Understanding the symbols, languages, and official currencies of different countries
Understanding
the symbols, languages, and official currencies of different countries is
essential for interacting with the world around us. This knowledge can be
helpful when communicating with people from diverse backgrounds, and it can
help us better understand the histories, cultures, and economies of various
nations. In this article, we will provide an overview of the symbols,
languages, and official currencies of all countries in the world.
- Africa
Algeria:
DZD (Algerian Dinar) - Arabic, Berber, French
Angola:
AOA (Angolan Kwanza) - Portuguese
Benin:
XOF (West African CFA Franc) - French
Botswana:
BWP (Botswana Pula) - English, Setswana
Burkina
Faso: XOF (West African CFA Franc) - French
Burundi:
BIF (Burundian Franc) - Kirundi, French
Cameroon:
XAF (Central African CFA Franc) - French, English
Cape
Verde: CVE (Cape Verdean Escudo) - Portuguese
Central
African Republic: XAF (Central African CFA Franc) - French, Sango
Chad:
XAF (Central African CFA Franc) - French, Arabic
Comoros:
KMF (Comorian Franc) - Comorian, Arabic, French
Democratic
Republic of Congo: CDF (Congolese Franc) - French, Lingala, Swahili
Republic
of Congo: XAF (Central African CFA Franc) - French
Djibouti:
DJF (Djiboutian Franc) - French, Arabic
Egypt:
EGP (Egyptian Pound) - Arabic
Equatorial
Guinea: XAF (Central African CFA Franc) - Spanish, French, Portuguese
Eritrea:
ERN (Eritrean Nakfa) - Tigrinya, Arabic, English
Eswatini
(formerly Swaziland): SZL (Swazi Lilangeni) - English, Swati
Ethiopia:
ETB (Ethiopian Birr) - Amharic
Gabon:
XAF (Central African CFA Franc) - French
Gambia:
GMD (Gambian Dalasi) - English
Ghana:
GHS (Ghanaian Cedi) - English
Guinea:
GNF (Guinean Franc) - French
Guinea-Bissau:
XOF (West African CFA Franc) - Portuguese
Ivory
Coast (Côte d'Ivoire): XOF (West African CFA Franc) - French
Kenya:
KES (Kenyan Shilling) - Swahili, English
Lesotho:
LSL (Lesotho Loti) - English, Sesotho
Liberia:
LRD (Liberian Dollar) - English
Libya:
LYD (Libyan Dinar) - Arabic
Madagascar:
MGA (Malagasy Ariary) - Malagasy, French
Malawi:
MWK (Malawian Kwacha) - English, Chichewa
Mali:
XOF (West African CFA Franc) - French
Mauritania:
MRU (Mauritanian Ouguiya) - Arabic
Mauritius:
MUR (Mauritian Rupee) - English
Morocco:
MAD (Moroccan Dirham) - Arabic, French
Mozambique:
MZN (Mozambican Metical) - Portuguese
Namibia:
NAD (Namibian Dollar) - English
Niger:
XOF (West African CFA Franc) - French
Nigeria:
NGN (Nigerian Naira) - English
Rwanda: RWF (Rwandan
Franc) - Kinyarwanda, English, French
São
Tomé and Príncipe: STN (São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra) - Portuguese
Senegal:
XOF (West African CFA Franc) - French
Seychelles:
SCR (Seychellois Rupee) - English, French, Seychellois Creole
Sierra
Leone: SLL (Sierra Leonean Leone) - English
Somalia:
SOS (Somali Shilling) - Somali, Arabic
South
Africa: ZAR (South African Rand) - Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Northern
Sotho, Southern Sotho, Tswana, Swati, Tsonga, Venda
South
Sudan: SSP (South Sudanese Pound) - English
Sudan:
SDG (Sudanese Pound) - Arabic, English
Tanzania:
TZS (Tanzanian Shilling) - Swahili, English
Togo:
XOF (West African CFA Franc) - French
Tunisia:
TND (Tunisian Dinar) - Arabic
Uganda:
UGX (Ugandan Shilling) - English, Swahili
Zambia:
ZMW (Zambian Kwacha) - English
Zimbabwe:
ZWL (Zimbabwean Dollar) - English, Shona, Ndebele
- Asia
Afghanistan:
AFN (Afghan Afghani) - Pashto, Dari
Armenia:
AMD (Armenian Dram) - Armenian, Russian
Azerbaijan:
AZN (Azerbaijani Manat) - Azerbaijani
Bahrain:
BHD (Bahraini Dinar) - Arabic
Bangladesh:
BDT (Bangladeshi Taka) - Bengali
Bhutan:
BTN (Bhutanese Ngultrum) - Dzongkha
Brunei:
BND (Brunei Dollar) - Malay, English
Cambodia:
KHR (Cambodian Riel) - Khmer
China:
CNY (Chinese Yuan) - Chinese
Cyprus:
EUR (Euro) - Greek, Turkish
Georgia:
GEL (Georgian Lari) - Georgian
India:
INR (Indian Rupee) - Hindi, English
Indonesia:
IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) - Indonesian
Iran:
IRR (Iranian Rial) - Persian
Iraq:
IQD (Iraqi Dinar) - Arabic, Kurdish
Israel:
ILS (Israeli Shekel) - Hebrew, Arabic
Japan:
JPY (Japanese Yen) - Japanese
Jordan:
JOD (Jordanian Dinar) - Arabic
Kazakhstan:
KZT (Kazakhstani Tenge) - Kazakh, Russian
Kuwait:
KWD (Kuwaiti Dinar) - Arabic
Kyrgyzstan:
KGS (Kyrgyzstani Som) - Kyrgyz, Russian
Laos:
LAK (Lao Kip) - Lao
Lebanon:
LBP (Lebanese Pound) - Arabic, French
Malaysia:
MYR (Malaysian Ringgit) - Malay
Maldives:
MVR (Maldivian Rufiyaa) - Dhivehi
Mongolia:
MNT (Mongolian Tugrik) - Mongolian
Myanmar
(formerly Burma): MMK (Myanmar Kyat) - Burmese
Nepal:
NPR (Nepalese Rupee) - Nepali
North
Korea: KPW (North Korean Won) - Korean
Oman:
OMR (Omani Rial) - Arabic
Pakistan:
PKR (Pakistani Rupee) - Urdu, English
Palestine:
ILS (Israeli Shekel), JOD (Jordanian Dinar) - Arabic
Philippines:
PHP (Philippine Peso) - Filipino, English
Qatar:
QAR (Qatari Riyal) - Arabic
Russia:
RUB (Russian Ruble) - Russian
Saudi
Arabia: SAR (Saudi Riyal) - Arabic
Singapore:
SGD (Singapore Dollar) - Malay, Chinese, Tamil, English
South
Korea: KRW (South Korean Won) - Korean
Sri
Lanka: LKR (Sri Lankan Rupee) - Sinhala, Tamil
Syria:
SYP (Syrian Pound) - Arabic
Taiwan:
TWD (New Taiwan Dollar) - Mandarin Chinese
Tajikistan:
TJS (Tajikistani Somoni) - Tajik, Russian
Thailand:
THB (Thai Baht) - Thai
Timor-Leste
(East Timor): USD (United States Dollar) - Tetum, Portuguese
Turkey:
TRY (Turkish Lira) - Turkish
Turkmenistan:
TMT (Turkmenistan Manat) - Turkmen, Russian
United
Arab Emirates (UAE): AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) - Arabic
Uzbekistan:
UZS (Uzbekistani Som) - Uzbek, Russian
Vietnam:
VND (Vietnamese Dong) - Vietnamese
Yemen:
YER (Yemeni Rial) - Arabic
- Europe
Albania:
ALL (Albanian Lek) - Albanian
Andorra:
EUR (Euro) - Catalan
Austria:
EUR (Euro) - German
Belarus:
BYN (Belarusian Ruble) - Belarusian, Russian
Belgium:
EUR (Euro) - Dutch, French, German
Bosnia
and Herzegovina: BAM (Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark) - Bosnian,
Croatian, Serbian
Bulgaria:
BGN (Bulgarian Lev) - Bulgarian
Croatia:
HRK (Croatian Kuna) - Croatian
Cyprus:
EUR (Euro) - Greek, Turkish
Czech
Republic: CZK (Czech Koruna) - Czech
Denmark:
DKK (Danish Krone) - Danish
Estonia:
EUR (Euro) - Estonian
Finland:
EUR (Euro) - Finnish, Swedish
France:
EUR (Euro) - French
Germany:
EUR (Euro) - German
Greece:
EUR (Euro) - Greek
Hungary:
HUF (Hungarian Forint) - Hungarian
Iceland:
ISK (Icelandic Krona) - Icelandic
Ireland:
EUR (Euro) - Irish, English
Italy:
EUR (Euro) - Italian
Kosovo:
EUR (Euro) - Albanian, Serbian
Latvia:
EUR (Euro) - Latvian
Liechtenstein:
CHF (Swiss Franc) - German
Lithuania:
EUR (Euro) - Lithuanian
Luxembourg:
EUR (Euro) - Luxembourgish, French, German
Malta:
EUR (Euro) - Maltese, English
Moldova:
MDL (Moldovan Leu) - Romanian, Russian
Monaco:
EUR (Euro) - French
Montenegro:
EUR (Euro) - Montenegrin
Netherlands:
EUR (Euro) - Dutch
North Macedonia: MKD (Macedonian Denar) - Macedonian