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Country Capital City Currency Currency Symbol ISO Currency Code Time Zone Domain Extension Country Dialling Code
Afghanistan Kabul Afghani / Pul ? AFN +4:30 AF +93
Albania Tirana Lek / Qintar L ALL +1 AL +355
Algeria Algiers Dinar / Centime د.ج DZD +1 DZ +213
Andorra Andorra la Vella Euro / Cent EUR +1 AD +376
Angola LuandaKwanza / Lwei Kz AOA +1 AO +244
Anguilla The Valley EC Dollar / Cent $ XCD -4 AI +1-264*
Antarctica         0 AQ+672
Antigua and Barbuda St. John's EC Dollar / Cent $ XCD -4 AG +1-268*
Argentina Buenos Aires Peso / Centavo $ ARS-3 AR +540
Armenia Yerevan Dram / Luma դր. AMD +4 AM+374
Aruba Oranjestad Florin / Cent ƒ AWG -4 AW +297
Ascension Island George Town St Helena Pound / US dollar $   +6 AC +247
(Asia Pacific)           AP 
Australia Canberra Dollar / Cent $ AUD +8,+9:30,+10 AU +61
Austria Vienna Euro / Cent EUR +1 AT +43
Azerbaijan Baku, Manat /Gopik man. and ман. AZN +4 AZ +994
Bahamas Nassau, EC Dollar / Cent $ BSD-5 BS +1-242*
Bahrain Al-Manámah Dinar / Fils ب.د BHD +3 BH +973
Bangladesh Dhaka, Taka / Paisa ৲ and ৳ BDT +6 BD +880
Barbados Bridgetown Dollar / Cent $ BBD -4 BB +1-246*
Belarus Mensk (Minsk), Ruble / Kapiejka p. BYR +2 BY +375
Belgium Brussels Euro / Cent EUR +1 BE +32
Belize Belmopan, Dollar / Cent $ BZD-6 BZ +501
Benin Porto-Novo Franc / Centime Fr ZOF +1 BJ +229
Bermuda Hamilton EC Dollar / Cent $ BMD -4 BN +1-441*
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultrum / Chertrum Nu BTN +6 BT +975
Bolivia Sucre / Administrative capital: La Paz, Boliviano / Cent b$ BOB -4 BO +591
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Mark / Feninga KM and КМ BAM +1 BA +387
Botswana Gaborone Pula / Thebe P BWP +2 BW +267
Brazil Brasília Real / Centavo R$ BRL -2 to -5 BR +55
(British Indian Ocean Territories)  Pound / Penny £ GBP +5 IO  
British Virgin Islands Road Town US Dollar / Cent $ USD -4 VG +1-284*
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Dollar / Cent $BND +8BN +693
Bulgaria Sofia Lev / Stotinki лв BGN +2 BG +359
Burkina FasoOuagadougouFranc / Centime Fr XOF 0 BF +226
Burundi Bujumbura Franc / Centime Fr BIF +3 BI +257
Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel / Sen ? KHR+7 KH +855
Cameroon Yaoundé Franc / Centime Fr XAF +1 CM+237
Canada Ottawa Dollar / Cent $ CAD -3:30 to -8 CA +1
Cape Verde Praia, Escudo / Centavo Esc CVE -1 CV +238
Cayman Islands George Town Dollar / Cent $ KYD -5 KY +1-354*
Central African Republic Bangui Franc / Centime Fr XAF +1 CF +236
Chad (sometimes Tchad) N'Djamena Franc / Centime Fr XAF +1 TD +235
Chatham Island (New Zealand) Waitangi (main settlement) Dollar / Cent $ NZD      
Chile Santiago Peso / Centavo $ CLP -4 CL +56
China Beijing Yuan (renminbi) / Jiao 元 and 圆 CNY +8 CN +86
Christmas Island (The Settlement)       +7 CX +672
Cocos-Keeling Islands (Territory of Australia) Aus Dollar / Cent $ AUD +6:30 CC +61
Colombia Santafé de Bogotá Peso / Centavo $ COP -5 CO +57
Comoros Moroni (on Grande Comoro) Franc / Centime Fr KMF +3 KM +269
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Franc / CentimeFr CDF +1,+2 CD +243
Congo, Republic of Brazzaville Franc / Centime Fr XAF +1 CG +242
Cook Islands Avarua NZ Dollar / Cent $ NZD -10 CK +682
Costa Rica San José Colon / Centimo CRC -6 CR +506
Côte d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro (official) Franc / Centime Fr XOF 0 CI +225
Croatia Zagreb Kuna / Lipa kn HRK +1 HR +385
Cuba Havana Peso / Centavo $ CUC -5 CU +53
Curacao Willemstad Aruban Gulden   ANG -4 AN +599
Cyprus Lefkosia (Nicosia - in government-controlled area) Pound / cent £ CYP +2 CY +357
Czech Republic Prague Koruna / Heller CZK +1 CZ +420
Denmark Copenhagen Krone / Øre kr DKK +1 DK +45
Diego Garcia (Part of the British Indian Ocean Territory)         IO +246
Djibouti Djibouti Franc / Centime Fr DJF +3 DJ +253
Dominica Roseau EC Dollar / Cent $ XCD -4 DM +1-767*
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Peso / Centavo $ DOP -4 DO +1-809*
East Timor Dili US Dollar / Cent $ USD +9 TP +670
Easter Island (Rapa Nui)         -6   +56
Ecuador Quito US Dollar / Cent $ USD -5 EC +593
Egypt Cairo Pound / Piaster £ and ج.م EGP +2 EG +20
El Salvador San Salvador Colon / Centavo SVC -6 SV +503
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Franc / Centime Fr XAF +1 GQ +240
Eritrea Asmara Nafka / Cent Nfk ERN +3 ER +291
Estonia Tallinn, Kroon / Senti KR EEK +2 EE +372
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Birr / Cent Br ETB +3 ET +251
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Stanley Pound / Penny £ FKP -4 FK +500
Faeroe Islands Tórshavn Krona / Oyra kr DKK0 FO +298
Fiji Suva (on Viti Levu), Dollar / Cent $ FJD +12 FJ +679
Finland Helsinki, Euro / Cent EUR +2 FI +358
France Paris Euro / Cent EUR +1 FR +33
French Antilles             +596
French Guiana Cayenne       -3 GF +594
French Polynesia Papeete Franc / Centime XPF -10 PF +689
(French Southern Territories)         +5 TF
Gabon Libreville Franc / Centime Fr XAF +1 GA +241
Gambia Banjul Dalasi / Butut D GMD 0 GM +220
Georgia Tbilisi Lari / Tetri   GEL +4 GE +995
Germany Berlin Euro / Cent EUR +1 DE +49
Ghana Accra Cedi / Pesewa ? GHC0 GH +233
Gibraltar Gibraltar Pound / Penny £ GIP+1 GI +350
Greece Athens Euro / Cent EUR+2 GR +30
Greenland Nuuk (Godthåb) Danish krone   DKK 0 ,-1 ,-4 GL +299
Grenada St. George's EC Dollar / Cent $ XCD -4 GD +1-473*
Guadeloupe Basse-Terre Euro / Cent EUR -4 GP +590
Guam HagåtñaUS Dollar / Cent $ USD +10 GU +1-671*
Guantanamo Bay (US controlled part of Cuba)           +5399
Guatemala Guatemala City   Q GTQ -6 GT +502
Guernsey / Alderney / Sark (Part of UK) (Islands part of UK)      0 GG  
Guinea Conakry Franc / Centime Fr GNF 0 GN +224
Guinea-Bissau Bissau Franc / Centime Fr XOF 0 GW +245
Guyana Georgetown Dollar / Cent $ GYD -4 GY +592
Haiti Port-au-Prince Gourde / Centime G HTG -5 HT +509
Heard Island           HM  
Honduras TegucigalpaLempira / Centavo L HNL -6 HN +504
Hong Kong Hong Kong Dollar / Cent $ and 圓 HKD +8 HK +852
Hungary Budapest Forint / Filler Ft HUF +1 HU +36
Iceland Reykjavik Krona / Aur kr ISK 0 IS +354
India New Delhi Rupee / Paisa INR +5:30 IN +91
Indonesia Jakarta Rupiah / Sen Rp IDR +7 to +9 ID +62
(International treaties)           INT  
Iran Teheran Rial / Dinar ريال IRR +3:30 IR +98
Iraq Baghdad Dinar / Fils ع.د IQD +3 IQ +964
Ireland Dublin Euro / Cent EUR 0 IE +353
Isle of Man (Islands part of UK) Douglas (Doolish) Pound / Penny £ GBP 0 IM  
Israel Jerusalem Sheqel / New Agora ILS +2 IL +972
Italy Rome Euro / Cent EUR +1 IT +39
Jamaica Kingston Dollar / Cent $ JMD -5 JM +1-876*
Japan Tokyo Yen / Sen ¥ JPY +9 JP +81
Jersey (Part of UK) Saint Helier Pound / Penny £ JEP 0 JE  
Jordan Amman Dinar / Piaster د.ا JOD +2 JO +962
Kazakhstan Astana Tenge / Tiyin T KZT +4,+5,+6 KZ +7
Kenya Nairobi Shilling / Cent S KES +3 KE +254
Kiribati Tarawa Dollar / Cent $ AUD +12,+13,+14 KI +686
Korea, North Pyongyang Won / Jeon KPW +9 KR +850
Korea, South Seoul Won / Jeon KRW +9 KR +82
Kosovo Pristina Euro / Cent EUR +1    
Kuwait Kuwait Dinar / Fils د.ك KWD +3 KW +965
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek (formerly Frunze) Som / Tyyn сом KGS +5 KG +996
Laos Vientiane Kip / At LAK +7 LA +856
Latvia Riga Lat / Santim Ls LVL +2 LV +371
Lebanon Beirut Pound / Piaster £ and ل.ل LBP +2 LB +961
Lesotho Maseru Loti / Lisente L LSL +3 IS +266
Liberia Monrovia Dollar / Cent $ LRD 0 LR +231
Libya Tripoli Dinar / Dirham ل.د LYD +2 LY +218
Liechtenstein Vaduz Franc / Rappen S₣ CHF +1 LI +423
Lithuania Vilnius Litas / Centu Lt LTL +2 LT +370
Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro / Cent EUR +1 LU +352
Macau (Administration of China) Pataca / Avos P MOP +8 MO  
Macedonia Skopje Denar / Deni ден MKD +1 MK +389
Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy ariary /Iraimbilanja   MGA +3 MG +261
Malawi Lilongwe Kwacha / Tambala MK MWK +2 MY +265
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Ringgit / Sen RM MYR +8 MY +60
Maldives Malé Rufiyaa / Laari ރ. MDR +5 MV +960
Mali Bamako Franc / Centime Fr XOF 0 ML +223
Malta Valletta Lira / Cent MTL +1 MT +356
Marshall Islands Majuro US Dollar / Cent $ USD +12 MH +692
Martinique Fort-de-France       -4 MQ +596
Mauritania Nouakchott Ouguiya / Khorums UM MRO 0 MR +222
Mauritius Port Louis Rupee / Cent MUR +4 MU +230
Mayotte Island Mamoudzou       +3 YT +269
Mexico Mexico City Peso / Centavo $ MXN -8 to -6 MX +52
Micronesia Palikir US Dollar / Cent $ USD +11 FM+691
Midway Island             +1-808*
Moldova Chisinau Leu / Ban L MDL +2 MD +373
Monaco Monaco Euro / Cent EUR +1 MC +377
Mongolia Ulaan Baatar Tugrik / Mongo MNT +8 MN +976
Montenegro Podgorica Euro / Cent EUR +1 YU or CS  
Montserrat Plymouth (abandoned; gov't buildings currently at Brades) EC Dollar / Cent $ XCD -4 MS +1-664*
Morocco Rabat Dirham /Centime د.م. MAD 0 MA +212
Mozambique Maputo Metical / Centavo Mt MZM +2 MZ +258
Myanmar Rangoon (Yangon) Kyat / Pya K MMK +6:30 MM +95
Namibia Windhoek Dollar / Cent $ NAD +1 NA +264
Nauru Yaren Dollar / Cent $ AUD +12 NR +674
Nepal Kathmandu Rupee /Paisa NPR +5:45 NP +977
Netherlands Amsterdam (official), The Hague (administrative capital) Euro / Cent EUR +1 NL +31
Netherland Antilles Willemstad Gulden /Cent ƒ ANG -4 AN +599
Nevis (see ST Kitts & Nevis)         -4 KN +1-869*
New Caledonia Nouméa Franc / Centime XPF +11 NC +687
New Zealand Wellington Dollar / Cent $ NZD +12 NZ +64
Nicaragua Managua Gold córdoba / Centavo $ NIO -6 NI +505
Niger Niamey Franc / Centime Fr XOF +1 NE +227
Nigeria Abuja Naira / Kobo NGN +1 NG +234
Niue Alofi NZ Dollar / Cent $ NZD -11 NU +683
Norfolk Island Kingston Aus Dollar / Cent $ AUD +11:30 NF +672
Northern Marianas Islands (Saipan, Rota, & Tinian) Saipan US Dollar / Cent $ USD +10 MP +1-670*
Norway Oslo Krone / Øre kr NKN +1 NO +47
Oman Muscat Rial / Baiza ر.ع. OMR +4 OM +968
Pakistan Islamabad Rupee / Paisa PKR +5 PK +92
Palau Koror US Dollar / Cent $ USD +9 PW +680
Palestinian State (proposed)   Israeli shekel / New agora ILS +2   +970
Panama Panama City Balboa / Centisimo B/. PAB -5 PA +507
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Kina / Toea K PGK +10 PG +675
Paraguay Asunción Guarani / Centisimo PYG -4 PY +595
Peru Lima Nuevo sol / Centimo S/. PEN -5 PE +51
Philippines Manila Peso / Centavo PHP +8 PH +63
Poland Warsaw Zloty / Grosz PLN +1 PL or EU +48
Portugal Lisbon Euro / Cent EUR 0 PT +351
Puerto Rico San Juan US Dollar / Cent $ USD -4 PR +1-787* or +1-939*
Qatar Doha Riyal / Dirham ر.ق QAR +3 QA +974
Reunion Island Saint-Denis       +4 RE +262
Romania Bucharest Leu / Ban   RON +2 RO +40
Russia Moscow Ruble / Kopek p. RUB +2 to +12 RU or SU +7
Rwanda Kigali Franc / Centime Fr RWF +2 RW +250
St. Helena Jamestown Pound / Penny £ SHP 0 SH +290
St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre (on St. Kitts) EC Dollar / Cent $ XCD -4 KN +1-869*
St. Lucia Castries EC Dollar / Cent $XCD -4 LC +1-758*
St. Pierre & Miquelon Saint-Pierre Euro / Cent EUR -3 PM +508
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown EC Dollar / Cent $ XCD -4 VC +1-784*
(American) Samoa Apia Tala /Sene S$ WST -11 AS or WS +684
(Western) Samoa         -11 WS +685
San Marino San Marino Euro / Cent EUR +1 SM +378
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé Dobra / Centimo Db STD 0 ST +239
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal / Halalat ر.س SAR +3 SA +966
Senegal Dakar Franc / Centime Fr XOF 0 SN +221
Serbia Belgrade Dinar / Para Din. and ДИН CSD +1 YU or CS +381
Seychelles Victoria Rupee / Cent SCR +4 SC +248
Sierra Leone Freetown Leone /Cent Le SLL 0 SL +232
Singapore Singapore Dollar / Cent $ SGD +8 SG +65
Slovakia Bratislava Koruna / Halierov Sk SKK +1 SK +421
Slovenia Ljubljana Tolar / Stotinov   SIT +1 SI +386
Solomon Islands Honiara (on Guadalcanal) Dollar / Cent $ SBD +11 SB +677
Somalia Mogadishu, Shilling / Centisimo So. Sh. SOS +3 SO +252
South Africa Pretoria / largest city: Cape Town, /Judicial capital: Bloemfontein Rand / Cent R ZAR +2 ZA +27
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Grytviken Pound / Penny £ GBP -2 GS  
Spain Madrid Euro / Cent EUR +1 ES +34
Sri Lanka Colombo, Legislative and judicial capital: Sri Jayawardenepura KotteRupee / Cent ரூ LKR +5:30 LK +94
Sudan Khartoum Dinar / Piaster LSd SDD +3 SD +249
Suriname Paramaribo Dollar / Cent $ SRD -3 SR +597
Swaziland Mbabane Lilangeni / Cent L SZL +4 SZ +268
Sweden Stockholm Krona / Ore kr SEK +1 SE +46
Switzerland Bern Franc /Rappen S₣ CHF +1 CH +41
Syria Damascus Pound / Piaster £ and ل.س SYP +2 SY +963
Taiwan Taipei Dollar / Cent 圓 and $ TWD +8 TW +886
Tajikistan Dushanbe Somoni / Diram SM TJS +5 TJ +992
Tanzania Dodoma, Largest city (2003 est.): Dar es Salaam Shilling / Cent Tsh TZS +3 TZ +255
Thailand Bangkok Baht / Stang ฿ THB +7 TH +66
Togo Lomé Franc / Centime Fr XOF 0 TG +228
Tokelau None;each atoll has its own administrative center NZ Dollar / Cent $ NZD -10 TK +690
Tonga Nukuʻalofa Pa'anga / Sentii T$ TOP +13 TO +676
Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain Dollar / Cent $ TTD -4 TT +1-868*
Tunisia Tunis Dinar / Millime د.ت TND +1 TN +216
Turkey Ankara Lira / Kurus TRY +2 TR +90
Turkmenistan Ashgabat Manat / Tenga   TNN +5 TM +993
Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town US Dollar / Cent $ USD -5 TC +1-649*
Tuvalu Funafuti Dollar / Cent $ none +12 TV +688
Uganda Kampala Shilling / Cent Ush UGX +3 UG +256
Ukraine Kyiv (Kiev) Hryvnia / Kopiyka UAH +2 UA +380
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Dirhham / Fils د.إ AED +4 AE +971
United Kingdom London Pound / Penny £ GBP 0 GB or UK +44
United States Washington, DC US Dollar / Cent $ USD -5 to -10 US +1
(US minor outlying Islands)           UM  
US Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie US Dollar / Cent $ USD -4 VI +1-340
Uruguay Montevideo Peso / Centisimo $ UYU -3 UY +598
Uzbekistan Tashkent Som / Tiyin su’m and сўм UZS +5 UZ +998
Vanuatu Port Vila Vatu / Centime VT VUV +11 VU +678
Vatican City Vatican City Euro / Cent EUR +1 VA +39, +379
Venezuela Caracas Bolivar / Centimo Bs VEB -4.5 VE +58
Vietnam Hanoi Dong / Hao VND +7 VN +84
Wake Island         +12   +808
Wallis & Futuna Islands   CFP Franc / Centime XPF +12 WF +681
Western Sahara (proposed state) El Aaiun Moroccan Dirham   MAD 0   +212
Yemen Sanaá Rial / Fils ريال YER +3 YE +967
Yugoslavia (no longer in existance)           YU  
Zambia Lusaka Kwacha / Ngwee ZK ZMK +2 ZM +260
Zanzibar (See Tanzania)            +255
Zimbabwe Harare, Dollar / Cent $ ZWD +2 ZW +263
*These countries are part of the North America Numbering Plan (NANP), though they may be far removed from North America (and Mexico is not included).  The country code for all NANP countries is 1; the numbers that follow are used as area codes in the U.S. and Canada and function similarly in other NANP areas.