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