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This list contains the 146 or 147 legal or de-facto currencies of the 193 UN member states, the Vatican City, Taiwan, Kosovo, Palestine, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and 50 dependencies (in italics, cf. this list). After all the likely changes have been made, the number will be reduced by 35 or 36 and Ecuador and Timor-Leste may have adopted their own currencies (again), making the probable total 113.
Africa
Note: All African countries except Morocco, but including Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, are members of the African Economic Community.
Central and East Africa (14–4)
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa:
- East African Community — to introduce the East African shilling by 2009:
- Burundi franc (BIF) — Burundi
- Kenyan shilling (KES) — Kenya
- Rwandan franc (RWF) — Rwanda
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS) — Tanzania
- Ugandan shilling (UGX) — Uganda
- 20px Intergovernmental Authority on Development: currently stalled, Kenya and Uganda also members
- Djiboutian franc (DJF) — Djibouti
- Eritrean nakfa (ERN) — Eritrea
- Ethiopian birr (ETB) — Ethiopia
- Somali shilling (SOS) — Somalia
- Sudanese pound (SDG) — Sudan
- Comorian franc (KMF) — Comoros
- São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN) — São Tomé and Príncipe
- South Sudanese pound (SSP) — South Sudan
South Africa (16)
- Europe:
- Southern African Development Community: Tanzania also a member
- Southern African Customs Union:
- Botswana pula (BWP) — Botswana
- Lesotho loti (LSL) — Lesotho
- Namibian dollar (NAD) — Namibia
- South African rand (ZAR) — South Africa
- Swaziland lilangeni (SZL) — Eswatini
- Angolan kwanza (AOA) — Angola
- Congolese franc (CDF) — Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Madagascan ariary (MGA) — Madagascar
- Malawian kwacha (MWK) — Malawi
- Mauritian rupee (MUR) — Mauritius
- Mozambican metical (MZN) — Mozambique
- Seychellois rupee (SCR) — Seychelles
- Zambian kwacha (ZMK) — Zambia
- Zimbabwean dollar (ZWD) — Zimbabwe
- Southern African Customs Union:
- Euro (EUR) — Mayotte
- Saint Helena pound[1] (SHP) — Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
West Africa (8–5)
- Economic Community of West African States:
- Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine:
- West African CFA franc (XOF) — Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
- West African Monetary Zone (x) — to introduce the Eco on 1 December 2015:
- Gambian dalasi (GMD) — Gambia
- Ghanaian cedi (GHS) — Ghana
- Guinean franc (GNF) — Guinea
- Nigerian naira (NGN) — Nigeria
- Sierra Leonean leone (SLL) — Sierra Leone
- Cape Verdean escudo[2] (CVE) — Cape Verde to join WAMZ
- Liberian dollar (LRD) — Liberia to join WAMZ
- Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine:
America
Caribbean (16)
- Caribbean Community: Guyana and Suriname also members
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States:
- East Caribbean dollar (XCD) — Anguilla (associate), Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- United States dollar (USD) — British Virgin Islands (associate)
- Bahamian dollar (BSD) — Bahamas
- Barbadian dollar (BBD) — Barbados
- Belize dollar (BZD) — Belize
- Bermudian dollar (BMD) — Bermuda (associate)
- Cayman Islands dollar (KYD) — Cayman Islands (associate)
- Haitian gourde (HTG) — Haiti
- Jamaican dollar (JMD) — Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD) — Trinidad and Tobago
- United States dollar (USD) — Turks and Caicos Islands (associate)
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States:
- Europe:
- Euro (EUR) — Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin
- United States dollar (USD) — Aruba, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, United States Virgin Islands
- Aruban guilder (AWG) — Aruba
- Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso (CUP, CUC) — Cuba
- Dominican peso (DOP) — Dominican Republic to join CARICOM
- Netherlands Antillean guilder (ANG) — BES islands
Central and North America (10)
- Central American Common Market: currently stalled
- Costa Rican colón (CRC) — Costa Rica
- Guatemalan quetzal (GTQ) — Guatemala
- Honduran lempira (HNL) — Honduras
- Nicaraguan córdoba (NIO) — Nicaragua
- United States dollar (USD) — El Salvador
- NAFTA:
- Canadian dollar (CAD) — Canada
- Mexican peso (MXN) — Mexico
- United States dollar (USD) — United States
- Euro (EUR) — Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Danish krone (DKK) — Greenland
- Panamanian balboa (PAB) — Panama
South America (14)
- Europe:
- Euro (EUR) — French Guiana
- File:Flag of South America.svg Union of South American Nations:merger to take some time
- Andean Community of Nations:
- Bolivian boliviano (BOB) — Bolivia (to join Mercosur?)
- Colombian peso (COP) — Colombia
- Peruvian nuevo sol (PEN) — Peru
- United States dollar (USD) — Ecuador
- Mercosur:
- Argentine peso (ARS) — Argentina
- Brazilian real (BRL) — Brazil
- Paraguayan guaraní (PYN) — Paraguay
- Uruguayan peso (UYU) — Uruguay
- Venezuelan bolívar (VES) — Venezuela
- Chilean peso (CLP) — Chile
- Guyanese dollar (GYD) — Guyana
- Surinamese dollar (SRD) — Suriname
- Andean Community of Nations:
- Falkland Islands pound[1] (FKP) — Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Arab States
Gulf (13–5)
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf — to introduce a common currency by 2013:
- Bahraini dinar (BHD) — Bahrain
- Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) — Kuwait
- Omani rial (OMR) — Oman
- Qatari riyal (QAR) — Qatar
- Saudi riyal (SAR) — Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates dirham (AED) — United Arab Emirates
- Iranian rial (IRR) — Iran
- Iraqi dinar (IQD) — Iraq
- Israeli new sheqel (ILS) — Israel, Palestine[3]
- Jordanian dinar (JOD) — Jordan
- Lebanese pound (LBP) — Lebanon
- Syrian pound (SYP) — Syria
- Yemeni rial (YER) — Yemen to join GCC
North Africa (6)
- Arab Maghreb Union:
- Algerian dinar (DZD) — Algeria
- Libyan dinar (LYD) — Libya
- Mauritanian ouguiya (MRO) — Mauritania
- Moroccan dirham (MAD) — Morocco, Western Sahara[3]
- Tunisian dinar (TND) — Tunisia
- Egyptian pound (EGP) — Egypt
Asia
Central Asia (8)
- Eurasian Economic Community:
- Belarusian ruble (BYR) — Belarus
- Kazakhstani tenge (KZT) — Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) — Kyrgyzstan
- Russian ruble (RUB) — Russia
- Tajikistani somoni (TJS) — Tajikistan
- Uzbekistani som (UZS) — Uzbekistan
- Mongolian tugrug (MNT) — Mongolia
- Turkmenistani manat (TMM) — Turkmenistan
East Asia (7)
- Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement:
- Chinese yuan renminbi (CNY) — China
- Hong Kong dollar (HKD) — Hong Kong
- Macanese pataca (MOP) — Macau
- Japanese yen (JPY) — Japan
- North Korean won (KPW) — North Korea
- South Korean won (KRW) — South Korea
- (Taiwanese new dollar) (TWD) — Taiwan[3]
South Asia (8)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation:
- Afghan afghani (AFN) — Afghanistan
- Bangladeshi taka (BDT) — Bangladesh
- Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN) — Bhutan
- Indian rupee (INR) — India
- Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) — Maldives
- Nepalese rupee (NPR) — Nepal
- Pakistani rupee (PKR) — Pakistan
- Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) — Sri Lanka
Europe
European Union (11–6)
- Europe and microstates[2]:
- Euro (EUR) — Åland Islands, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Vatican City
- ERM II:
- Danish krone (DKK) — Denmark — referendum on the introduction of the euro projected
- British pound[2][1] (GBP) — United Kingdom
- Bulgarian lev (BGN) — Bulgaria
- Czech koruna (CZK) — Czech Republic
- Gibraltar pound[1] (GIP) — Gibraltar
- Hungarian forint (HUF) — Hungary
- Polish złoty (PLN) — Poland
- Romanian leu (RON) — Romania
- Swedish krona (SEK) — Sweden
EFTA (3)
- European Free Trade Association:
- Icelandic króna[2] (ISK) — Iceland — EU applicant
- Norwegian krone (NOK) — Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Swiss franc (CHF) — Liechtenstein, Switzerland
East Europe (2)
- Moldovan leu (MDL) — Moldova
- Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) — Ukraine
Balkans (5–2)
- Albanian lek[2] (ALL) — Albania — EU applicant
- Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (BAM) — Bosnia and Herzegovina — EU potential candidate
- Euro (EUR) — Kosovo,[3] Montenegro[2] — EU potential candidate/EU applicant
- Macedonian denar[2] (MKD) — North Macedonia — EU candidate
- Serbian dinar (RSD) — Serbia — EU potential candidate
Caucasus and Islands (6–1)
- Armenian dram (AMD) — Armenia
- Azerbaijani manat (AZN) — Azerbaijan
- British pound[1] (GBP) — Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
- Danish krone (DKK) — Faroe Islands
- Euro (EUR) — Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Georgian lari (GEL) — Georgia
- Turkish new lira[2] (TRY) — Turkey — EU candidate
Pacific
Oceania (10)
- Pacific Islands Forum:
- Australian dollar (AUD) — Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Tuvalu
- New Zealand dollar (NZD) — Cook Islands, New Zealand, Niue
- United States dollar (USD) — Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau
- Fijian dollar (FJD) — Fiji
- Papua New Guinean kina (PGK) — Papua New Guinea
- Samoan tala (WST) — Samoa
- Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) — Solomon Islands
- Tongan pa'anga (TOP) — Tonga
- Vanuatu vatu (VUV) — Vanuatu
- CFP franc (XPF)[2] — French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna
- United States dollar (USD) — American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
- New Zealand dollar (NZD) — Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau
South-East Asia (11)
- ASEAN:
- Brunei dollar (BND) — Brunei
- Cambodian riel (KHR) — Cambodia
- Indonesian rupiah (IDR) — Indonesia
- Lao kip (LAK) — Laos
- Malaysian ringgit (MYR) — Malaysia
- Myanmar kyat (MMK) — Myanmar
- Philippine peso (PHP) — Philippines
- Singapore dollar (SGD) — Singapore
- Thai baht (THB) — Thailand
- Vietnamese dong (VND) — Vietnam
- United States dollar (USD) — Timor-Leste — will introduce their own currency at some point; to join ASEAN
Antarctica
- no currency — Antarctica
Non-Continental (3)
- Euro (EUR) — French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Norwegian krone (NOK) — Bouvet Island
- United States dollar (USD) — British Indian Ocean Territory, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Should the United Kingdom eventually join the euro, it is not decided what will happen to the related pound currencies (Falkland Islands pound, Gibraltar pound, Guernsey pound, Isle of Man pound, Jersey pound, and Saint Helenian pound), which could remain in existence with a fixed exchange rate to the euro (like the CFP franc), or which could be replaced by the euro as well, possibly with their own national obverse side.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i EU members: Denmark is eligible to join the euro at any time they wish, but has an opt-out, as does the United Kingdom. Lithuania has been eligible to join the euro since 28 June 2006. Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden are obliged to join the euro, but not yet members of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism II; Sweden deliberately fails to meet this criterion for adopting the euro without having an opt-out. Andorra is in negotiations to formally adopt the euro as its legal tender.
Accession countries/candidates: Should Albania, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey ultimately join the EU, they will probably join the euro. Furthermore, Cape Verde has considered changing its currency to the euro; however, it is not quite clear whether the country will integrate with ECOWAS or with EU. French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna have been discussing the idea of abolishing the franc pacifique and adopting the euro. - ^ a b c d Country not internationally recognised.
Remote future:
African Economic Community, Arab Maghreb Union, ASEAN, Caribbean Community,2008? File:Flag of South America.svg Union of South American Nations, Economic Community of West African States (as a merger of CFA franc and Eco),[1] South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and Southern African Development Community have all considered working towards a common currency.