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Currencies of the World
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Currencies of the World

What is a Currency? Do you know that the word “currency” is derived from the Latin word “currere”, meaning ‘to run’ or ‘to flow’? A currency (i.e. money) serves as a medium of exchange for goods and services within a country’s borders. Currencies are issued by all central banks of the world in the form…

The World’s Five Newest Countries
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The World’s Five Newest Countries

The United Nations (UN) currently comprises of 193 countries as well as the observer state of the Vatican. However, the number of countries in the world is ever-dynamic. New countries are established when they choose to split from an existing country. Alternatively, they may come into being after a sovereign state is dissolved. Thirdly, sovereign…

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