{"id":119,"date":"2009-08-18T10:45:45","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T14:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=116"},"modified":"2009-08-18T10:45:45","modified_gmt":"2009-08-18T14:45:45","slug":"currencies-in-french-speaking-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/currencies-in-french-speaking-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Currencies in French Speaking Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now is not necessarily the time for Americans to visit France as the dollar is not at all strong against the Euro at the moment and; therefore, Americans have less spending power there than some years ago. \u00a0The Euro, also referred to as la m<\/em>onnaie unique<\/em> in French, was put into circulation back in January 2002. \u00a0So far, it doesn’t seem that a good slang word or mot d’argot<\/em> has been devised for this European currency like\u00a0balle<\/em> which was used for the French franc. \u00a0But, I have seen some proposals such as jeton <\/em>and some of the French still talk about balles <\/em>and pions<\/em>, although one wonders if they are thinking in Euros or francs…
\nBelgium, Luxembourg and Monaco, where French is also a national language, use the Euro as well. However the other European French-speaking country, Switzerland, does not use the common currency. \u00a0The national currency of Switzerland is the Swiss franc.
\nHere is a list of French-speaking countries and their currencies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Belgium<\/td>\nle Royaume de Belgique<\/em><\/td>\nl’Euro<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benin<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du Benin<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burkina Faso<\/td>\nle Burkina Faso<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burundi<\/td>\nle Burundi<\/em><\/td>\nle franc burundais<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du Cameroun<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/td>\nle Canada<\/em><\/td>\nle dollar canadien<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central African Republic<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chad<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du Tchad<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comoros<\/td>\nl’Union des Comores<\/em><\/td>\nle franc comorien<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C\u00f4te d’Ivoire<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique de C\u00f4te d’Ivoire<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/em><\/td>\nle franc congolais<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Djibouti<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique de Djibouti<\/em><\/td>\nle franc djiboutien<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equatorial Guinea<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique de Guin\u00e9e \u00c9quatoriale<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique fran\u00e7aise<\/em><\/td>\nl’Euro<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gabon<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique Gabonaise<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guinea<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique de Guin\u00e9e<\/em><\/td>\nle franc guin\u00e9en<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haiti<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique d’Ha\u00efti<\/em><\/td>\nla Gourde<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luxembourg<\/td>\nle Grand-duch\u00e9 de Luxembourg<\/em><\/td>\nl’Euro<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Madagascar<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique de Madagascar<\/em><\/td>\nl’Ariary<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mali<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du Mali<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritania<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique Islamique de Mauritanie<\/em><\/td>\nl’Ouguiya<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique de Maurice<\/em><\/td>\nla Roupie mauricienne<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monaco<\/td>\nla Principaut\u00e9 de Monaco<\/em><\/td>\nl’Euro<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du Niger<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Republic of the Congo<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du Congo<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du Rwanda<\/em><\/td>\nle franc rwandais<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senegal<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique du S\u00e9n\u00e9gal<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seychelles<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique des Seychelles<\/em><\/td>\nla roupie seychelloise<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switzerland<\/td>\nla Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration suisse<\/em><\/td>\nle franc suisse<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Togo<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique togolaise<\/em><\/td>\nle franc CFA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanuatu<\/td>\nla R\u00e9publique de Vanuatu<\/em><\/td>\nle vatu<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now is not necessarily the time for Americans to visit France as the dollar is not at all strong against the Euro at the moment and; therefore, Americans have less spending power there than some years ago. \u00a0The Euro, also referred to as la monnaie unique in French, was put into circulation back in January…<\/p>\n

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