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World map & country guide.

An interactive map and a searchable guide to every country's official language and currency.

Hover over a country (or tap on mobile) to see its language and currency.
Tap any row to copy the value in the first column.

Africa

CountryOfficial language(s)Currency
AlgeriaArabic, BerberAlgerian dinar (DZD)
AngolaPortugueseKwanza (AOA)
BeninFrenchWest African CFA franc (XOF)
BotswanaEnglish, TswanaPula (BWP)
Burkina FasoFrenchWest African CFA franc (XOF)
BurundiKirundi, French, EnglishBurundian franc (BIF)
Cabo VerdePortugueseCape Verdean escudo (CVE)
CameroonFrench, EnglishCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Central African RepublicFrench, SangoCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
ChadFrench, ArabicCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
ComorosComorian, Arabic, FrenchComorian franc (KMF)
Congo (Republic)FrenchCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
DjiboutiFrench, ArabicDjiboutian franc (DJF)
DR CongoFrenchCongolese franc (CDF)
EgyptArabicEgyptian pound (EGP)
Equatorial GuineaSpanish, French, PortugueseCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
EritreaTigrinya, Arabic, EnglishNakfa (ERN)
EswatiniSwazi, EnglishLilangeni (SZL)
EthiopiaAmharicBirr (ETB)
GabonFrenchCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
GambiaEnglishDalasi (GMD)
GhanaEnglishCedi (GHS)
GuineaFrenchGuinean franc (GNF)
Guinea-BissauPortugueseWest African CFA franc (XOF)
Ivory CoastFrenchWest African CFA franc (XOF)
KenyaSwahili, EnglishKenyan shilling (KES)
LesothoSesotho, EnglishLoti (LSL)
LiberiaEnglishLiberian dollar (LRD)
LibyaArabicLibyan dinar (LYD)
MadagascarMalagasy, FrenchAriary (MGA)
MalawiEnglish, ChichewaKwacha (MWK)
MaliFrenchWest African CFA franc (XOF)
MauritaniaArabicOuguiya (MRU)
MauritiusEnglish, French, CreoleMauritian rupee (MUR)
MoroccoArabic, BerberDirham (MAD)
MozambiquePortugueseMetical (MZN)
NamibiaEnglishNamibian dollar (NAD)
NigerFrenchWest African CFA franc (XOF)
NigeriaEnglishNaira (NGN)
RwandaKinyarwanda, French, EnglishRwandan franc (RWF)
São Tomé and PríncipePortugueseDobra (STN)
SenegalFrenchWest African CFA franc (XOF)
SeychellesSeychellois Creole, English, FrenchSeychellois rupee (SCR)
Sierra LeoneEnglishLeone (SLE)
SomaliaSomali, ArabicSomali shilling (SOS)
South Africa11 incl. English, Zulu, AfrikaansRand (ZAR)
South SudanEnglishSouth Sudanese pound (SSP)
SudanArabic, EnglishSudanese pound (SDG)
TanzaniaSwahili, EnglishTanzanian shilling (TZS)
TogoFrenchWest African CFA franc (XOF)
TunisiaArabicTunisian dinar (TND)
UgandaEnglish, SwahiliUgandan shilling (UGX)
Western SaharaArabicMoroccan dirham (MAD)
ZambiaEnglishKwacha (ZMW)
ZimbabweEnglish + 15 othersZimbabwe Gold (ZWG)

Americas

CountryOfficial language(s)Currency
Antigua and BarbudaEnglishEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
ArgentinaSpanishArgentine peso (ARS)
BahamasEnglishBahamian dollar (BSD)
BarbadosEnglishBarbadian dollar (BBD)
BelizeEnglishBelize dollar (BZD)
BermudaEnglishBermudian dollar (BMD)
BoliviaSpanish, Quechua, AymaraBoliviano (BOB)
BrazilPortugueseReal (BRL)
CanadaEnglish, FrenchCanadian dollar (CAD)
ChileSpanishChilean peso (CLP)
ColombiaSpanishColombian peso (COP)
Costa RicaSpanishColón (CRC)
CubaSpanishCuban peso (CUP)
DominicaEnglishEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Dominican RepublicSpanishDominican peso (DOP)
EcuadorSpanishUS dollar (USD)
El SalvadorSpanishUS dollar (USD)
Falkland IslandsEnglishFalkland pound (FKP)
French GuianaFrenchEuro (EUR)
GreenlandGreenlandic, DanishDanish krone (DKK)
GrenadaEnglishEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
GuatemalaSpanishQuetzal (GTQ)
GuyanaEnglishGuyanese dollar (GYD)
HaitiFrench, Haitian CreoleGourde (HTG)
HondurasSpanishLempira (HNL)
JamaicaEnglishJamaican dollar (JMD)
MexicoSpanishMexican peso (MXN)
NicaraguaSpanishCórdoba (NIO)
PanamaSpanishBalboa / US dollar (PAB)
ParaguaySpanish, GuaraníGuaraní (PYG)
PeruSpanishSol (PEN)
Puerto RicoSpanish, EnglishUS dollar (USD)
Saint Kitts and NevisEnglishEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint LuciaEnglishEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEnglishEast Caribbean dollar (XCD)
SurinameDutchSurinamese dollar (SRD)
Trinidad and TobagoEnglishTT dollar (TTD)
United StatesEnglish (de facto)US dollar (USD)
UruguaySpanishUruguayan peso (UYU)
VenezuelaSpanishBolívar (VES)

Asia

CountryOfficial language(s)Currency
AfghanistanDari, PashtoAfghani (AFN)
ArmeniaArmenianDram (AMD)
AzerbaijanAzerbaijaniManat (AZN)
BahrainArabicBahraini dinar (BHD)
BangladeshBengaliTaka (BDT)
BhutanDzongkhaNgultrum (BTN)
BruneiMalayBrunei dollar (BND)
CambodiaKhmerRiel (KHR)
ChinaMandarin ChineseYuan / renminbi (CNY)
GeorgiaGeorgianLari (GEL)
IndiaHindi, English + 22 othersRupee (INR)
IndonesiaIndonesianRupiah (IDR)
IranPersianIranian rial (IRR)
IraqArabic, KurdishIraqi dinar (IQD)
IsraelHebrewShekel (ILS)
JapanJapaneseYen (JPY)
JordanArabicJordanian dinar (JOD)
KazakhstanKazakh, RussianTenge (KZT)
KuwaitArabicKuwaiti dinar (KWD)
KyrgyzstanKyrgyz, RussianSom (KGS)
LaosLaoKip (LAK)
LebanonArabicLebanese pound (LBP)
MalaysiaMalayRinggit (MYR)
MaldivesDhivehiRufiyaa (MVR)
MongoliaMongolianTögrög (MNT)
MyanmarBurmeseKyat (MMK)
NepalNepaliNepalese rupee (NPR)
North KoreaKoreanNorth Korean won (KPW)
OmanArabicOmani rial (OMR)
PakistanUrdu, EnglishPakistani rupee (PKR)
PalestineArabicIsraeli shekel (ILS)
PhilippinesFilipino, EnglishPeso (PHP)
QatarArabicQatari riyal (QAR)
Saudi ArabiaArabicRiyal (SAR)
SingaporeEnglish, Malay, Mandarin, TamilSingapore dollar (SGD)
South KoreaKoreanWon (KRW)
Sri LankaSinhala, TamilSri Lankan rupee (LKR)
SyriaArabicSyrian pound (SYP)
TaiwanMandarin ChineseNew Taiwan dollar (TWD)
TajikistanTajikSomoni (TJS)
ThailandThaiBaht (THB)
Timor-LestePortuguese, TetumUS dollar (USD)
TurkeyTurkishLira (TRY)
TurkmenistanTurkmenManat (TMT)
United Arab EmiratesArabicDirham (AED)
UzbekistanUzbekSo'm (UZS)
VietnamVietnameseDong (VND)
YemenArabicYemeni rial (YER)

Europe

CountryOfficial language(s)Currency
AlbaniaAlbanianLek (ALL)
AndorraCatalanEuro (EUR)
AustriaGermanEuro (EUR)
BelarusBelarusian, RussianBelarusian ruble (BYN)
BelgiumDutch, French, GermanEuro (EUR)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian, Croatian, SerbianConvertible mark (BAM)
BulgariaBulgarianLev (BGN)
CroatiaCroatianEuro (EUR)
CyprusGreek, TurkishEuro (EUR)
CzechiaCzechKoruna (CZK)
DenmarkDanishKrone (DKK)
EstoniaEstonianEuro (EUR)
FinlandFinnish, SwedishEuro (EUR)
FranceFrenchEuro (EUR)
GermanyGermanEuro (EUR)
GreeceGreekEuro (EUR)
HungaryHungarianForint (HUF)
IcelandIcelandicKróna (ISK)
IrelandIrish, EnglishEuro (EUR)
ItalyItalianEuro (EUR)
KosovoAlbanian, SerbianEuro (EUR)
LatviaLatvianEuro (EUR)
LiechtensteinGermanSwiss franc (CHF)
LithuaniaLithuanianEuro (EUR)
LuxembourgLuxembourgish, French, GermanEuro (EUR)
MaltaMaltese, EnglishEuro (EUR)
MoldovaRomanianLeu (MDL)
MonacoFrenchEuro (EUR)
MontenegroMontenegrinEuro (EUR)
NetherlandsDutchEuro (EUR)
North MacedoniaMacedonianDenar (MKD)
NorwayNorwegianKrone (NOK)
PolandPolishZłoty (PLN)
PortugalPortugueseEuro (EUR)
RomaniaRomanianLeu (RON)
RussiaRussianRuble (RUB)
San MarinoItalianEuro (EUR)
SerbiaSerbianDinar (RSD)
SlovakiaSlovakEuro (EUR)
SloveniaSloveneEuro (EUR)
SpainSpanishEuro (EUR)
SwedenSwedishKrona (SEK)
SwitzerlandGerman, French, Italian, RomanshSwiss franc (CHF)
UkraineUkrainianHryvnia (UAH)
United KingdomEnglishPound sterling (GBP)
Vatican CityItalian, LatinEuro (EUR)

Oceania

CountryOfficial language(s)Currency
AustraliaEnglish (de facto)Australian dollar (AUD)
FijiEnglish, Fijian, HindiFijian dollar (FJD)
KiribatiEnglish, GilberteseAustralian dollar (AUD)
Marshall IslandsMarshallese, EnglishUS dollar (USD)
MicronesiaEnglishUS dollar (USD)
NauruNauruan, EnglishAustralian dollar (AUD)
New CaledoniaFrenchCFP franc (XPF)
New ZealandEnglish, MāoriNZ dollar (NZD)
PalauPalauan, EnglishUS dollar (USD)
Papua New GuineaEnglish, Tok Pisin, Hiri MotuKina (PGK)
SamoaSamoan, EnglishTala (WST)
Solomon IslandsEnglishSolomon Islands dollar (SBD)
TongaTongan, EnglishPaʻanga (TOP)
TuvaluTuvaluan, EnglishAustralian dollar (AUD)
VanuatuBislama, English, FrenchVatu (VUV)

Language and money at a glance

The map and table share the same data: the official language (or languages) and the currency of countries worldwide. Hover or tap a country on the map to see its details, or search the table below. "Official language" is the one used in government and law — many countries are multilingual in daily life, and where a language is dominant without official status it's marked "de facto." Currencies show the common name and the three-letter ISO code used by banks and the currency converter. The table covers all UN member states (plus the Vatican and a few notable territories); the very smallest island nations and microstates are listed in the table but are too small to appear as clickable shapes on the map.

The map loads from a public mapping library and country-boundary dataset. If it doesn't appear, the searchable table below has the same information. Country boundaries are for general reference and don't imply any position on disputed borders.

FAQ

What currency does each country use?
Search the table or click a country on the map to see its currency name and ISO code. Many countries share a currency — 20 European nations use the euro, for example — and a few use another country's money outright, which the currency converter page details.
Is the official language the only language spoken?
No. The official language is the one used for government and law; most countries have many languages in everyday use. Where a language is dominant without official status, it's noted as 'de facto'.

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