Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 3 October 1985; amended 1997 and 1998
Faroe Islands5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Fijienacted on 25 July 1997 to encourage multiculturalism and makemultiparty government mandatory; effective 28 July 1998
Finland1 March 2000
Franceadopted by referendum 28 September 1958, effective 4 October1958; amended concerning election of president in 1962; amended tocomply with provisions of 1992 EC Maastricht Treaty, 1996 AmsterdamTreaty, 2000 Treaty of Nice; amended to tighten immigration laws in1993; amended in 2000 to change the seven-year presidential term toa five-year term
French Guiana4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
French Polynesia4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Gabonadopted 14 March 1991
Gambia, The24 April 1970; suspended July 1994; rewritten andapproved by national referendum 8 August 1996; reestablished January1997
Georgiaadopted 24 August 1995
Germany23 May 1949, known as Basic Law; became constitution of theunited German people 3 October 1990
Ghanaapproved 28 April 1992
Gibraltar30 May 1969
Greece11 June 1975; amended March 1986 and April 2001
Greenland5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Grenada19 December 1973
Guadeloupe4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
GuamOrganic Act of Guam, 1 August 1950
Guatemala31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended25 May 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 June1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993
Guernseyunwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Guinea23 December 1990 (Loi Fundamentale)
Guinea-Bissau16 May 1984; amended 4 May 1991, 4 December 1991, 26February 1993, 9 June 1993, NA 1996
Guyana6 October 1980
Haitiapproved March 1987; suspended June 1988 with most articlesreinstated March 1989; constitutional government ousted in amilitary coup in September 1991, although in October 1991, militarygovernment claimed to be observing the constitution; returned toconstitutional rule in October 1994; constitution remainstechnically in force but has not been observed since Aristide'sdeparture in 2004
Holy See (Vatican City) new Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope JOHN PAUL II on 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (replaces the first Fundamental Law of 1929)
Honduras11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended 1995
Hong KongBasic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's NationalPeople's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution"
Hungary18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949; revised 19 April1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individualsand constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister andalso established the principle of parliamentary oversight; 1997amendment streamlined the judicial system
Iceland16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944; amended many times
India26 January 1950; amended many times
IndonesiaAugust 1945; abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949 andProvisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 July 1959; series ofamemdments concluded in 2002
Iran2-3 December 1979; revised 1989 to expand powers of thepresidency and eliminate the prime ministership
Iraqratified on 15 October 2005
Irelandadopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite; effective 29 December 1937
Isle of Manunwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Israelno formal constitution; some of the functions of aconstitution are filled by the Declaration of Establishment (1948),the Basic Laws of the parliament (Knesset), and the Israelicitizenship law
Italypassed 11 December 1947, effective 1 January 1948; amendedmany times
Jamaica6 August 1962
Japan3 May 1947
Jerseyunwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Jordan1 January 1952; amended 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1973,1974, 1976, 1984
Kazakhstanfirst post-independence constitution adopted 28 January1993; new constitution adopted by national referendum 30 August 1995
Kenya12 December 1963; amended as a republic 1964; reissued withamendments 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001
Kiribati12 July 1979
Korea, Northadopted 1948; completely revised 27 December 1972,revised again in April 1992, and September 1998
Korea, South17 July 1948
Kuwaitapproved and promulgated 11 November 1962
Kyrgyzstanadopted 5 May 1993; note - amendment proposed byPresident Askar AKAYEV and passed in a national referendum on 2February 2003 significantly expands the powers of the president atthe expense of the legislature; following the spring 2005demonstrations, a new Constitutional Council was appointed and thereform process is ongoing
Laospromulgated 14 August 1991
Latvia15 February 1922; an October 1998 amendment on FundamentalHuman Rights replaced the 1991 Constitutional Law, which hadsupplemented the constitution
Lebanon23 May 1926; amended a number of times, most recentlyCharter of Lebanese National Reconciliation (Ta'if Accord) ofOctober 1989
Lesotho2 April 1993
Liberia6 January 1986
Libya11 December 1969; amended 2 March 1977
Liechtenstein5 October 1921
Lithuaniaadopted 25 October 1992
Luxembourg17 October 1868; occasional revisions
MacauBasic Law, approved in March 1993 by China's National People'sCongress, is Macau's "mini-constitution"
Macedoniaadopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991;amended November 2001 by a series of new constitutional amendmentsstrengthening minority rights and in 2005 with amendments related tothe judiciary
Madagascar19 August 1992 by national referendum
Malawi18 May 1994
Malaysia31 August 1957; amended 16 September 1963
Maldivesadopted 1 January 1998
Maliadopted 12 January 1992
Malta1964 constitution; amended many times
Marshall Islands1 May 1979
Martinique4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Mauritania12 July 1991
Mauritius12 March 1968; amended 12 March 1992
Mayotte4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Mexico5 February 1917
Micronesia, Federated States of10 May 1979
Moldovanew constitution adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August1994; replaced old Soviet constitution of 1979
Monaco17 December 1962
Mongolia12 February 1992
Montenegro12 October 1992 (was approved by the Assembly)
Montserrateffective 19 December 1989
Morocco10 March 1972; revised 4 September 1992, amended (to createbicameral legislature) September 1996
Mozambique30 November 1990
Namibiaratified 9 February 1990, effective 12 March 1990
Nauru29 January 1968; amended 17 May 1968 (Constitution Day)
Nepal9 November 1990
Netherlandsadopted 1815; amended many times, most recently in 2002
Netherlands Antilles29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of theNetherlands, as amended
New Caledonia4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
New Zealandconsists of a series of legal documents, includingcertain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments, as well as TheConstitution Act 1986, which is the principal formal charter;adopted 1 January 1987, effective 1 January 1987
Nicaragua9 January 1987; reforms in 1995 and 2000
Nigernew constitution adopted 18 July 1999
Nigerianew constitution adopted May 1999
Niue19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)
Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island Act of 1979
Northern Mariana IslandsConstitution of the Commonwealth of theNorthern Mariana Islands effective 1 January 1978; CovenantAgreement fully effective 4 November 1986
Norway17 May 1814; amended many times
Omannone; note - on 6 November 1996, Sultan QABOOS issued a royaldecree promulgating a basic law considered by the government to be aconstitution which, among other things, clarifies the royalsuccession, provides for a prime minister, bars ministers fromholding interests in companies doing business with the government,establishes a bicameral legislature, and guarantees basic civilliberties for Omani citizens
Pakistan12 April 1973; suspended 5 July 1977, restored withamendments 30 December 1985; suspended 15 October 1999, restored instages in 2002; amended 31 December 2003
Palau1 January 1981
Panama11 October 1972; major reforms adopted 1978, 1983, 1994, and2004
Papua New Guinea16 September 1975
Paraguaypromulgated 20 June 1992
Peru31 December 1993
Philippines2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
Pitcairn Islands30 November 1838; reformed 1904 with additionalreforms in 1940; further refined by the Local Government Ordinanceof 1964
Polandadopted by the National Assembly 2 April 1997, passed bynational referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997
Portugal25 April 1976; revised many times
Puerto Ricoratified 3 March 1952, approved by US Congress 3 July1952, effective 25 July 1952
Qatarratified by public referendum on 29 April 2003, endorsed bythe amir on 8 June 2004, effective on 9 June 2005
Reunion4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Romania8 December 1991; revision effective 29 October 2003
Russiaadopted 12 December 1993
Rwandanew constitution adopted 4 June 2003
Saint Helena1 January 1989
Saint Kitts and Nevis19 September 1983
Saint Lucia22 February 1979
Saint Pierre and Miquelon4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27 October 1979
Samoa1 January 1962
San Marino8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of thefunctions of a constitution
Sao Tome and Principeapproved March 1990, effective 10 September1990
Saudi Arabiagoverned according to Shari'a law; the Basic Law thatarticulates the government's rights and responsibilities wasintroduced in 1993
Senegalnew constitution adopted 7 January 2001
Serbia28 September 1990; note - a new draft constitution approvedby Parliament on 30 September 2006 stresses that Kosovo is anintegral part of Serbia; the draft must still be approved by anational referendum
Seychelles18 June 1993
Sierra Leone1 October 1991; subsequently amended several times
Singapore3 June 1959; amended 1965 (based on preindependence Stateof Singapore Constitution)
Slovakiaratified 1 September 1992, effective 1 January 1993;changed in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president;amended February 2001 to allow Slovakia to apply for NATO and EUmembership
Sloveniaadopted 23 December 1991
Solomon Islands7 July 1978
Somalia25 August 1979, presidential approval 23 September 1979note: the formation of transitional governing institutions, known asthe Transitional Federal Government, is currently ongoing
South Africa10 December 1996; this new constitution was certifiedby the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996, was signed by thenPresident MANDELA on 10 December 1996, and entered into effect on 3February 1997; it is being implemented in phases
Spain6 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978
Sri Lankaadopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978
Sudan12 April 1973; suspended following coup of 6 April 1985;interim constitution of 10 October 1985 suspended following coup of30 June 1989; new constitution implemented on 30 June 1998 partiallysuspended 12 December 1999 by President BASHIR; under the CPA,Interim National Constitution ratified 5 July 2005; Constitution ofSouthern Sudan signed December 2005
Surinameratified 30 September 1987
Swazilandthe first constitution was signed into law in July 2005and is scheduled to be implemented in January 2006
Sweden1 January 1975
Switzerlandrevision of Constitution of 1874 approved by the FederalParliament 18 December 1998, adopted by referendum 18 April 1999,officially entered into force 1 January 2000
Syria13 March 1973
Taiwan25 December 1946; amended in 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000,2005
Tajikistan6 November 1994
Tanzania25 April 1977; major revisions October 1984
Thailandconstitution signed by King PHUMIPHON on 11 October 1997;abrogated on 19 September 2006 after coup; interim constitutionpromulgated on 1 October 2006; junta has promised new constitutionby October 2007
Togomultiparty draft constitution approved by High Council of theRepublic 1 July 1992, adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992
Tokelauadministered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amendedin 1970
Tonga4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
Trinidad and Tobago1 August 1976
Tunisia1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002
Turkey7 November 1982
Turkmenistanadopted 18 May 1992
Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order2006 (effective 9 August 2006)
Tuvalu1 October 1978
Uganda8 October 1995; in 2005 the constitution was amended removingpresidential term limits and legalizing a multiparty political system
Ukraineadopted 28 June 1996
United Arab Emirates2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996
United Kingdomunwritten; partly statutes, partly common law andpractice
United States17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789
Uruguay27 November 1966, effective February 1967; suspended 27 June1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; twoconstitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7January 1997
Uzbekistannew constitution adopted 8 December 1992
Vanuatu30 July 1980
Venezuela30 December 1999
Vietnam15 April 1992
Virgin IslandsRevised Organic Act of 22 July 1954
Wallis and Futuna4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Yemen16 May 1991; amended 29 September 1994 and February 2001
Zambia24 August 1991; amended in 1996 to establish presidentialterm limits
Zimbabwe21 December 1979
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@2064 Economic aid - recipient
Afghanistaninternational pledges made by more than 60 countries andinternational financial institutions at the Berlin Donors Conferencefor Afghan reconstruction in March 2004 reached $8.9 billion for2004-09
AlbaniaODA: $366 million (top donors were Italy, EU, Germany) (2003est.)
Algeria$122.8 million (2002 est.)
American Samoaimportant financial support from the US, more than$40 million in 1994
Andorranone
Angola$383.5 million (1999)
Anguilla$9 million (2004 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda$1.65 million (2004)
Argentina$10 billion (2001 est.)
ArmeniaODA, $254 million (2004)
Aruba$-11.3 million (2004)
AzerbaijanODA, $140 million (2000 est.)
Bahamas, The$5 million (2004)
Bahrain$150 million; note - $50 million annually since 1992 fromthe UAE and Kuwait (2002)
Bangladesh$1.575 billion (2000 est.)
Barbados$9.1 million (1995)
Belarus$194.3 million (1995)
Belize$NA
Benin$342.6 million (2000)
Bermuda$NA
Bhutan$78 million substantial aid from India and other nations
Bolivia$221 million (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina$650 million (2001 est.)
Botswana$73 million (1995)
Brazil$30 billion (2002)
British Virgin Islands$NA
Brunei$770,000 (2004)
Bulgaria$475 million per year in EU pre-accession aid (2004-06)
Burkina Faso$468.4 million (2003)
Burma$127 million (2001 est.)
Burundi$105.5 million (2003)
Cambodia$504 million pledged in grants and concessional loans for2005 by international donors
Cameroonin January 2001, the Paris Club agreed to reduce Cameroon'sdebt of $1.3 billion by $900 million; debt relief now totals $1.26billion
Cape Verde$136 million (1999)
Cayman Islands$390,000 $NA
Central African RepublicODA, $59.8 million; note - traditionalbudget subsidies from France (2002 est.)
Chad$238.3 million received; note - $125 million committed byTaiwan (August 1997); $30 million committed by African DevelopmentBank; ODA $246.9 million (2003 est.)
Chile$0 (2002)
China$NA
Christmas Island$NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands$NA
Colombia$NA
Comoros$24 million (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the$2.2 billion (FY03/04)
Congo, Republic of the$159.1 million (1995)
Cook Islands$13.1 million; note - New Zealand continues to furnishthe greater part (1995)
Cote d'IvoireODA, $1 billion (1996 est.)
CroatiaODA, $166.5 million (2002)
Cuba$68.2 million (1997 est.)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus - $NA; north Cyprus - $700 million fromTurkey in grants and loans, which are usually forgiven (2003-06)
Czech Republic$2.8 billion in committed EU structural adjustmentand cohesion funds (2004-06)
Djibouti$64.1 million (2004)
Dominica$29.2 million (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic$571.6 million (2004)
East Timor$153 million (2004 est.)
Ecuador$216 million (2002)
EgyptODA, $1.12 billion (2002)
El Salvador$125 million of which, $53 million from US (2003)
Equatorial Guinea$33.8 million $NA
Eritrea$77 million (1999)
Estonia$735 million (2004-06)
Ethiopia$308 million (FY00/01)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)$0 (1997 est.)
Faroe Islands$135 million (annual subsidy from Denmark) (1998)
Fiji$63.9 million (2004)
French Guiana$NA
French Polynesia$580 million (2004)
Gabon$331 million (1995)
Gambia, The$59.8 million (2003)
Gaza Strip$2 billion; note - includes West Bank (2004 est.)
GeorgiaODA, $150 million (2000 est.)
Ghana$6.9 billion (1999)
Gibraltar$NA
Greece$8 billion from EU (2000-06)
Greenland$380 million subsidy from Denmark (1997)
Grenada$15.4 million (2004)
Guadeloupe$NA; note - substantial annual French subsidies (2004)
GuamGuam receives large transfer payments from the US FederalTreasury ($143 million in 1997) into which Guamanians pay no incomeor excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress,the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federalincome taxes paid by military and civilian Federal employeesstationed in Guam (2001 est.)
Guatemala$250 million (2000 est.)
Guernsey$NA
Guinea$237.5 million (2003)
Guinea-Bissau$115.4 million (1995)
Guyana$84 million (1995), Heavily Indebted Poor Country Initiative(HIPC) $253 million (1997)
Haiti$153 million (FY05 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City)$0
Honduras$557.8 million (1999)
Hungary$3.4 billion in committed EU structural adjustment andcohesion funds (2004-06)
India$2.9 billion (FY98/99)
Indonesia$43 billionnote: Indonesia finished its IMF program in December 2003 but stillreceives bilateral aid through the Consultative Group on Indonesia(CGI), which pledged $2.8 billion in grants and loans for 2004 andagain in 2005; nearly $5 billion in aid money pledged by a varietybilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental organization (NGO)donors following the 2004 tsunami; money is slated for use in reliefand rebuilding efforts in Aceh (2002)
Iran$408 million (2002 est.)
Iraqmore than $33 billion in foreign aid pledged for 2004-07 (2004)
Isle of Man$NA
Israel$662 million from US (2003 est.)
Jamaica$18.5 million; note - US aid only (2004)
Jersey$0
JordanODA, $500 million (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan$74.2 million in US assistance programs, 1992-2000(FY2004)
Kenya$453 million (1997)
Kiribati$16.7 million largely from UK and Japan (2004)
Korea, North$NA; note - approximately 350,000 metric tons in foodaid, worth approximately $118 million, through the World FoodProgram appeal in 2004, plus additional aid from bilateral donorsand non-governmental organizations
Kuwait$NA (2001)
Kyrgyzstan$50 million from the US (2001)
Laos$243 million (2001 est.)
Latvia$1.2 billion (2004-06)
Lebanon$2.2 billion received (2003), out of the $4.2 billion insoft loans pledged at the November 2002 Paris II Aid Conference
Lesotho$41.5 million (2000)
Liberia$94 million (1999)
LibyaODA, $4.4 million (2002)
Liechtenstein$0
Lithuania$1.6 billion in committed EU structural and cohesion funds(2004-06)
Macau$NA
Macedonia$250 million (2003 est.)
Madagascar$354 million (2001)
Malawi$401.5 million (2001)
Maldives$27.9 million $NA (2004)
Mali$472.1 million (2002)
Malta$NA
Marshall Islands$51.1 million more than $1 billion from the US,1986-2002
Martinique$NA; note - substantial annual aid from France (1998)
Mauritania$305.7 million (2002)
Mauritius$42 million (1997)
Mayotte$208 million; note - extensive French financial assistance(2004)
Mexico$1.166 billion (1995)
Micronesia, Federated States of $86.3 million under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US pledged $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001; the level of aid has been subsequently reduced
Moldova$100 million (2000)
Monaco$NA
Mongolia$215 million (2003)
MontenegroNA
MontserratCountry Policy Plan (2001) is a three-year program forspending $122.8 million in British budgetary assistance (2002 est.)
MoroccoODA, $218 million (2002)
Mozambique$632.8 million (2001)
NamibiaODA, $160 million (2000 est.)
Nauru$20 million mostly from Australia
Nepal$424 million (FY00/01)
Netherlands Antilles $21.5 million IMF provided $61 million in 2000, and the Netherlands continued its support with $40 million (2004)
New Caledonia$525 million annual subsidy from France (2004)
Nicaragua$419.5 million (2005 est.)
Niger$453.3 million (2003)
NigeriaIMF, $250 million (1998)
Niue$2.6 million from New Zealand (2002)
Norfolk Island$NA
Northern Mariana Islandsextensive funding from US
Oman$76.4 million (1995)
Pakistan$2.4 billion (FY01/02)
Palau$19.6 million; note - the Compact of Free Association with theUS, entered into after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October1994, provides Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 yearsin return for furnishing military facilities
Panama$197.1 million (1995)
Papua New Guinea$NA
Paraguay$NA
Peru$491 million (2002)
PhilippinesODA commitments, $2 billion (2004)
Pitcairn Islands$3.465 million (2004)
Poland$13.9 billion in available EU structural adjustment andcohesion funds (2004-06)
Puerto Rico$NA
Qatar$NA
Reunion$NA; note - substantial annual subsidies from France (2001est.)
Romania$3.3 billion in committed EU pre-accession aid (2004-06)
Russiain FY01 from US, $979 million (including $750 million innon-proliferation subsidies); in 2001 from EU, $200 million (2000est.)
Rwanda$425 million (2003)
Saint Helena$12.6 million (1995); note - $5.3 million from UK (1997)
Saint Kitts and Nevis$-110,000 (2004)
Saint Lucia$-21.5 million (2004)
Saint Pierre and Miquelonapproximately $60 million in annual grantsfrom France
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$10.5 million (1995); note - EU$34.5 million (2004)
Samoa$30.8 million (2004)
San Marino$NA
Sao Tome and Principe $200 million in December 2000 under the HIPC program
Senegal$449.6 million (2003 est.)
Serbia$2 billion pledged in 2001 to Serbia and Montenegro(disbursements to follow over several years; aid pledged by EU andUS has been placed on hold because of lack of cooperation by Serbiain handing over General Ratco MLADIC to the criminal court in TheHague)
Seychelles$16.4 million (1995)
Sierra Leone$297.4 million (2003 est.)
Singapore$NA
Slovakia$1.9 billion in committed EU structural adjustment andcohesion funds (2004-06)
Slovenia$484 million in committed EU structural adjustment andcohesion funds (2004-06)
Solomon Islands$122 million annually, mainly from Australia (2004est.)
Somalia$60 million (1999 est.)
South Africa$487.5 million (2000)
Sri Lanka$577 million (1998)
Sudan$172 million (2001)
Suriname$46 million Netherlands provided $37 million for projectand program assistance, European Development Fund $4 million,Belgium $2 million (2003)
Svalbard$8.2 million from Norway (1998)
Swaziland$104 million (2001)
Syria$180 million (2002 est.)
Tajikistan$67 million from US (2005)
Tanzania$1.2 billion (2001)
Thailand$72 million (2002)
TogoODA, $80 million (2000 est.)
Tokelauabout $4 million annually from New Zealand
Tonga$19.3 million Australia $5.5 million, New Zealand $2.3 million(FY01/02)
Trinidad and Tobago$24 million (1999 est.)
Tunisia$114.6 million (2002)
TurkeyODA, $635.8 million (2002)
Turkmenistan$16 million from the US (2001)
Turks and Caicos Islands$4.1 million (1997)
Tuvalu$13 million; note - major donors are Australia, Japan, andthe US (1999 est.)
Uganda$959 million (2003)
Ukraine$637.7 million (1995); IMF Extended Funds Facility $2.2billion (1998)
Uruguay$NA
Uzbekistan$91.6 million from the US (2005)
Vanuatu$37.8 million (2004)
Venezuela$74 million (2000)
Vietnam$2.8 billion in credits and grants pledged by internationaldonors for 2000 (2004)
Virgin Islands$NA
Wallis and Futunaassistance from France
West Bank$1.14 billion; note - includes Gaza Strip (2004 est.)
Western Sahara$NA
World$154 billion official development assistance (ODA) (2004)
Yemen$2.3 billion (2003-07 disbursements)
Zambia$640.6 million (2002)
Zimbabwe$178 million; note - the EU and the US provide food aid onhumanitarian grounds (2000 est.)
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@2065 Currency (code)
Afghanistanafghani (AFA)
Albanialek (ALL)
AlgeriaAlgerian dinar (DZD)
American SamoaUS dollar (USD)
Andorraeuro (EUR)
Angolakwanza (AOA)
AnguillaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Antigua and BarbudaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
ArgentinaArgentine peso (ARS)
Armeniadram (AMD)
ArubaAruban guilder/florin (AWG)
AustraliaAustralian dollar (AUD)
Austriaeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani manat (AZM)
Bahamas, TheBahamian dollar (BSD)
BahrainBahraini dinar (BHD)
Bangladeshtaka (BDT)
BarbadosBarbadian dollar (BBD)
BelarusBelarusian ruble (BYB/BYR)
Belgiumeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
BelizeBelizean dollar (BZD)
BeninCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
BermudaBermudian dollar (BMD)
Bhutanngultrum (BTN); Indian rupee (INR)
Boliviaboliviano (BOB)
Bosnia and Herzegovinamarka (BAM)
Botswanapula (BWP)
Brazilreal (BRL)
British Indian Ocean Territoryboth the British Pound (GBP) and theUS Dollar (USD) are accepted
British Virgin IslandsUS dollar (USD)
BruneiBruneian dollar (BND)
Bulgarialev (BGL)
Burkina FasoCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Burmakyat (MMK)
BurundiBurundi franc (BIF)
Cambodiariel (KHR)
CameroonCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note -responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
CanadaCanadian dollar (CAD)
Cape VerdeCape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Cayman IslandsCaymanian dollar (KYD)
Central African RepublicCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc(XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the CentralAfrican States
ChadCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsibleauthority is the Bank of the Central African States
ChileChilean peso (CLP)
Chinayuan (CNY); note - also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB)
Christmas IslandAustralian dollar (AUD)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralian dollar (AUD)
ColombiaColombian peso (COP)
ComorosComoran franc (KMF)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theCongolese franc (CDF)
Congo, Republic of theCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF);note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central AfricanStates
Cook IslandsNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Costa RicaCosta Rican colon (CRC)
Cote d'IvoireCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Croatiakuna (HRK)
CubaCuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriotarea: Turkish New lira (YTL)
Czech RepublicCzech koruna (CZK)
DenmarkDanish krone (DKK)
DjiboutiDjiboutian franc (DJF)
DominicaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Dominican RepublicDominican peso (DOP)
East TimorUS dollar (USD)
EcuadorUS dollar (USD)
EgyptEgyptian pound (EGP)
El SalvadorUS dollar (USD)
Equatorial GuineaCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note- responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Eritreanakfa (ERN)
EstoniaEstonian kroon (EEK)
Ethiopiabirr (ETB)
European Unioneuro, British pound, Cypriot pound, Czech koruna,Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Hungarian forint, Latvian lat,Lithuanian litas, Maltese lira, Polish zloty, Slovak koruna,Slovenian tolar, Swedish krona
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falkland pound (FKP)
Faroe IslandsDanish krone (DKK)
FijiFijian dollar (FJD)
Finlandeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Franceeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
French Guianaeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
French PolynesiaComptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
GabonCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note -responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States
Gambia, Thedalasi (GMD)
Gaza Stripnew Israeli shekel (ILS)
Georgialari (GEL)
Germanyeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Ghanacedi (GHC)
GibraltarGibraltar pound (GIP)
Greeceeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
GreenlandDanish krone (DKK)
GrenadaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Guadeloupeeuro (EUR)
GuamUS dollar (USD)
Guatemalaquetzal (GTQ), US dollar (USD), others allowed
GuernseyBritish pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
GuineaGuinean franc (GNF)
Guinea-BissauCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
GuyanaGuyanese dollar (GYD)
Haitigourde (HTG)
Holy See (Vatican City)euro (EUR)
Honduraslempira (HNL)
Hong KongHong Kong dollar (HKD)
Hungaryforint (HUF)
IcelandIcelandic krona (ISK)
IndiaIndian rupee (INR)
IndonesiaIndonesian rupiah (IDR)
IranIranian rial (IRR)
IraqNew Iraqi dinar (NID) as of 22 January 2004
Irelandeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Isle of ManBritish pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Israelnew Israeli shekel (ILS); note - NIS is the currencyabbreviation; ILS is the International Organization forStandardization (ISO) code for the NIS
Italyeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
JamaicaJamaican dollar (JMD)
Japanyen (JPY)
JerseyBritish pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
JordanJordanian dinar (JOD)
Kazakhstantenge (KZT)
KenyaKenyan shilling (KES)
KiribatiAustralian dollar (AUD)
Korea, NorthNorth Korean won (KPW)
Korea, SouthSouth Korean won (KRW)
KuwaitKuwaiti dinar (KD)
Kyrgyzstan
Laoskip (LAK)
LatviaLatvian lat (LVL)
LebanonLebanese pound (LBP)
Lesotholoti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR)
LiberiaLiberian dollar (LRD)
LibyaLibyan dinar (LYD)
LiechtensteinSwiss franc (CHF)
Lithuanialitas (LTL)
Luxembourgeuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Macaupataca (MOP)
MacedoniaMacedonian denar (MKD)
MadagascarMadagascar ariary (MGA)
MalawiMalawian kwacha (MWK)
Malaysiaringgit (MYR)
Maldivesrufiyaa (MVR)
MaliCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsibleauthority is the Central Bank of the West African States
MaltaMaltese lira (MTL)
Marshall IslandsUS dollar (USD)
Martiniqueeuro (EUR)
Mauritaniaouguiya (MRO)
MauritiusMauritian rupee (MUR)
Mayotteeuro (EUR)
MexicoMexican peso (MXN)
Micronesia, Federated States ofUS dollar (USD)
MoldovaMoldovan leu (MDL)
Monacoeuro (EUR)
Mongoliatogrog/tugrik (MNT)
Montenegroeuro (EUR)
MontserratEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
MoroccoMoroccan dirham (MAD)
Mozambiquemetical (MZM)
NamibiaNamibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
NauruAustralian dollar (AUD)
NepalNepalese rupee (NPR)
Netherlandseuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antillean guilder (ANG)
New CaledoniaComptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
New ZealandNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Nicaraguagold cordoba (NIO)
NigerCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States(BCEAO)
Nigerianaira (NGN)
NiueNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Norfolk IslandAustralian dollar (AUD)
Northern Mariana IslandsUS dollar (USD)
NorwayNorwegian krone (NOK)
OmanOmani rial (OMR)
PakistanPakistani rupee (PKR)
PalauUS dollar (USD)
Panamabalboa (PAB); US dollar (USD)
Papua New Guineakina (PGK)
Paraguayguarani (PYG)
Perunuevo sol (PEN)
PhilippinesPhilippine peso (PHP)
Pitcairn IslandsNew Zealand dollar (NZD)
Polandzloty (PLN)
Portugaleuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions ofmember countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Puerto RicoUS dollar (USD)
QatarQatari rial (QAR)
Reunioneuro (EUR)
Romanialeu (ROL) is being phased out in 2006; "new" leu (RON) wasintroduced in 2005 due to currency revaluation: 10,000 ROL = 1 RON
RussiaRussian ruble (RUR)
RwandaRwandan franc (RWF)
Saint HelenaSaint Helenian pound (SHP)
Saint Kitts and NevisEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint LuciaEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint Pierre and Miqueloneuro (EUR)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Samoatala (SAT)
San Marinoeuro (EUR)
Sao Tome and Principedobra (STD)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi riyal (SAR)
SenegalCommunaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note -responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
Serbianew Yugoslav dinar (YUM); note - in Kosovo both the euro andthe Yugoslav dinar are legal
SeychellesSeychelles rupee (SCR)
Sierra Leoneleone (SLL)
SingaporeSingapore dollar (SGD)
SlovakiaSlovak koruna (SKK)
Sloveniatolar (SIT)
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands dollar (SBD)
SomaliaSomali shilling (SOS)
South Africarand (ZAR)
Spaineuro (EUR)note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced theeuro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutionsof member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the solecurrency for everyday transactions with the member countries
Sri LankaSri Lankan rupee (LKR)
SudanSudanese dinar (SDD)
SurinameSurinam dollar (SRD)
SvalbardNorwegian krone (NOK)