note: financial institutions in France, Italy, and Germany and
eight other European countries started using the euro on 1 January
1999 with the euro replacing the local currency in consenting
countries for all transactions in 2002
Uruguay:
Uruguayan pesos per US dollar - 12.5610 (January 2001),
12.0996 (2000), 11.3393 (1999), 10.4719 (1998), 9.4418 (1997),
7.9718 (1996)
Uzbekistan:
Uzbekistani sums per US dollar - 325.0 (January 2001),
141.4 (January 2000), 111.9 (February 1999), 110.95 (December 1998),
75.8 (September 1997), 41.1 (1996)
Vanuatu:
vatu per US dollar - 143.95 (December 2000), 137.82 (2000),
129.08 (1999), 127.52 (1998), 115.87 (1997), 111.72 (1996)
Venezuela:
bolivares per US dollar - 699.700 (January 2001), 679.960
(2000), 605.717 (1999), 547.556 (1998), 488.635 (1997), 417.333
(1996)
Vietnam:
dong per US dollar - 14,530 (January 2001), 14,020 (January
2000), 13,900 (December 1998), 11,100 (December 1996), 11,193 (1995
average), 11,000 (October 1994)
Virgin Islands:
the US dollar is used
Wallis and Futuna:
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per
US dollar - 1127.11 (January 2001), 129.43 (2000), 111.93 (1999),
107.25 (1998), 106.11 (1997), 93.00 (1996); note - linked at the
rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro
West Bank:
new Israeli shekels per US dollar - 4.0810 (December
2000), 4.0773 (2000), 4.1397 (1999), 3.8001 (1998), 3.4494 (1997),
3.1917 (1996); Jordanian dinars per US dollar - fixed rate of 0.7090
(from 1996)
Western Sahara:
Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January
2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997),
8.716 (1996)