dzongkha Ngultrum
(BTN)
Indian
rupee
(INR)		 Thimphu .bt +975 Southern Asia, between China and India  

Bolivia

 Spanish Boliviano
(BOB)		 La Paz .bo +591 Central South America, southwest of Brazil  

Bosnia &
Herzegovina

 Croatian
Serbian
Bosnian		 Marka
(BAM)		 Sarajevo .ba +387 Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia  

Botswana

 English
Setswana		 Pula
(BWP)		 Gaborone .bw +267 Southern Africa, north of South Africa  

Brazil

 Portuguese Real
(BRL)		 Brasilia .br +55 Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean  

Brunei

 Malay
English
Chinese		 Bruneian dollar
(BND)		 Bandar Seri Begawan .bn +673 Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia  

Bulgaria

 Bulgarian Lev
(BGL)		 Sofia .bg +359 Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey  

Burkina
Faso

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Ouaga-
dougou		 .bf +226 Western Africa, north of Ghana  

Burundi

 Kirundi
French		 Burundi
franc
(BIF)		 Bujumbura .bi +257 Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo  

C

Cambodia

 Khmer Riel
(KHR)		 Phnom Penh .kh +855 Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos French is used in international communications; English also spoken.

Cameroon

 English
French		 Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Yaoundé .cm +237 Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Although both French and English are official languages, there are also 24 major African language groups.

Canada

 English
French		 Canadian dollar
(CAD)		 Ottawa .ca +1 Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean, north of the conterminous US French is the official language for the province of Quebec.

Cape Verde

 Portuguese CV Escudo
(CVE)		 Praia .cv +238 Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) is also widely used.

Cayman Islands

 English Caymanian
dollar
(KYD)		 George
Town		 .ky +1-345 Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras  

Central African Republic

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Bangui .cf +236 Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, and Swahili also spoken.

Chad

 French
Arabic		 Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Ndjaména .td +235 Central Africa, south of Libya French and Arabic are official languages; Sara and Sango (in south), and more than 100 different languages and dialects also spoken.

Chile

 Spanish Chilean
peso
(CLP)		 Santiago .cl +56 Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru

China
(People's Republic)

 Mandarin Chinese

RMB yuan
(CNY)

 Beijing .cn +86 Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. Although the currency unit is the yuan, the currency is called Renminbi (or RMB). Languages include Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, and other minority languages.

Colombia

 Spanish Colombian peso
(COP)		 Bogotá .co +57 Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama  

Comoros

 French Comorian franc
(KMF)		 Moroni .km +269 Southern Africa, group of islands in the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique French is the official language and the language of commerce. Swahili is the most common spoken language.

Congo
(Republic of)

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Brazzaville .cg +243 Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages) and many other local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most users) also exist.

Cook
Islands

 English
(official)
Maori		 New
Zealand
dollar
(NZD)		 Avarua .ck +682 Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand  

Costa Rica

 Spanish Colón
(CRC)		 San José .cr +506 Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama English is spoken around Puerto Limon

Croatia

 Croatian Kuna
(HRK)		 Zagreb .hr +385 Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia Majority language is Croatian (96%), with others including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German.

Cuba

 Spanish Cuban
peso
(CUP)		 Havana .cu +53 Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida  

Cyprus

 Greek
Turkish

Cyprus pound
(CYP)

Turkish
lira
(TRL)

 Nicosia .cy +357 Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey The island of Cyprus is physically divided along ethnic lines - Greek is only used in the Greek area and Turkish in the Turkish area.

Czech Republic

 Czech Koruna
(CZK)		 Prague .cz +420 Central Europe, southeast of Germany  

D

Denmark

 Danish Danish
krone
(DKK)		 Copenhagen .dk +45 Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaeland and Fyn) English is the predominant second language, whilst Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), and German (small minority) are also spoken.

Djibouti

 French
Arabic		 Djibouti
franc
(DJF)		 Djibouti .dj +253 Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia  

Dominica

 English
French patois		 East Caribbean dollar
(XCD)		 Roseau .dm +253 Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago  

Dominican Republic

 Spanish Dominican peso
(DOP)		 Santo Domingo .do +1-809 Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti  

E

East Timor

NA

 Portuguese US dollar
(USD) 		Dili .tp +670    

Ecuador

 Spanish US dollar
(USD)		 Quito .ec +593 Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) are also spoken.

Egypt

 Arabic Egyptian pound
(EGP)		 Cairo .eg +20 Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip English and French are widely understood by educated classes.

El Salvador

 Spanish

Colón
(SVC)

US dollar
(USD)

 San
Salvador		 .sv +503 Middle America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras Spanishis the official language; Nahua is spoken among some Amerindians.

Equatorial Guinea

 Spanish Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Malabo .gq +240 Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon Fang, an African language, is the most widely used spoken language; Spanish and French are the official languages, with pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, and Ibo also spoken.

Eritrea

 English
Arabic		 Nakfa
(ERN)		 Asmara .er +291 Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan Languages found here inlcude Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, and other Cushitic languages.

Estonia

 Estonian Kroon
(EEK)		 Tallinn .ee +372 Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish and other languages also.

Ethiopia

 Amharic Birr
(ETB)		 Addis Ababa .et +251 Eastern Africa, west of Somalia English is widely used for business purposes and is the major foreign language taught in schools; Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, and other local languages.

F

Faeroe (Faroe) Islands

 Faeroese
Danish		 Danish
krone
(DKK)		 Thorshavn .fo +298 Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway Faroese is a language derived from Old Norse.

Falkland Islands

 English Falkland pound
(FKP)		 Stanley .fk +500 Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina  

Fiji

 English Fiji
dollar
(FJD)		 Suva .fj +679 Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Fijian is spoken and taught in the indigenous population; Hindi is widely used by the substantial population of Indian origin.

Finland

 Finnish
Swedish		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Helsinki .fi +358 Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia Swedish is an official minority, with small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities also.

France

 French Euro €
(EUR)		 Paris .fr +33 Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain  

French Guiana

 French Euro €
(EUR)		 Cayenne .gf +594 Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname  

French Polynesia

 French
Tahitian		 Franc CFP
(XPF)		 Papeete .pf +689 Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia  

G

Gabon

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Libreville .ga +241 Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira and Bandjabi are also spoken.

Gambia

 English Dalasi
(GMD)		 Banjul .gm +220 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, and other indigenous vernaculars also spoken

Gaza Strip

NA

 Arabic New Israeli shekel
(ILS)		 NA NA +970 Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel Although Arabic is the official language, Hebrew is spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians; English is also widely understood.

Georgia

 Georgian
Russian		 Lari
(GEL)		 Tbilisi .ge +995 Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia Russian, Armenian, Azeriand other languages also spoken

Germany

 German Euro €
(EUR)		 Berlin .de +49 Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark  

Ghana

 English Cedi
(GHC)		 Accra .gh +233 Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo Although English is the officlal language, African languages spoken include Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga.

Gibraltar

 English Gibraltar pound
(GIP)		 Gibraltar .gi +350 Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain English is used in schools and for official purposes whilst Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian are also spoken.

Greece

 Greek Euro €
(EUR)		 Athens .gr +30 Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey French and Italian are also spoken.

Greenland

 Greenlandic Danish
krone
(DKK)		 Nuuk .gl +299 Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada Official language is Greenlandic (East Inuit); Danish and English also spoken.

Grenada

 English East Carib dollar
(XCD)		 St George's .gd +1-473 Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago French patois also spoken.

Guadeloupe

 French Euro €
(EUR)		 Basse-Terre .gp +590 Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico Creole patois also spoken.

Guam

 English
Chamorro
Japanese		 US dollar
(USD)		 Hagatna (Agana) .gu +1-671 Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines  

Guatemala

 Spanish

Quetzal
(GTQ)


US dollar
(USD)

Others also allowed

 Guatemala .gt +502 Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico Spanish is official majority, plus more than 20 Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca are also spoken.

Guernsey

 English
French		 British
pound
(GBP)

Note:
there is also a Guernsey pound.		 Saint Peter Port .gg +44 Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Norman-French dialect is spoken in country districts.

Guinea

 French Guinea franc
(GNF)		 Conakry .gn +224 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone Each ethnic group has its own language.

Guinea-Bissau

 Portuguese CFA franc
(XOF)

Note:
Guinea-B. peso previously used		 Bissau .gw +245 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal Crioulo and African languages also spoken.

Guyana

 English Guyana dollar
(GYD)		 Georgetown .gy +592 Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela The spoken language, sometimes called Guyanese, is a creole based on English. Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu also spoken.

H

Haiti

 French Gourde
(HTG)		 Port-au-
Prince		 .ht +509 Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic The spoken language is Haitian, a creole based on French.

Honduras

 Spanish Lempira
(HNL)		 Tegucigalpa .hn +504 Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua Ameridian dialects also spoken.

Hong Kong

 Chinese
English		 Hong Kong dollar
(HKD)		 Hong Kong .hk +852 Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China  

Hungary

 Hungarian Forint
(HUF)		 Budapest .hu +36 Central Europe, northwest of Romania  

I

Iceland

 Icelandic Icelandic
krona
(ISK)		 Reykavik .is +354 Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK  

India

 Hindi
English		 Rupee
(INR)		 New Delhi .in +91 Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan Certain Indian languages have official status in particular states, e.g. Gujuruati in Gujurat. English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication, Hindi the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskrit, and Hindustani.

Note: 24 languages each spoken by a million or more persons; numerous other languages and dialects, for the most part mutually unintelligible.

Indonesia

 Indonesian Rupiah
(IDR)		 Jakarta .id +62 Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean The language is officially called Bahasa Indonesia, and is very close to Malay. There are major local languages, such as Javanese (Java) and Balinese (Bali); English and Dutch are also spoken.

Iran

 Persian Rial
(IRR)		 Teheran .ir +98 Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan Persian, as spoken in Iran, is also known as Farsi (cf Afghanistan, where Persian is known as Dari); Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Luri, Balochi, Arabic , Turkish, and others also spoken.

Iraq

 Arabic Iraqi
dinar
(IQD)		 Baghdad .iq +964 Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait Kurdish is the official language in Kurdish regions; Assyrian and Armenian also spoken.

Ireland

 English
Irish		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Dublin .ie +353 Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain Irish - also called Irish Gaelic, or Erse - is used alongside English for official documents and spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard, but only English is used for commercial purposes.

Israel

 Hebrew Shekel
(ILS)		 Jerusalem .il +972 Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon Arabic also has official status. English is widely used for commercial and documentation purposes.

Italy

 Italian Euro €
(EUR)		 Rome .it +39 Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia
Note: Parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking, there is a small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region and a Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area.

Ivory Coast

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Yamou-ssoukro .ci +225 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia Although French is the official language, 60 native dialects also exist, with Dioula the most widely spoken.

J

Jamaica

 English Jamaican
dollar
(JMD)		 Kingston .jm +1-876 Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba Creole also spoken.

Japan

 Japanese Yen
(JPY)		 Tokyo .jp +81 Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula  

Jordan

 Arabic Jordanian
dinar
(JOD)		 Amman .jo +962 Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia English widely understood among upper and middle classes.

K

Kazakhstan

 Kazakh
Russian		 Tenge
(KZT)		 Astana .kz +7 Central Asia, northwest of China Kazakh or Qazaq is the state language; Russian is official also and is used in everyday business.

Kenya

 English
Swahili		 Kenya
shilling
(KES)		 Nairobi .ke +254 Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Numerous indigenous languages also.

Kiribati

 English Australian dollar
(AUD)		 Tarawa .ki +686 Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia The spoken language is Gilbertese (also called Ikiribati).

Korea, North (Democratic People's Republic)

 Korean N.Korean
won
(KPW)		 Pyongyang .kp +850 Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea Korean has its own alphabet, called Hangul.

Korea, South
(Republic of)

 Korean S.Korean
won
(KRW)		 Seoul .kr +82 Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea Korean has its own alphabet, called Hangul.

Kuwait

 Arabic Kuwaiti
dinar
(KWD)		 Kuwait .kw +965 Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia English is widely spoken.

Kyrgyzstan

 Kirghiz
Russian		 Som
(KGS)		 Bishkek .kg +996 Central Asia, west of China
Note: In May 2000, the Kyrgyzstani legislature made Russian an official language, equal in status to Kirghiz.

L

Laos

 Laotian Kip
(LAK)		 Vientiane .la +856 Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam The language is also called Lao, and has its own alphabet. French, English, and various ethnic languages are also spoken.

Latvia

 Latvian Lats
(LVL)		 Riga .lv +371 Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania The language is also called Lettish or Lett; Russian and other languages also spoken.

Lebanon

 Arabic Lebanese pound
(LBP)		 Beirut .lb +961 Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria French is widely used for commercial purposes; English and Armenian also spoken.

Lesotho

 English
Sesotho

Loti
(LSL)

South African rand
(ZAR)

 Maseru .ls +266 Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa Zulu & Xhosa also.

Liberia

 English Liberian
dollar
(LRD)		 Monrovia .lr +231 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone Some 20 ethnic group languages also exist, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence.

Libya

 Arabic Libyan
dinar
(LYD)		 Tripoli .ly +218 Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia Arabic, Italian and English all are widely understood in the major cities.

Liechtenstein

 German Swiss
franc
(CHF)		 Vaduz .li +423 Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland Alemannic dialect also exists.

Lithuania

 Lithuanian Litas
(LTL)		 Vilnius .lt +370 Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia Polish and Russian also.

Luxembourg

 French
German		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Luxembourg .lu +352 Western Europe, between France and Germany The local dialect, Lëtzebuergisch or Luxembourgish, is not used for commercial purposes, but has official status alongside French and German, and is taught in schools.

M

Macau

 Portuguese
Chinese
(Cantonese)		 Pataca
(MOP)		 NA .mo +853 Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China  

Macedonia (FYROM)

 Macedonian Mac. Denar
(MKD)		 Skopje .mk +389 Southeastern Europe, north of Greece The Macedonian language is very close to Bulgarian; Albanian, Turkish, Serbo-Croatian and others are also spoken.

Madagascar

 French
Malagasy		 Malagasy
franc
(MGF)		 Antananarivo .mg +261 Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique  

Malawi

 English
Chichewa		 Kwacha
(MWK)		 Lilongwe .mw +265 Southern Africa, east of Zambia Chichewa is also known as Chewa and Nyanja.

Malaysia

 Malay Ringgit
(MYR)		 Kuala
Lumpur		 .my +60 Southeastern Asia, peninsula and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam Although English is widely used in international commerce, Malay is the sole official language and is strongly promoted by the government. In addition, Bahasa Melayu, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi and Thai are spoken; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan.

Maldives

 Maldivian Rufiyaa
(MVR)		 Malé .mv +960 Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India English is used for commercial and international purposes. Maldivian (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), which has its own alphabet, is also known as Divehi.

Mali

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Bamako .ml +223 Western Africa, southwest of Algeria Bambara is also spoken, plus numerous African languages.

Malta

 Maltese Maltese
lira
(MTL)		 Valetta .mt +356 Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy) English is used for international commerce and tourism; the Maltese language originates from descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock.

Marshall Islands

 Marshallese
English		 US dollar
(USD)		 Majuro .mh +692 Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Papua New Guinea Two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family; Japanese is also spoken.

Martinique

 French
Creole patois		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Fort-de-
France		 .mq +596 Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago  

Mauritania

 Arabic
French		 Ouguiya
(MRO)		 Nouakchott .mr +222 Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara Hasaniya Arabic is the official language; Pular, Soninke, and Wolof (official) are also spoken.

Mauritius

 English Mauritius
rupee
(MUR)		 Port Louis .mu +230 Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar French is also widely used and has semi-official status; Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, and Bojpoori also spoken.

Mayotte

 Mahorian
French		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Mamoutzou .yt +269 Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique Mahorian is a Swahili dialect.

Mexico

 Spanish Peso
(MXN)		 Mexico City .mx +52 Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US A variety of Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages are also spoken.

Micronesia

 English US dollar
(USD)		 Palikir .fm +691 Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, and Kosrean are also spoken.

Moldova
(Republic of)

 Moldavian Moldovan
leu
(MDL)		 Chisinau .md +373 Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania The Moldavian language is virtually identical to Romanian. Russian and Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) area also spoken.

Monaco

 French Euro €
(EUR)		 Monaco-ville .mc +377 Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy English, Italian, and Monegasque also spoken.

Mongolia

 Mongolian Togrog/
Tugrik
(MNT)		 Ulan Bator .mn +976 Northern Asia, between China and Russia Russian is often used for international commerce. Turkic is also spoken.

Montserrat

 English East Carib.dollar
(XCD)		 Plymouth .ms +1-664 Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico  

Morocco

 Arabic Dirham
(MAD)		 Rabat .ma +212 Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara French can be used for international commerce; Berber dialects also spoken.

Mozambique

 Portuguese Metical
(MZM)		 Maputo .mz +258 Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania Indigenous dialects also spoken.

Myanmar
(ex-Burma)

 Burmese Kyat
(MMK)		 Yangon .mm +95 Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Benegal, between Bangladesh and Thailand  

N

Namibia

 English

Namibian
dollar
(NAD)

South African rand
(ZAR)

 Windhoek .na +264 Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Afrikaans is the common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population. German and indigenous languages such as Oshivambo, Herero, and Nama also spoken.

Nauru

 English
Nauruan		 Australian dollar
(AUD)		 Yaren District .nr +674 Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands  

Nepal

 Nepali Nepalese
rupee
(NPR)		 Katmandhu .np +977 Southern Asia, between China and India English is used for international commerce. About a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects also exist.

Netherlands

 Dutch Euro €
(EUR)		 Amsterdam .nl +31 Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany  

Netherlands Antilles

 Dutch
Papiamiento
Spanish
English		 Netherlands Antillean guilder
(ANG)		 Weillemstad .an +599 Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - one includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela; the other is east of the Virgin Islands The Papiamento language predominates as a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect.

New Caledonia

 French CFP franc
(XPF)		 Noumea .nc +687 Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects spoken.

New Zealand

 English NZ dollar
(NZD)		 Wellington .nz +64 Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia The Maori language has protected status.

Nicaragua

 Spanish Córdoba
(NIO)		 Managua .ni +505 Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras English and indigenous languages spoken on Atlantic coast.

Niger

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Niamey .ne +227 Western Africa, southeast of Algeria Hausa and Djerma also spoken.

Nigeria

 English Naira
(NGN)		 Abuja .ng +234 Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon Major regional languages are Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba.

Niue

 Polynesian NZ dollar
(NZD)		 Alofi .nu +683 Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga Polynesian language is closely related to Tongan and Samoan. English also spoken.

Norfolk Island

 English Australian dollar
(AUD)		 Kingston .nf +672 Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia Norfolk also spoken, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian.

Northern Mariana Islands

 English
Chamorro
Carolinian		 US dollar
(USD)		 Saipan .mp +1-670 Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines  

Norway

 Norwegian Norwegian krone
(NOK)		 Oslo .no +47 Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden Also small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities.

O

 

Oman

 Arabic Rial Omani
(OMR)		 Muscat .om +968 Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE English, Baluchi, Urdu, and Indian dialects also spoken.

P

 

Pakistan

 Urdu Pakistan
rupee
(PKR)		 Islamabad .pk +92 Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north Punjabi, Sindhi, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant), Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other languages also spoken.

Palau

 English
Palauan		 US dollar
(USD)		 Koror .pw +680 Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines  

Panama

 Spanish
English

Balboa
(PAB)

US dollar
(USD)

 Panama
City		 .pa +507 Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica  

Papua New Guinea

 English Kina
(PGK)		 Port
Moresby		 .pg +675 Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia Pidgin English is widespread, Motu is spoken in Papua region. There are 715 indigenous languages.

Paraguay

 Spanish Guarani
(PYG)		 Asunción .py +595 Central South America, northeast of Argentina The Amerindian language Guarani also has official status.

Peru

 Spanish Nuevo Sol
(PEN)		 Lima .pe +51 Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador The Amerindian languages Quechua and Aymará also have official status.

Philippines

 Filipino
English		 Philippine
peso
(PHP)		 Manila .ph +63 Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam Filipino is a construct language based on the spoken language Tagalog. Eight major dialects also spoken - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense.

Poland

 Polish New zloty
(PLN)		 Warsaw .pl +48 Central Europe, east of Germany  

Portugal

 Portuguese Euro €
(EUR)		 Lisbon .pt +351 Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain  

Puerto Rico

 Spanish
English		 US dollar
(USD)		 San Juan .pr +1-787, +1-939 Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic  

Q

 

Qatar

 Arabic Qatar
riyal
(QAR)		 Doha .qa +974 Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia English is commonly used as the second language.

R

 

Reunion

 French Euro €
(EUR)		 Saint-Denis .re +262 Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Creole widely used.

Romania

 Romanian
Hungarian
German		 Leu
(ROL)		 Bucharest .ro +40 Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine  

Russia

 Russian Rouble/
Ruble
(RUR)		 Moscow .ru +7 Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is sometimes included with Europe), bordering the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the North Pacific Ocean Many of the 89 member states of the Russian Federation have official regional languages.

Rwanda

 French
Kinyarwanda
English		 Rwandan
franc
(RWF)		 Kigali .rw +250 Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinyarwanda is universal Bantu vernacular, with Kiswahili (Swahili) also used commercially.

S

 

St Kitts & Nevis

 English East Carib.dollar
(XCD)		 Basseterre .kn +1-869 Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago  

St Helena

 English Saint
Helenian
pound
(SHP)		 Jamestown .sh +290 islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about mid-way between South America and Africa  

St Lucia

 English East Carib.dollar
(XCD)		 Castries .lc +1-758 Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago French patois also spoken.

St Pierre & Miquelon

 French Euro €
(EUR)		 Saint-Pierre .pm +508 Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)  

St Vincent
& the Grenadines

 English East Carib.dollar
(XCD)		 Kingstown .vc +1-784 Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago French patois also spoken.

Samoa

 Samoan
English		 Tala
(WST)		 Apia .ws +685 Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Note: The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.

San Marino

 Italian Euro €
(EUR)		 San Marino .sm +378 Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy  

Sao Tomé
& Principe

 Portuguese Dobra
(STD)		 Sao Tomé .st +239 Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon  

Saudi Arabia

 Arabic Saudi
riyal
(SAR)		 Riyadh .sa +966 Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen  

Senegal

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Dakar .sn +221 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania The African language Wolof is the most widely spoken language; Pulaar, Jola and Mandinka also spoken.

Serbia & Montenegro

NA

 Serbian
Albanian		 Yugoslav
New Dinar
(YD)		 Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica (Montenegro) NA +381 Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina  

Seychelles

 French
English		 Seychelles rupee
(SCR)		 Victoria .sc +248 Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Creole also spoken.

Sierra Leone

 English Leone
(SLL)		 Freetown .sl +232 Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia The most widely spoken language is Krio, with Mende and Temne important regional languages.

Singapore

 English
Malay
Chinese
Tamil		 Singapore dollar
(SGD)		 Singapore .sg +65 Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia Chinese (Mandarin) and Tamil are also official languages.

Slovakia

 Slovak
Hungarian		 Slovak
koruna
(SKK)		 Bratislava .sk +421 Central Europe, south of Poland  

Slovenia

 Slovene Tolar
(SIT)		 Ljubljana .si +386 Southeastern Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia Serbo-Croatian also spoken.

Solomon Islands

 Melanesian pidgin
English		 Sol.Is. Dollar
(SBD)		 Honiara .sb +677 Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea Melanesian pidgin(lingua franca), plus 120 indigenous languages.

Somalia

 Somali
Arabic		 Somali
shilling
(SOS)		 Mogadishu .so +252 Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia Italian and English also spoken.

South Africa

 English Rand
(ZAR)		 Pretoria .za +27 Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In addition to English there are ten other official languages: Afrikaans, Ndebele, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Pedi, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.

Spain

 Spanish Euro €
(EUR)		 Madrid .es +34 Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains, southwest of France Basque, Catalan and Galician are official regional languages.

Sri Lanka

 Sinhalese
Tamil		 Sri Lankan rupee
(LKR)		 Colombo .lk +94 Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India English is also an official language and is used for international commerce.

Sudan

 Arabic Sudanese
dinar
(SDD)		 Khartoum .sd +249 Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages and English are also spoken.

Suriname

 Dutch
English		 Suriname guilder
(SRG)		 Paramaribo .sr +597 Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki. Native language of Creoles and much of the younger population; lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), and Javanese also spoken.

Svalbard

 Russian
Norwegian		 Norwegian krone
(NOK)		 Longyear-
byen		 .sj +47 Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway  

Swaziland

 siSwati
English		 Lilangeni
(SZL)		 Mbabane .sz +268 Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa  

Sweden

 Swedish Swedish
krona
(SEK)		 Stockholm .se +46 Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway Small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities also.

Switzerland

 German
French
Italian		 Swiss
franc
(CHF)		 Berne/Bern .ch +41 Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy  

Syria
(Syrian Arab Republic)

 Arabic Syrian
pound
(SYP)		 Damascus .sy +963 Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, and Circassian are widely understood; French and English are somewhat understood.

T

 

Taiwan

 Chinese New Taiwan dollar
(TWD)		 Taipei .tw +886 Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China In Taiwan, Mandarin Chinese is written in the Traditional script (in contrast to the Simplified Script in China); Taiwanese (Min) and Hakka dialects also spoken.

Tajikstan

 Tajik
Uzbek
Russian		 Somoni
(SM)		 Dushanbe .tj +992 Central Asia, west of China Tajik is a language very close to Persian.

Tanzania
(United Republic of)

 Swahili
English
Arabic		 Tanz. Shilling
(TZS)		 Dodoma .tz +255 Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique English is used for international commerce.

Thailand

 Thai Baht
(THB)
 Bangkok .th +66 Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma English the secondary language of the elite; ethnic and regional dialects also spoken.

Togo

 French Franc CFA
(XOF)		 Lome .tg +228 Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Benin and Ghana Ewe is the most widely spoken language.

Tokelau

 Tokelauan
English		 New Zealand dollar
(NZD)

NA


Note: Each atoll
has its own administrative centre

 .tk +690 Oceania, group of three islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Tokelauan is a Polynesian language.

Tonga

 Tongan
English		 Pa'anga
(TOP)		 Nuku'alofa .to +676 Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand  

Trinidad
and
Tobago

 English T&T dollar
(TTD)		 Port of Spain .tt +1-868 Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Hindi, French, Spanish, and Chinese also spoken.

Tunisia

 Arabic Tunisian
dinar
(TND)		 Tunis .tn +216 Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya French is often used for international commerce.

Turkey

 Turkish Turkish
lira
(TRL)		 Ankara .tr +90 Southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, and Greek also spoken.

Turkmenistan

 Turkmen
Russian		 Manat
(TMM)		 Ashkhabad/ Ashgabat .tm +993 Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan Uzbek also spoken.

Turks and Caicos Islands

 English US dollar
(USD)		 Cockburn Town
(on Grand
Turk Island)		 .tc +1-649 Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas  

Tuvalu

 Tuvaluan
English		 Australian dollar
(AUD)		 Funafuti .tv +688 Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia The spoken language is Tuvaluan.

U

 

Uganda

 English Uganda
shilling
(UGX)		 Kampala .ug +256 Eastern Africa, west of Kenya Swahili is widely used as a spoken lingua franca; Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, and also Arabic.

Ukraine

 Ukrainian
Russian		 Hryvnia
(UAH)		 Kiev .ua +380 Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland and Russia Romanian, Polish, and Hungarian also spoken.

United Arab
Emirates

 Arabic UAE dirham
(AED)		 Abu Dhabi .ae +971 Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia Persian, English, Hindi, and Urdu also.

United Kingdom

 English Pound
sterling
(GBP)		 London .uk +44 Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France Welsh has semi-official status in Wales; Scottish form of Gaelic also spoken by minority in Scotland.


United States of America

 English US dollar
(USD)		 Washington DC .us +1 North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico Spanish is spoken by a sizable minority.

Uruguay

 Spanish Uruguayan peso
(UYU)		 Montevideo .uy +598 Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) also spoken.

Uzbekistan

 Uzbek
Russian		 Sum
(UZS)		 Tashkent (Toshkent) .uz +998 Central Asia, north of Afghanistan Uzbek, formerly written in the Cyrillic alphabet, is now written in the Latin alphabet; Tajik is also spoken.

V

 

Vanuatu

 English
French		 Vatu
(VUV)		 Port Vila .vu +678 Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia The local language, Bislama, also has official status.

Vatican
(Holy See)

NA

 Italian
Latin		 Euro €
(EUR)		 Vatican City .va +379 Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) Italian is the administrative and commercial language, and Latin the language of the Roman Catholic church; French and various other languages are also spoken.

Venezuela

 Spanish Bolivar
(VEB)		 Caracas .ve +58 Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana Numerous indigenous dialects also spoken.

Vietnam

 Vietnamese Dong
(VND)		 Hanoi .vn +84 Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia English is increasingly favoured as a second language; some French, Chinese, and Khmer, plus mountain area languages, such as Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian are also spoken.

Virgin Islands

 English
Spanish
Creole		 US dollar
(USD)		 Charlotte Amalie .vi +1-340 Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico  

W

 

Wallis & Futuna Islands

 French
Wallisian		 CFP franc
(XPF)		 Mata-Utu
(on Ile Uvea)		 .wf +681 Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Wallisian is an indigenous Polynesian language.

West Bank

NA

 Arabic
Hebrew

New Israeli shekel
(ILS)

Jordanian
dinar
(JOD)

 NA NA +970 Middle East, west of Jordan English is widely understood.

X

 
No entry found for this letter

 

Y

Yemen

 Arabic Yemeni
riyal
(YER)		 Sana'a .ye +967 Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia  

Z

Zambia

 English Kwacha
(ZMK)		 Lusaka .zm +260 Southern Africa, east of Angola Widely spoken regional African languages are Swahili, Lingala and Kikongo; Major vernaculars also include Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and approximately 70 other indigenous languages.

Zimbabwe

 English Zimbabwe dollar
(ZWD)		 Harare .zw +263 Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia The most widely spoken African language is Shona; Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), and numerous but minor tribal dialects are also spoken.