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A-Z of Countries of the World
A useful table to help you when telephoning or travelling abroad. Click on highlighted countries and cities to view a map with holiday accommodation.
To make an International telephone call:
Dial the international network access code (our chart shows 00 for Europe)
Followed by the country code - see the telephone codes below
Dial the area code (omit the 0)
Finally dial the phone number of the person you wish to call.
If you are calling from outside Europe plese replace 00 with your own code. Remember to allow for time differences when making your call.
| Country | Capital City | Telephone Code | Time Difference +/- GMT | Languages | Currency |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | 00 93 | + 4.5 hrs | Dari Pashto |
Afghani |
| Aland Islands |
Mariehamn | 00 358 | + 2 hrs | Swedish | Euro |
| Albania | Tirana | 00 355 | + 1 hr | Albanian | Lek |
| Algeria | Algiers | 00 213 | + 1 hr | Arabic | Algerian dinar |
| American Samoa | Pago Pago | 00 1 684 | - 11 hrs | English, Samoan | US dollar |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | 00 376 | + 1 hr | Catalan | Euro |
| Angola | Luanda | 00 244 | + 1 hr | Portuguese | Kwanza |
| Anguilla | The Valley | 00 1 264 | - 4 hrs | English | East Caribbean dollar |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Saint John's | 00 1 268 | - 4 hrs | English | East Caribbean dollar |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | 00 54 | - 3 hrs | Spanish | Peso |
| Armenia | Yerevan | 00 374 | + 4 hrs | Armenian | Dram |
| Aruba | Oranjestad | 00 297 | - 4 hrs | Dutch, Papiamento | Aruban florin |
| Ascension Island | Georgetown | 00 247 | GMT | English | Saint Helena pound |
| Australia | Canberra | 00 61 | + 8 to 11 hrs | English | Australian dollar |
| Austria | Vienna | 00 43 | + 1 hr | German | Euro |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | 00 994 | + 5 hrs | Azerbaijani | Manat |
| The Bahamas |
Nassau | 00 1 242 | - 5 hrs | English | Dollar |
| Bahrain | Manama | 00 973 | + 3 hrs | Arabic | Bahraini dinar |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | 00 880 | + 6 hrs | Bengali | Taka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | 00 1 246 | - 4 hrs | English | Barbadian dollar |
| Belarus | Minsk | 00 375 | + 2 hrs | Belarusian, Russian | Belarusian Ruble |
| Belgium | Brussels | 00 32 | + 1 hr | Dutch, French, German |
Euro |
| Belize | Belmopan | 00 501 | - 6 hrs | English | Belize Dollar |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | 00 229 | + 1 hr | French | West African CFA Franc |
| Bermuda | Hamilton | 00 1 441 | - 4 hrs | English | Bermudian dollar |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | 00 975 | + 6 hrs | Dzongkha | Ngultrum |
| Bolivia | Sucre | 00 591 | - 4 hrs | Spanish | Boliviano |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 00 387 | + 1 hr | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian | Convertible Mark |
| Botswana | Gaborone | 00 267 | + 2 hrs | English, Tswana | Pula |
| Brazil | Brasilia | 00 55 | - 3 hrs | Portuguese | Real |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 00 673 | + 8 hrs | Malay | Brunei Dollar |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | 00 359 | + 2 hrs | Bulgarian | Lev |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadou- gou |
00 226 | - 1 hr | French | West African CFA Franc |
| Burma | Naypyidaw | 00 95 | + 6.5 hrs | Burmese | Kyat |
| Burundi | Bujumbura | 00 257 | + 2 hrs | Kirundi, French |
Burundi Franc |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 00 855 | + 7 hrs | Khmer | Riel |
| Cameroon | Yaounde | 00 237 | + 1 hr | French, English |
Central African CFA franc |
| Canada | Ottawa | 00 1 | - 5 hrs | English, French |
Dollar |
| Canary Islands | (see Spain) | ||||
| Cape Verde | Praia | 00 238 | - 1 hr | Portuguese | Cape Verdean escudo |
| Cayman Islands | George Town | 00 1 345 | - 5 hrs | English | Cayman Islands dollar |
| Central African Republic |
Bangui | 00 236 | + 1 hr | Sango, French |
Central African CFA franc |
| Chad | N'Djamena | 00 235 | + 1 hr | French, Arabic |
CFA franc |
| Channel Islands | (see UK) | ||||
| Chile | Santiago | 00 56 | - 4 hrs | Spanish | Peso |
| China | Beijing | 00 86 | + 8 hrs | Mandarin, Chinese | Renminbi |
| Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove | 00 61 | + 7 hrs | English | Australian dollar |
| Cocos Islands | West Island | 00 61 891 | + 6.5 hrs | English | Australian dollar |
| Colombia | Bogota | 00 57 | - 5 hrs | Spanish | Peso |
| Comoros | Moroni | 00 269 | + 3 hrs | French, Arabic, Swahili |
Comorian franc |
| Congo- Kinshasa | Kinshasa | 00 243 | + 1 hr | French | Congolese franc |
| Congo-Brazzaville | Brazzaville | 00 242 | + 1 hr | French | Central African CFA franc |
| Cook Islands | Avarua | 00 682 | - 10.5 hrs | English | New Zealand dollar |
| Corsica | Ajaccio | (see France) | |||
| Costa Rica | San Jose | 00 506 | - 6 hrs | Spanish | Costa Rican colon |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Yamouss- oukro |
00 225 | - 1 hr | French | West African CFA franc |
| Croatia | Zagreb | 00 385 | + 1 hr | Croatian | Kuna |
| Cuba | Havana | 00 53 | - 5 hrs | Spanish | Cuban peso |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | 00 357 | + 2 hrs | Greek, Turkish |
Euro |
| Czech Republic | Prague | 00 420 | + 1 hr | Czech | Czech koruna |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | 00 45 | + 1 hr | Danish | Danish krone |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | 00 253 | + 3 hrs | Arabic, French |
Franc |
| Dominica | Roseau | 00 1 767 | - 4 hrs | English | East Caribbean dollar |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | 00 1 809 | - 4 hrs | Spanish | Peso |
| East Timor | Dili | 00 670 | + 9 hrs | Tetum, Portuguese | US dollar |
| Ecuador | Quito | 00 593 | - 5 hrs | Spanish | US dollar |
| Egypt | Cairo | 00 20 | + 2 hrs | Arabic | Egyptian pound |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | 00 503 | - 6 hrs | Spanish | US dollar |
| England | London | 00 44 | GMT | English | Pound sterling |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 00 240 | + 1 hr | Spanish, French | Central African CFA franc |
| Eritrea | Asmara | 00 291 | + 3 hrs | none | Nakfa |
| Estonia | Tallinn | 00 372 | + 2 hrs | Estonian | Estonian kroon |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 00 251 | + 3 hrs | Amharic | Birr |
| Falkland Islands | Stanley | 00 500 | - 4 hrs | English | Falkland Islands pound |
| Faroe Islands |
Torshavn | 00 298 | Faroese, Danish | Faroese krona | |
| Fiji | Suva | 00 679 | + 12 hrs | English, Bau Fijian, Hindustani |
Fijian dollar |
| Finland | Helsinki | 00 358 | + 2 hrs | Finnish, Swedish | Euro |
| France | Paris | 00 33 | + 1 hr | French | Euro |
| French Polynesia | Papeete | 00 689 | - 10 hrs | French | CFP franc |
| Gabon | Libreville | 00 241 | + 1 hr | French | Central African CFA franc |
| The Gambia | Banjul | 00 220 | - 1 hr | English | Dalasi |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | 00 995 | + 4 hrs | Georgian | Lari |
| Germany | Berlin | 00 49 | + 1 hr | German | Euro |
| Ghana | Accra | 00 233 | - 1 hr | English | Ghanaian cedi |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 00 350 | + 1 hr | English | Gibraltar pound |
| Greece | Athens | 00 30 | + 2 hrs | Greek | Euro |
| Greenland | Nuuk | 00 299 | - 1 to - 4 hrs | Green- landic |
Danish krone |
| Grenada | St. George's | 00 1 473 | - 4 hrs | English, Patois |
East Caribbean dollar |
| Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre | 00 590 | - 4 hrs | French | Euro |
| Guam | Hagatna | 00 1 671 | + 10 hrs | English, Chamorro | US dollar |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | 00 502 | - 6 hrs | Spanish | Quetzal |
| Guinea | Conakry | 00 224 | GMT | French | Guinean franc |
| Guinea- Bissau |
Bissau | 00 245 | GMT | Portuguese | West African CFA franc |
| Guyana | Georgetown | 00 592 | - 4 hrs | English, Arawak, Hindi |
Guyanese dollar |
| Haiti | Port-au- Prince |
00 509 | - 5 hrs | French, Haitian Creole |
Gourde |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | 00 504 | - 6 hrs | Spanish | Lempira |
| Hong Kong | - | 00 852 | + 8 hrs | Chinese, English | Hong Kong dollar |
| Hungary | Budapest | 00 36 | + 1 hr | Hungarian | Forint |
| Ibiza | Ibiza Town | (see Spain) | |||
| Iceland | Reykjavik | 00 354 | GMT | Icelandic | Icelandic krona |
| India | New Delhi | 00 91 | + 5.5 hrs | Hindi, English |
Indian rupee |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 00 62 | + 7 hrs | Indonesian | Rupiah |
| Iran | Tehran | 00 98 | + 3.5 hrs | Persian | Iranian rial |
| Iraq | Baghdad | 00 964 | + 3 hrs | Arabic, Kurdish |
Iraqi dinar |
| Ireland | Dublin | 00 353 | GMT | Irish, English |
Euro |
| Isle of Man | Douglas | (see UK) | |||
| Israel | Jerusalem | 00 972 | + 2 hrs | Hebrew, Arabic |
Israeli new sheqel |
| Italy | Rome | 00 39 | + 1 hr | Italian | Euro |
| Ivory Coast | Yamouss- oukro |
(see Cote d'Ivoire) | |||
| Jamaica | Kingston | 00 1 876 | - 5 hrs | English | Jamaican dollar |
| Japan | Tokyo | 00 81 | + 9 hrs | Japanese | Yen |
| Jordan | Amman | 00 962 | + 2 hrs | Arabic | Jordanian dinar |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 00 7 | + 5 to 6 hrs | Kazakh, Russian | Tenge |
| Kenya | Nairobi | 00 254 | + 3 hrs | Swahili, English | Kenyan shilling |
| Kiribati | South Tarawa |
00 686 | + 12 hrs | English, Gilbertese | Kiribati dollar, Australian dollar |
| Korea, North | Pyongyang | 00 850 | + 9 hrs | Korean | North Korean won |
| Korea, South | Seoul | 00 82 | + 9 hrs | Korean | South korean won |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | 00 965 | + 3 hrs | Arabic | Kuwaiti dinar |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 00 996 | + 6 hrs | Kyrgyz, Russian | Som |
| Laos | Vientiane | 00 856 | + 7 hrs | Lao | Kip |
| Latvia | Riga | 00 371 | + 2 hrs | Latvian | Lats |
| Lebanon | Beirut | 00 961 | + 2 hrs | Arabic, French |
Lebanese pound |
| Lesotho | Maseru | 00 266 | + 2 hrs | Sesotho, English | Loti |
| Liberia | Monrovia | 00 231 | GMT | English | Liberian dollar |
| Libya | Tripoli | 00 218 | + 1 hr | Arabic, Italian |
Dinar |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | 00423 | + 1 hr | German | Liechtenstein frank, Swiss franc |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | 00 370 | + 2 hrs | Lithuanian | Lithuanian litas |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 00 352 | + 1 hr | German, French, Luxem- bourgish |
Euro |
| Macau | 00 853 | + 8 hrs | Chinese, Portuguese | Macanese pataca | |
| Macedonia | Skopje | 00 389 | + 1 hr | Macedonian | Macedonian denar |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | 00 261 | + 3 hrs | Malagasy, French | Malagasy ariary |
| Madeira | Funchal | (see Portugal) | |||
| Majorca | Palma | (see Spain) | |||
| Malawi | Lilongwe | 00 265 | + 2 hrs | English | Kwacha |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
00 60 | + 8 hrs | Malay | Ringgit |
| Maldives | Male | 00 960 | + 5 hrs | Dhivehi | Maldivian Rufiyaa |
| Mali | Bamako | 00 223 | GMT | French, Bambara | West African CFA franc |
| Malta | Valletta | 00 356 | + 1 hr | Maltese, English | Euro |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | 00 692 | + 12 hrs | Marshallese, English | US dollar |
| Martinique | Fort-de- France |
00 596 | - 4 hrs | French | Euro |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | 00 222 | GMT | Arabic, French |
Ouguiya |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | 00 230 | + 4 hrs | Mauritian Creole | Mauritian rupee |
| Mayotte | Mamoudzou | 00 269 | + 3 hrs | French | Euro |
| Mexico | Mexico City | 00 52 | - 6 hrs | Spanish | Peso |
| Micronesia | Palikir | 00 691 | + 11 hrs | English | US dollar |
| Minorca | Mahon | (see Spain) | |||
| Moldova | Chisinau | 00 373 | + 2 hrs | Moldovan | Moldovan leu |
| Monaco | Monaco-Ville | 00 377 | + 1 hr | French, Mon- egasque, Italian, English |
Euro |
| Mongolia | Ulan Bator | 00 976 | + 8 hrs | Mongolian | Togrog |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | 00 382 | + 1 hr | Montenegrin | Euro |
| Montserrat | Plymouth | 00 1 664 | - 4 hrs | English | East Caribbean dollar |
| Morocco | Rabat | 00 212 | GMT | Arabic | Moroccan dirham |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 00 258 | + 2 hrs | Portuguese | Mozambican metical |
| Myanmir | Naypyidaw | (see Burma) | |||
| Namibia | Windhoek | 00 264 | + 2 hrs | English | Namibian dollar |
| Nauru | Yaren | 00 674 | + 12 hrs | English, Nauruan | Australian dollar |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | 00 977 | + 5.75 hrs | Nepali | Rupee |
| The Netherlands (Holland) | Amsterdam | 00 31 | + 1 hr | Dutch | Euro |
| Netherlands Antilles |
Willemstad | 00 599 | - 4 hrs | Dutch, English, Papiamento |
Netherlands Antillean guilder |
| New Caledonia |
Noumea | 00 687 | + 11 hrs | French | CFP franc |
| New Zealand | Wellington | 00 64 | + 12 hrs | English, Maori |
New Zealand dollar |
| Nicaragua | Managua | 00 505 | - 6 hrs | Spanish | Cordoba |
| Nigar | Niamey | 00 227 | + 1 hr | French | West African CFA franc |
| Nigeria | Abuja | 00 234 | + 1 hr | English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba |
Nigerian naira |
| Niue | Alofi | 00 683 | - 11 hrs | Niuean, English | New Zealand dollar |
| Norfolk Island |
Kingston | 00 6 72 | + 11.5 hrs | English, Norfuk |
Australian dollar |
| Northern Ireland | Belfast | 00 44 | GMT | English, Irish |
Pound sterling |
| Northern Marianas | Saipan | 00 1 670 | + 10 hrs | English, Chamorro, Carolinian | US dollar |
| Norway | Oslo | 00 47 | + 1 hr | Norwegian | Norwegian krone |
| Oman | Muscat | 00 968 | + 4 hrs | Arabic | Rial |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | 00 92 | + 5 hrs | English, Urdu |
Pakistani rupee |
| Palau | Melekeok | 00 680 | + 9 hrs | English, Palauan | US dollar |
| Panama | Panama City | 00 507 | - 5 hrs | Spanish | Balboa, US dollar |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | 00 675 | + 10 hrs | English, Tok Pisin | Papua New Guinean kina |
| Paraguay | Asuncion | 00 595 | - 4 hrs | Spanish | Guarani |
| Peru | Lima | 00 51 | - 5 hrs | Spanish | Nuevo Sol |
| Philippines | Manila | 00 63 | + 8 hrs | Filipino, English |
Peso |
| Pitcairn Islands | Adamstown | 00 64 | - 8 hrs | English, Pitkern |
New Zealand dollar |
| Poland | Warsaw | 00 48 | + 1 hr | Polish | Zloty |
| Portugal | Lisbon | 00 351 | GMT | Portuguese | Euro |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | 00 1 787 | - 4 hrs | Spanish, English | US dollar |
| Qatar | Doha | 00 974 | + 3 hrs | Arabic | Riyal |
| Romania | Bucharest | 00 40 | + 2 hrs | Romanian | Leu |
| Russia | Moscow | 00 7 | + 2 to 12 hrs | Russian | Ruble |
| Rwanda | Kigali | 00 250 | + 2 hrs | Kinyar- wanda, French, English |
Rwandan franc |
| Saint Barthelemy | Gustavia | 00 590 | - 4 hrs | French | Euro |
| Saint Helena | Jamestown | 00 290 | GMT | English | Saint Helenian pound |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Basseterre | 00 1 869 | - 4 hrs | English | East Caribbean dollar |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | 00 1 758 | - 4 hrs | English | East Caribbean dollar |
| Saint Martin Sint Maarten | Marigot Phillipsburg |
00 590 00 599 |
- 4 hrs |
French |
Euro, Netherlands Antillean guilder |
| Saint Pierre & Miquelon |
Saint-Pierre | 00 508 | - 3 hrs | French | Euro |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kingstown | 00 1 784 | - 4 hrs | English | East Caribbean dollar |
| Samoa | Apia | 00 685 | - 11 hrs | Samoan, English | Tala |
| San Marino | City of San Marino | 00 378 | + 1 hr | Italian | Euro |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | 00 239 | GMT | Portuguese | Dobra |
| Sardinia | Cagliari | (see Italy) | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 00 966 | + 3 hrs | Arabic | Riyal |
| Scotland | Edinburgh | 00 44 | GMT | English | Pound sterling |
| Senegal | Dakar | 00 221 | GMT | French | CFA franc |
| Serbia | Belgrade | 00 381 | + 1 hr | Serbian | Serbian dinar |
| Seychelles | Victoria | 00 248 | + 4 hrs | English, French |
Seychellois rupee |
| Sicily | Palermo | (see Italy) | |||
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | 00 232 | GMT | English | Leone |
| Singapore | City of Singapore | 00 65 | + 8 hrs | English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil |
Singapore dollar |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | 00 421 | + 1 hr | Slovak | Euro |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | 00 386 | + 1 hr | Slovene | Euro |
| Soloman Islands | Honiara | 00 677 | + 11 hrs | English | Soloman Islands dollar |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | 00 252 | + 3 hrs | Somali, Arabic |
Somali shilling |
| South Africa | Pretoria | 00 27 | + 2 hrs | Afrikaans, English, S. Ndebele, N. Sotho, S. Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu | Rand |
| Spain | Madrid | 00 34 | + 1 hr | Spanish | Euro |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawarden- apura Kotte | 00 94 | + 5.5 hrs | Sinhala, Tamil |
Sri Lankan rupee |
| Sudan | Khartoum | 00 249 | + 2 hrs | Arabic, English | Sudanese pound |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | 00 597 | - 3 hrs | Dutch | Surinamese dollar |
| Svalbard | Longyear- byen |
00 47 | + 1 hr | Norwegian | Norwegian krone |
| Swaziland | Lobamba | 00 268 | + 2 hrs | English, SiSwati | Lilangeni |
| Sweden | Stockholm | 00 46 | + 1 hr | Swedish | Swedish krona |
| Switzerland | Bern | 00 41 | + 1 hr | German, French, Italian |
Swiss franc |
| Syria | Damascus | 00 963 | + 2 hrs | Arabic | Syrian pound |
| Taiwan | Taipei | 00 886 | + 8 hrs | Mandarin, Chinese | New Taiwan dollar |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 00 992 | + 5 hrs | Tajik | Somoni |
| Tanzania | Dodoma | 00 255 | + 3 hrs | Swahili, English | Tanzanian shilling |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 00 66 | + 7 hrs | Thai | Baht |
| Togo | Lome | 00 228 | GMT | French | CFA franc |
| Tonga | Nuku'alofa | 00 676 | + 13 hrs | Tongan, English, French |
Pa'anga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | 00 1 868 | - 4 hrs | English | Trinidad and Tobago dollar |
| Tristan da Cunha | Edinburgh of the Seven | 00 290 | GMT | English | Pound sterling, Saint Helenian pound |
| Tunisia | Tunis | 00 216 | + 1 hr | Arabic, French |
Tunisian dinar |
| Turkey | Ankara | 00 90 | + 2 hrs | Turkish | Turkish lira |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 00 993 | + 5 hrs | Turkmen | Turkmen new manat |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
Cockburn Town | 00 1 649 | - 5 hrs | English | US dollar |
| Tuvalu | Funafuti | 00 688 | + 12 hrs | Tuvaluan, English | Tuvaluan dollar |
| Uganda | Kampala | 00 256 | + 3 hrs | English Swahili |
Ugandan shilling |
| Ukraine | Kiev | 00 380 | + 2 hrs | Ukrainian | Hryvnia |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 00 971 | + 4 hrs | Arabic | UAE dirham |
| United Kingdom | London | 00 44 | GMT | English | Pound sterling |
| United States of America | Washington DC |
00 1 | - 5 to 11 hrs | English | US dollar |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | 00 598 | - 3 hrs | Spanish | Uruguayan peso |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 00 998 | + 5 hrs | Uzbek | Uzbekistan som |
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | 00 678 | + 11 hrs | Bislama, English, French |
Vanuatu vatu |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | (see Italy) | |||
| Venezuela | Caracas | 00 58 | - 4 hrs | Spanish | Bolivar fuerte |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 00 84 | + 7 hrs | Vietnamese | Dong |
| Virgin Islands (British) | Road Town | 00 1 284 | - 4 hrs | English | US dollar |
| Virgin Islands (American) | Charlotte Amalie | 00 1 340 | - 4 hrs | English | US dollar |
| Wales | Cardiff | 00 44 | GMT |
Welsh, |
Pound sterling |
| Wallis and Futuna | Mata-Utu | 00 681 | + 12 hrs | French | CFP franc |
| Western Sahara | N/A | 00 212 | GMT | Arabic, Spanish | Moroccan dirham |
| Yemen | Sana'a | 00 967 | + 3 hrs | Arabic | Yemeni rial |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 00 260 | + 2 hrs | English |
Zambian |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 00 263 | + 2 hrs | English | Zimbabwean dollar |
