How many different types of curency are there?

Question

How many different types of currency are there, what are they, where are they used, and what are they worth compared to the Canadian dollar?

Answer 1

hi!! there are 182 currencies all over the world...

here is the link that i found...

http://www.xe.com/iso4217.php

Answer 2

The easy answer would be "there are as many currencies as there are countries."  But the fact is that some countries use the currencies of other countries; Liberia, for instance, uses US dollars.  Then some countries have enclaves within their boundaries that use their own currencies, or, in some cases, the currencies of still other countries.  Give me the old science fiction stories where everybody spent something called "credits."

Answer 3

I think Liberia uses the U.S. Dollar.  An odd monetary story: when Russia was converting to the Ruble to allow more freedom in purchasing decision the Ruble was pegged to the Big Mac price. Do not remember the exchange of rubes to Big Macs but it was the original peg.

Answer 4

well in indian culture there are 6 main curries that are commonly used 1.vanilla curry 2.coffee flavored curry 3. monk curry 4. hashish curry 5. rum and nut flavored curry 6. vila del spanish curry

Answer 5

186

Answer 6

There are hundreds of currencies.

Look at:

www.xe.com

On the main page, it gives you the current exchange rate vs. the Canadian Dollar (or whatever other currency you want to use) for the most common currencies. They are listed by where they are used.

If you click the link for "More currencies" it'll give you a choice of 320 or so different currencies.

Answer 7

there are hundreds of different currencies.. one for each country. you can find what they're worth against the canadian dollar at any currency website.. i like www.oanda.com

Answer 8

As many as you could ever imagine, and they only multiply as the presses crank out more bales of them.  There's the ningi for example, eight of which make a Pu.  But since the ningi is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles on one side, not only has no one ever collected enough nigis to make a pu, the galactic bank simply can't be bothered with fiddling about with small change like that.

Answer 9

there are a lot but compared with the value of the currency ,some currency dont hav value and not recognised like african country currency,asian europe n america can be compared with canadian dollars but asian country more in us dollars n europe in euro,in african country is hard to compare with canadian dollar cause trillion or million or billion differnts

Answer 10

xe.com lists all the main currencies used around the world

Answer 11

Try msn money they have many currencies compared to Canadian $

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/mar...

Answer 12

Every country in the world has its own particular currency and the US dallar,as a medium of exchange of its internal use. For the finance of international trade, the dollar is widely used as a source of payment. The dollar is used for trading in crude oil.

Answer 13

Almost every country has its own currency, although several european countries use the EURO.  

Exchange rates change every day.  The financial section of a good newspaper probably publishes exchange rates.  

Yahoo has a converter:  http://finance.yahoo.com/currency?u

Answer 14

You mean in the whole world? I would say a lot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cur...

Answer 15

It would probably be easier to list the countries that didn't have their own currency.  I can't think of any except those in the European Union where they all use the Euro (except for the uk, where they also use the pound.)  Maybe some of the smaller countries get along by using a neighbor's currency?  Each currency is offset in terms of what it can buy.

Answer 16

Below is a link that will show you every type of currency and you can use the converter to show you what its like compared to the Canadian dollar.

Answer 17

at least 164. I'm trying to find out if there is a actual number without counting them all.

Answer 18

Virtually every country in the world has their own currency.  Some are never used for commerce outside that country, so you won't find exchange rates for all of them.

Answer 19

Look in the dictionary under "Money Table."  If you can't find it in one dict. try another.

Answer 20

well it depends on what contury you are in but then their i can say thousands if you go to ghana they use cedis and peswas

the u.s.a  they use dollars and cents so it just has to depends on what  the candaian dolar is about the same as the ghana cedis

Answer 21

186

here is the link to the names:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cur...

Answer 22

There are thousands upon thousands of different things used for currency all over the world. I'm sure no one knows for sure every single one.

Answer 23

There are various currencies used around the world. In fact in dollars we have canadian, australian and newzealand dollars. We also have the strong US dollar. Again Briitain ahs pound and Euro. India has rupees and japan has yen. Middle east uses dirhams and dinar. Different countries different countries.

Answer 24

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Answer 25

Country Currency ISO-4217 Symbol

    A  

Afghanistan Afghan afghani AFN  

Albania Albanian lek ALL  

Algeria Algerian dinar DZD  

American Samoa see United States

Andorra see Spain and France

Angola Angolan kwanza AOA  

Anguilla East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

Antigua and Barbuda East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

Argentina Argentine peso ARS  

Armenia Armenian dram AMD  

Aruba Aruban florin AWG ƒ

Australia Australian dollar AUD $

Austria European euro EUR €

Azerbaijan Azerbaijani manat AZN  

    B  

Bahamas Bahamian dollar BSD B$

Bahrain Bahraini dinar BHD  

Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka BDT  

Barbados Barbadian dollar BBD Bds$

Belarus Belarusian ruble BYR Br

Belgium European euro EUR €

Belize Belize dollar BZD BZ$

Benin West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Bermuda Bermudian dollar BMD BD$

Bhutan Bhutanese ngultrum BTN Nu.

Bolivia Bolivian boliviano BOB Bs.

Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina konvertibilna marka BAM KM

Botswana Botswana p**a BWP P

Brazil Brazilian real BRL R$

British Indian Ocean Territory see United Kingdom

Brunei Brunei dollar BND B$

Bulgaria Bulgarian lev BGN  

Burkina Faso West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Burma see Myanmar

Burundi Burundi franc BIF FBu

    C  

Cambodia Cambodian riel KHR  

Cameroon Central African CFA franc XAF CFA

Canada Canadian dollar CAD $

Canton and Enderbury Islands see Kiribati

Cape Verde Cape Verdean escudo CVE Esc

Cayman Islands Cayman Islands dollar KYD KY$

Central African Republic Central African CFA franc XAF CFA

Chad Central African CFA franc XAF CFA

Chile Chilean peso CLP $

China Chinese renminbi CNY ¥

Christmas Island see Australia

Cocos (Keeling) Islands see Australia

Colombia Colombian peso COP Col$

Comoros Comorian franc KMF  

Congo Central African CFA franc XAF CFA

Congo, Democratic Republic Congolese franc CDF F

Cook Islands see New Zealand

Costa Rica Costa Rican colon CRC ₡

Côte d'Ivoire West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Croatia Croatian kuna HRK kn

Cuba Cuban peso CUC $

Cyprus European euro EUR €

Czech Republic Czech koruna CZK Kč

    D  

Denmark Danish krone DKK Kr

Djibouti Djiboutian franc DJF Fdj

Dominica East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

Dominican Republic Dominican peso DOP RD$

Dronning Maud Land see Norway

    E  

East Timor see Timor-Leste

Ecuador uses the U.S. Dollar

Egypt Egyptian pound EGP £

El Salvador uses the U.S. Dollar

Equatorial Guinea Central African CFA franc GQE CFA

Eritrea Eritrean nakfa ERN Nfa

Estonia Estonian kroon EEK KR

Ethiopia Ethiopian birr ETB Br

    F  

Faeroe Islands (Føroyar) see Denmark

Falkland Islands Falkland Islands pound FKP £

Fiji Fijian dollar FJD FJ$

Finland European euro EUR €

France European euro EUR €

French Guiana see France

French Polynesia CFP franc XPF F

    G  

Gabon Central African CFA franc XAF CFA

Gambia Gambian dalasi GMD D

Georgia Georgian lari GEL  

Germany European euro EUR €

Ghana Ghanaian cedi GHS  

Gibraltar Gibraltar pound GIP £

Great Britain see United Kingdom

Greece European euro EUR €

Greenland see Denmark

Grenada East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

Guadeloupe see France

Guam see United States

Guatemala Guatemalan quetzal GTQ Q

Guernsey see United Kingdom

Guinea-Bissau West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Guinea Guinean franc GNF FG

Guyana Guyanese dollar GYD GY$

    H  

Haiti Haitian gourde HTG G

Heard and McDonald Islands see Australia

Honduras Honduran lempira HNL L

Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar HKD HK$

Hungary Hungarian forint HUF Ft

    I  

Iceland Icelandic króna ISK kr

India Indian rupee INR Rs

Indonesia Indonesian rupiah IDR Rp

International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights XDR SDR

Iran Iranian rial IRR  

Iraq Iraqi dinar IQD  

Ireland European euro EUR €

Isle of Man see United Kingdom

Israel Israeli new sheqel ILS  

Italy European euro EUR €

Ivory Coast see Côte d'Ivoire

    J  

Jamaica Jamaican dollar JMD J$

Japan Japanese yen JPY ¥

Jersey see United Kingdom

Johnston Island see United States

Jordan Jordanian dinar JOD  

    K  

Kampuchea see Cambodia

Kazakhstan Kazakhstani tenge KZT T

Kenya Kenyan shilling KES KSh

Kiribati see Australia

Korea, North North Korean won KPW W

Korea, South South Korean won KRW W

Kuwait Kuwaiti dinar KWD  

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstani som KGS  

    L  

Laos Lao kip LAK KN

Latvia Latvian lats LVL Ls

Lebanon Lebanese lira LBP  

Lesotho Lesotho loti LSL M

Liberia Liberian dollar LRD L$

Libya Libyan dinar LYD LD

Liechtenstein uses the Swiss Franc

Lithuania Lithuanian litas LTL Lt

Luxembourg European euro EUR €

    M  

Macau Macanese pataca MOP P

Macedonia (Former Yug. Rep.) Macedonian denar MKD  

Madagascar Malagasy ariary MGA FMG

Malawi Malawian kwacha MWK MK

Malaysia Malaysian ringgit MYR RM

Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa MVR Rf

Mali West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Malta European Euro EUR €

Martinique see France

Mauritania Mauritanian ouguiya MRO UM

Mauritius Mauritian rupee MUR Rs

Mayotte see France

Micronesia see United States

Midway Islands see United States

Mexico Mexican peso MXN $

Moldova Moldovan leu MDL  

Monaco see France

Mongolia Mongolian tugrik MNT ₮

Montenegro see Italy

Montserrat East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

Morocco Moroccan dirham MAD  

Mozambique Mozambican metical MZM MTn

Myanmar Myanma kyat MMK K

    N  

Nauru see Australia

Namibia Namibian dollar NAD N$

Nepal Nepalese rupee NPR NRs

Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antillean gulden ANG NAƒ

Netherlands European euro EUR €

New Caledonia CFP franc XPF F

New Zealand New Zealand dollar NZD NZ$

Nicaragua Nicaraguan c&ocaute;rdoba NIO C$

Niger West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Nigeria Nigerian naira NGN ₦

Niue see New Zealand

Norfolk Island see Australia

Northern Mariana Islands see United States

Norway Norwegian krone NOK kr

    O  

Oman Omani rial OMR  

    P  

Pakistan Pakistani rupee PKR Rs.

Palau see United States

Panama Panamanian balboa PAB B./

Panama Canal Zone see United States

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean kina PGK K

Paraguay Paraguayan guarani PYG  

Peru Peruvian nuevo sol PEN S/.

Philippines Philippine peso PHP ₱

Pitcairn Island see New Zealand

Poland Polish zloty PLN  

Portugal European euro EUR €

Puerto Rico see United States

    Q  

Qatar Qatari riyal QAR QR

    R  

Reunion see France

Romania Romanian leu RON L

Russia Russian ruble RUB R

Rwanda Rwandan franc RWF RF

    S  

Samoa (Western) see Western Samoa

Samoa (America) see United States

San Marino see Italy

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe dobra STD Db

Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal SAR SR

Sénégal West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Serbia Serbian dinar RSD din.

Seychelles Seychellois rupee SCR SR

Sierra Leone Sierra Leonean leone SLL Le

Singapore Singapore dollar SGD S$

Slovakia Slovak koruna SKK Sk

Slovenia European euro EUR €

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands dollar SBD SI$

Somalia Somali shilling SOS Sh.

South Africa South African rand ZAR R

Spain European euro EUR €

Sri Lanka Sri Lankan rupee LKR Rs

St. Helena Saint Helena pound SHP £

St. Kitts and Nevis East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

St. Lucia East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

St. Vincent and the Grenadines East Caribbean dollar XCD EC$

Sudan Sudanese pound SDG  

Suriname Surinamese dollar SRD $

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands see Norway

Swaziland Swazi lilangeni SZL E

Sweden Swedish krona SEK kr

Switzerland Swiss franc CHF Fr.

Syria Syrian pound SYP  

    T  

Tahiti see French Polynesia

Taiwan New Taiwan dollar TWD NT$

Tajikistan Tajikistani somoni TJS  

Tanzania Tanzanian shilling TZS  

Thailand Thai baht THB ฿

Timor-Leste uses the U.S. Dollar

Togo West African CFA franc XOF CFA

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago dollar TTD TT$

Tunisia Tunisian dinar TND DT

Turkey Turkish new lira TRY YTL

Turkmenistan Turkmen manat TMM m

Turks and Caicos Islands see United States

Tuvalu see Australia

    U  

Uganda Ugandan shilling UGX USh

Ukraine Ukrainian hryvnia UAH  

United Arab Emirates UAE dirham AED  

United Kingdom British pound GBP £

United States of America United States dollar USD US$

Upper Volta see Burkina Faso

Uruguay Uruguayan peso UYU $U

Uzbekistan Uzbekistani som UZS  

    V  

Vanuatu Vanuatu vatu VUV VT

Vatican see Italy

Venezuela Venezuelan bolivar VEB Bs

Vietnam Vietnamese dong VND ₫

Virgin Islands see United States

    W  

Wake Island see United States

Wallis and Futuna Islands CFP franc XPF F

Western Sahara see Spain, Mauritania and Morocco

Western Samoa Samoan tala WST WS$

    Y  

Yemen Yemeni rial YER  

    Z  

Zaïre see Congo, Democratic Republic

Zambia Zambian kwacha ZMK ZK

Zimbabwe Zimbabwean dollar ZWD Z$

http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/currency_table.h...

All the best :)

Answer 26

I think that really depends upon what you consider currency.  As you know, most countries either have their own or share with another Nation that they have ties with.  Some don't have full ranges of currency, like The Cook Islands which has it's own coinage but uses the New Zealand dollar for anything over $1 (or at least they did when I was there a few years ago).

There are also companies that have their own "currency" such as Canadian Tire which I'm sure you are familiar with.  Sure, theirs is essentially a coupon system but there are a number of places besides Canadian Tire that will accept it.  

I have yet to find a currency converter online that lists all the worlds known currencies so you can't go by that alone.  About the best list I've found thus far is from the wikipedia link below.  It will give you an idea anyway.  

According to their list there are approx 191 recognized currencies in the world.

Answer 27

The website "Wise" gave you is good, but every country in the world and some individual groups have their own currency. For example in some African countries, a type of vegetable something like our sweet potato is used. In parts of South America the Amazon tribes use barter. If you go there take axes and pots. The exchange rate is numerous and changes daily so if your going to travel use the banks exchange. If its for a report the website given should help. Good luck!

Answer 28

Just wanted to point out a couple of "exceptions" to the rule that every naiton has its own currency

1.) Due to a variety of factors, some countries / regions do not use their "own" currency but rely on other currencies. Example: Palestine (where I come from) uses a combination of Israeli Shekels, Jordanian Dinars, and US Dollars (the Israeli shekel being most prevelant of course)

2.) Some countries have "unofficial" currencies that equal or evenn surpass the "official" currency. For example: lebanon has the Lebanese Lira, but almost everyone also deals in US Dollars. Its not at ALL uncommon for you to walk into a restaurant and ask for prices in US Dollar and pay either in dollars or liras.

Hope that helps

Answer 29

Go to this site and download xofia euro: http://3d2f.com/programs/11-622-xofia-eu...

Description:

   Xofia Euro is a currency converter and calculator that performs operations with many different currency units. You can change the number of displays you want to work with by simply resizing the program window. For each display you can specify a different currency unit. You can configure any number of currencies in the application's currency table. The exchange rates for the configured currencies are updated from the Internet.

Answer 30

theres a 1 dollar bill, a 5 dollar bill, a 10 dollar bill, a 20 dollar bill, a 50 dollar bill,and a 100 dollar bill....theres pennies, nickles, dimes, quarters and half dollars......they are used world wide....there is no other official currency in use right now...

so there are eleven types of currency in use right now....sometimes there are 12 if you consider working for peanuts.

But the fact is there are only 11 official currencies in use.

Answer 31

Many people think of currencies in terms of those little pieces of paper or metal we carry about. But most of the transactions we carry out in most countries will be done no with those currencies but with simple numbers in a bank account.

Those bank account currencies are part of a class of currencies that are called pegged currencies.

Pegged currencies have value in that they are promised to be kept in a fixed relationship to some widely accepted national currency, or gold, or silver.

We have many currencies that float relative to all others. They have no fixed value with respect to anything. But a currency pegged to gold or silver, or for example a barrel of oil is not a floating currency even though it floats relative to other currencies.



Currencies can be given value when a country makes it a policy to keep general inflation within some narrow limit. Canada has recently maintained its inflation rate below 2% by policy, to maintain the value of its currency. This has become difficult with USA inflation running higher.  Avoiding having the Canadian dollar appreciate 'too much' relative to the USD has become almost as important a policy as avoiding inflation above 2%.

But in effect, both Canada and the USA have no real fixed value for their currency, they are true floating currencies. Most currencies have no defined value, even when they are pegged to the value of some other floating currency or group of floating currencies.

So, our bank balances are pegged currencies, pegged to a floating currency that is given value by the current price of, and demand for Canadian export commodities.

When all of the world's currencies become floating, no defined value currencies, we might expect to find it practical to convert to a single world currency, mostly to remove currency from control by foolish politicians.

MAYBE.