There are seven continents and each continent contains more than 100 countries. All these countries have different currencies. For example in India, we use Indian rupees and in Afghanistan, we use the Afghani currency. The below-given list will highlight the countries and the currencies used in them. People who travel from one country to another country have to get their money exchanged in the airports. Currency is used as a medium to exchange goods and services and it is important for the proper functioning of economic activities. The value of any currency constantly fluctuates from other currencies. The value of one US dollar is 76.26 Indian rupees. There are different values of different currencies all around the world.
Currency is money used as a medium for exchange. There are different currencies for different countries and the value of currencies also varies in different countries. These can be in the form of notes or coins. It is issued by the government and accepted across the world for good or service exchange, taxes, and debt payment.
Country | Capital | Currency |
Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghani |
Albania | Tirane | Lek |
Algeria | Algiers | Dinar |
Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Euro |
Angola | Luanda | New Kwanza |
Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s | East Caribbean dollar |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Peso |
Armenia | Yerevan | Dram |
Australia | Canberra | Australian dollar |
Austria | Vienna | Euro (formerly schilling) |
Azerbaijan | Baku | Manat |
The Bahamas | Nassau | Bahamian dollar |
Bahrain | Manama | Bahrain dinar |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | Taka |
Barbados | Bridgetown | Barbados dollar |
Belarus | Minsk | Belorussian ruble |
Belgium | Brussels | Euro (formerly Belgian franc) |
Belize | Belmopan | Belize dollar |
Benin | Porto-Novo | CFA Franc |
Bhutan | Thimphu | Ngultrum |
Bolivia | La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) | Boliviano |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Convertible Mark |
Botswana | Gaborone | Pula |
Brazil | Brasilia | Real |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei dollar |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Lev |
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | CFA Franc |
Burundi | Gitega | Burundi franc |
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Riel |
Cameroon | Yaounde | CFA Franc |
Canada | Ottawa | Canadian dollar |
Cape Verde | Praia | Cape Verdean escudo |
Central African Republic | Bangui | CFA Franc |
Chad | N’Djamena | CFA Franc |
Chile | Santiago | Chilean Peso |
China | Beijing | Chinese Yuan |
Colombia | Bogota | Colombian Peso |
Comoros | Moroni | Franc |
Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | CFA Franc |
Zimbabwe | Harare | United States dollar |
Costa Rica | San Jose | Colón |
Cote d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) | CFA Franc |
Croatia | Zagreb | Croatian |
Cuba | Havana | Cuban Peso |
Cyprus | Nicosia | Euro |
Czech Republic | Prague | Koruna |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Danish Krone |
Djibouti | Djibouti | Djiboutian franc |
Dominica | Roseau | East Caribbean dollar |
Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Dominican Peso |
East Timor (Timor-Leste) | Dili | U.S. dollar |
Ecuador | Quito | U.S. dollar |
Egypt | Cairo | Egyptian pound |
El Salvador | San Salvador | Colón; U.S. dollar |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | CFA Franc |
Eritrea | Asmara | Nakfa |
Estonia | Tallinn | Estonia Kroon; Euro |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Birr |
Fiji | Suva | Fiji dollar |
Finland | Helsinki | Euro (formerly markka) |
France | Paris | Euro (formerly French franc) |
Gabon | Libreville | CFA Franc |
The Gambia | Banjul | Dalasi |
Georgia | Tbilisi | Lari |
Germany | Berlin | Euro (formerly Deutsche mark) |
Ghana | Accra | Cedi |
Greece | Athens | Euro (formerly drachma) |
Grenada | Saint George’s | East Caribbean dollar |
Guatemala | Guatemala City | Quetzal |
Guinea | Conakry | Guinean franc |
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | CFA Franc |
Guyana | Georgetown | Guyanese dollar |
Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Gourde |
Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Lempira |
Hungary | Budapest | Forint |
Iceland | Reykjavik | Icelandic króna |
India | New Delhi | Indian Rupee |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Rupiah |
Iran | Tehran | Rial |
Iraq | Baghdad | Iraqi Dinar |
Ireland | Dublin | Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt]) |
Israel | Jerusalem* | Shekel |
Italy | Rome | Euro (formerly lira) |
Jamaica | Kingston | Jamaican dollar |
Japan | Tokyo | Yen |
Jordan | Amman | Jordanian dinar |
Kazakhstan | Nur Sultan | Tenge |
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya shilling |
Kiribati | Tarawa Atoll | Kiribati dollar |
North Korea | Pyongyang | Won |
South Korea | Seoul | Won |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwaiti Dinar |
Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Som |
Laos | Vientiane | New Kip |
Latvia | Riga | Lats |
Lebanon | Beirut | Lebanese pound |
Lesotho | Maseru | Maluti |
Liberia | Monrovia | Liberian dollar |
Libya | Tripoli | Libyan dinar |
Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Swiss franc |
Lithuania | Vilnius | Litas |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc) |
Macedonia | Skopje | Denar |
Madagascar | Antananarivo | Malagasy Ariary |
Malawi | Lilongwe | Kwacha |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Ringgit |
Maldives | Male | Rufiyaa |
Mali | Bamako | CFA Franc |
Malta | Valletta | Euro |
Marshall Islands | Majuro | U.S. Dollar |
Mauritania | Nouakchott | Ouguiya |
Mauritius | Port Louis | Mauritian rupee |
Mexico | Mexico City | Mexican peso |
Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | U.S. Dollar |
Moldova | Chisinau | Leu |
Monaco | Monte Carlo | Euro |
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Togrog |
Montenegro | Podgorica | Euro |
Morocco | Rabat | Dirham |
Mozambique | Maputo | Metical |
Myanmar (Burma) | Nay Pyi Taw | Kyat |
Namibia | Windhoek | Namibian dollar |
Nauru | no official capital; government offices in Yaren District | Australian dollar |
Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepalese rupee |
Netherlands | Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) | Euro (formerly guilder) |
New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand dollar |
Nicaragua | Managua | Gold cordoba |
Niger | Niamey | CFA Franc |
Nigeria | Abuja | Naira |
Norway | Oslo | Norwegian krone |
Oman | Muscat | Omani rial |
Pakistan | Islamabad | Pakistani rupee |
Palau | Melekeok | U.S. dollar |
Palestine | Ramallah, East Jerusalem | Palestine Pound |
Panama | Panama City | Balboa; U.S. dollar |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Kina |
Paraguay | Asuncion | Guaraní |
Peru | Lima | Nuevo sol (1991) |
Philippines | Manila | Peso |
Poland | Warsaw | Zloty |
Portugal | Lisbon | Euro (formerly escudo) |
Qatar | Doha | Qatari riyal |
Romania | Bucharest | Romanian Rupee |
Russia | Moscow | Ruble |
Rwanda | Kigali | Rwandan franc |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | East Caribbean dollar |
Saint Lucia | Castries | East Caribbean dollar |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | East Caribbean dollar |
Samoa | Apia | Tala |
San Marino | San Marino | Euro |
Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | Dobra |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Riyal |
Senegal | Dakar | CFA Franc |
Serbia | Belgrade | Serbian Dinar |
Seychelles | Victoria | Seychelles rupee |
Sierra Leone | Freetown | Leone |
Singapore | Singapore | Singapore dollar |
Slovakia | Bratislava | Euro |
Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07) |
Solomon Islands | Honiara | Solomon Islands dollar |
Somalia | Mogadishu | Somali shilling |
South Africa | Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) | Rand |
South Sudan | Juba | Sudanese Pound |
Spain | Madrid | Euro (formerly peseta) |
Sri Lanka | Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) | Sri Lankan rupee |
Sudan | Khartoum | Sudanese Pound |
Suriname | Paramaribo | Surinamese dollar |
Swaziland | Mbabane | Lilangeni |
Sweden | Stockholm | Krona |
Switzerland | Berne | Swiss franc |
Syria | Damascus | Syrian pound |
Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan dollar |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe | somoni |
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) | Tanzanian shilling |
Thailand | Bangkok | Baht |
Togo | Lome | CFA Franc |
Tonga | Nuku’alofa | Pa’anga |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | Trinidad and Tobago dollar |
Tunisia | Tunis | Tunisian dinar |
Turkey | Ankara | Turkish lira (YTL) |
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Manat |
Tuvalu | Vaiaku village, Funafuti province | Tuvaluan Dollar |
Uganda | Kampala | Ugandan new shilling |
Ukraine | Kiev | Hryvnia |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | U.A.E. Dirham |
United Kingdom | London | Pound sterling |
United States of America | Washington D.C. | Dollar |
Uruguay | Montevideo | Uruguay peso |
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Uzbekistani sum |
Vanuatu | Port-Vila | Vatu |
Vatican City (Holy See) | Vatican City | Euro |
Venezuela | Caracas | Bolivar |
Vietnam | Hanoi | Dong |
Yemen | Sanaa | Rial |
Zambia | Lusaka | kwacha |
1. What is the capital of a country?
Ans. The capital of a country acts as the head of the state. It is the prime center of all government-related offices and services. People in the capital of India control all the administration of the country.
2. How many currencies are used in the world?
Ans. There are 180 currencies used in the world according to the United Nations.
3. What is the currency used in India?
Ans. In India, Indian rupees or INR are used as currency.
4. Which country has more than one currency?
Ans. Bhutan used more than one currency, Indian rupees, and Bhutanese ngultrum.
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