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Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 28 June 2022
List of Currency of Different Countries with Capitals 2022
List of Countries Capital and Currencies
There are seven continents and each continent contains more than 100 countries. All these countries have different currencies. For example in India, we use Indian rupees and in Afghanistan, we use the Afghani currency. The below-given list will highlight the countries and the currencies used in them. People who travel from one country to another country have to get their money exchanged in the airports. Currency is used as a medium to exchange goods and services. The value of any currency constantly fluctuates from other currencies. The value of one US dollar is 76.26 Indian rupees. There are different values of different currencies all around the world.
Complete List of Currencies of different Countries
| Country | Capital | Currency |
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Afghani |
| Albania | Tirane | Lek |
| Algeria | Algiers | Dinar |
| Andorra | Andorra la Vella | Euro |
| Angola | Luanda | New Kwanza |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John’s | East Caribbean dollar |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Peso |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Dram |
| Australia | Canberra | Australian dollar |
| Austria | Vienna | Euro (formerly schilling) |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Manat |
| The Bahamas | Nassau | Bahamian dollar |
| Bahrain | Manama | Bahrain dinar |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | Taka |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Barbados dollar |
| Belarus | Minsk | Belorussian ruble |
| Belgium | Brussels | Euro (formerly Belgian franc) |
| Belize | Belmopan | Belize dollar |
| Benin | Porto-Novo | CFA Franc |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Ngultrum |
| Bolivia | La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial) | Boliviano |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Convertible Mark |
| Botswana | Gaborone | Pula |
| Brazil | Brasilia | Real |
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei dollar |
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Lev |
| Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | CFA Franc |
| Burundi | Gitega | Burundi franc |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Riel |
| Cameroon | Yaounde | CFA Franc |
| Canada | Ottawa | Canadian dollar |
| Cape Verde | Praia | Cape Verdean escudo |
| Central African Republic | Bangui | CFA Franc |
| Chad | N’Djamena | CFA Franc |
| Chile | Santiago | Chilean Peso |
| China | Beijing | Chinese Yuan |
| Colombia | Bogota | Colombian Peso |
| Comoros | Moroni | Franc |
| Republic of the Congo | Brazzaville | CFA Franc |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | United States dollar |
| Costa Rica | San Jose | Colón |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto) | CFA Franc |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Croatian |
| Cuba | Havana | Cuban Peso |
| Cyprus | Nicosia | Euro |
| Czech Republic | Prague | Koruna |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Danish Krone |
| Djibouti | Djibouti | Djiboutian franc |
| Dominica | Roseau | East Caribbean dollar |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Dominican Peso |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | Dili | U.S. dollar |
| Ecuador | Quito | U.S. dollar |
| Egypt | Cairo | Egyptian pound |
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Colón; U.S. dollar |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | CFA Franc |
| Eritrea | Asmara | Nakfa |
| Estonia | Tallinn | Estonia Kroon; Euro |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Birr |
| Fiji | Suva | Fiji dollar |
| Finland | Helsinki | Euro (formerly markka) |
| France | Paris | Euro (formerly French franc) |
| Gabon | Libreville | CFA Franc |
| The Gambia | Banjul | Dalasi |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Lari |
| Germany | Berlin | Euro (formerly Deutsche mark) |
| Ghana | Accra | Cedi |
| Greece | Athens | Euro (formerly drachma) |
| Grenada | Saint George’s | East Caribbean dollar |
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Quetzal |
| Guinea | Conakry | Guinean franc |
| Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | CFA Franc |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Guyanese dollar |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Gourde |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Lempira |
| Hungary | Budapest | Forint |
| Iceland | Reykjavik | Icelandic króna |
| India | New Delhi | Indian Rupee |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Rupiah |
| Iran | Tehran | Rial |
| Iraq | Baghdad | Iraqi Dinar |
| Ireland | Dublin | Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt]) |
| Israel | Jerusalem* | Shekel |
| Italy | Rome | Euro (formerly lira) |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Jamaican dollar |
| Japan | Tokyo | Yen |
| Jordan | Amman | Jordanian dinar |
| Kazakhstan | Nur Sultan | Tenge |
| Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya shilling |
| Kiribati | Tarawa Atoll | Kiribati dollar |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | Won |
| South Korea | Seoul | Won |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Kuwaiti Dinar |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Som |
| Laos | Vientiane | New Kip |
| Latvia | Riga | Lats |
| Lebanon | Beirut | Lebanese pound |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Maluti |
| Liberia | Monrovia | Liberian dollar |
| Libya | Tripoli | Libyan dinar |
| Liechtenstein | Vaduz | Swiss franc |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Litas |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc) |
| Macedonia | Skopje | Denar |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Malagasy Ariary |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | Kwacha |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Ringgit |
| Maldives | Male | Rufiyaa |
| Mali | Bamako | CFA Franc |
| Malta | Valletta | Euro |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro | U.S. Dollar |
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Ouguiya |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Mauritian rupee |
| Mexico | Mexico City | Mexican peso |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | U.S. Dollar |
| Moldova | Chisinau | Leu |
| Monaco | Monte Carlo | Euro |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Togrog |
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Euro |
| Morocco | Rabat | Dirham |
| Mozambique | Maputo | Metical |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Nay Pyi Taw | Kyat |
| Namibia | Windhoek | Namibian dollar |
| Nauru | no official capital; government offices in Yaren District | Australian dollar |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Nepalese rupee |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government) | Euro (formerly guilder) |
| New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealand dollar |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Gold cordoba |
| Niger | Niamey | CFA Franc |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Naira |
| Norway | Oslo | Norwegian krone |
| Oman | Muscat | Omani rial |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Pakistani rupee |
| Palau | Melekeok | U.S. dollar |
| Palestine | Ramallah, East Jerusalem | Palestine Pound |
| Panama | Panama City | Balboa; U.S. dollar |
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Kina |
| Paraguay | Asuncion | Guaraní |
| Peru | Lima | Nuevo sol (1991) |
| Philippines | Manila | Peso |
| Poland | Warsaw | Zloty |
| Portugal | Lisbon | Euro (formerly escudo) |
| Qatar | Doha | Qatari riyal |
| Romania | Bucharest | Romanian Rupee |
| Russia | Moscow | Ruble |
| Rwanda | Kigali | Rwandan franc |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre | East Caribbean dollar |
| Saint Lucia | Castries | East Caribbean dollar |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | East Caribbean dollar |
| Samoa | Apia | Tala |
| San Marino | San Marino | Euro |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome | Dobra |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Riyal |
| Senegal | Dakar | CFA Franc |
| Serbia | Belgrade | Serbian Dinar |
| Seychelles | Victoria | Seychelles rupee |
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | Leone |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore dollar |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Euro |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07) |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Solomon Islands dollar |
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Somali shilling |
| South Africa | Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary) | Rand |
| South Sudan | Juba | Sudanese Pound |
| Spain | Madrid | Euro (formerly peseta) |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative) | Sri Lankan rupee |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Sudanese Pound |
| Suriname | Paramaribo | Surinamese dollar |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | Lilangeni |
| Sweden | Stockholm | Krona |
| Switzerland | Berne | Swiss franc |
| Syria | Damascus | Syrian pound |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan dollar |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | somoni |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative) | Tanzanian shilling |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Baht |
| Togo | Lome | CFA Franc |
| Tonga | Nuku’alofa | Pa’anga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port-of-Spain | Trinidad and Tobago dollar |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Tunisian dinar |
| Turkey | Ankara | Turkish lira (YTL) |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Manat |
| Tuvalu | Vaiaku village, Funafuti province | Tuvaluan Dollar |
| Uganda | Kampala | Ugandan new shilling |
| Ukraine | Kiev | Hryvnia |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | U.A.E. Dirham |
| United Kingdom | London | Pound sterling |
| United States of America | Washington D.C. | Dollar |
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Uruguay peso |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Uzbekistani sum |
| Vanuatu | Port-Vila | Vatu |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | Vatican City | Euro |
| Venezuela | Caracas | Bolivar |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Dong |
| Yemen | Sanaa | Rial |
| Zambia | Lusaka | kwacha |
Samant Kumar Goel re-appointed as Chief of RAW
Samant Kumar Goel’s contract as secretary of the intelligence agency’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was extended by the Centre on June 24 by another year.
Who is Samant Kumar Goel?
Samant Kumar Goel is an IPS officer from the Punjab cadre class of 1984 and will hold the position of agency secretary through June 30, 2023. In June 2019, Samant Kumar Goel succeeded Anil Dhasmana as the Chief of RAW.
About the RAW:
The RAW is an external intelligence organisation that monitors dangers from abroad. RAW collects secret information about the activities of neighbouring countries. RAW has been placed directly under the Indian Prime Minister’s office. RAW has its own service cadre known as the Research and Analysis Service (RAS).
IRS Officer Nitin Gupta named as the new chairman of CBDT
The government has appointed Nitin Gupta as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). A Committee of Secretaries held a meeting on June 25 and selected Gupta, a 1986 batch IRS officer, as the Chairman of the apex body of Income Tax. Gupta, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre, is serving as the Member (investigation) in the Board and is scheduled to retire in September next year.He is currently a Member of CBDT handling the charge of Investigation. Gupta is the first CBDT Member after 3 years who gets the independent charge of Investigation. Last year on August 26, Nitin Gupta was appointed Member CBDT.
The post of the CBDT chief was being held in an additional capacity by Board member and 1986-batch IRS officer Sangeeta Singh after J B Mohapatra retired on April 30. The CBDT is headed by a Chairman and can have six members who are in the rank of special secretary.
It is the administrative body for the Income Tax department. There are five members in the Board at present with 1985-batch IRS officer Anuja Sarangi being the senior most. The other members are Pragya Sahay Saksena and Subashree Anantkrishnan, both from the 1987 batch of the IRS.
Vijay Amritraj honoured with Golden Achievement Award by ITF
In recognition of his outstanding impact on the sport of tennis as a player, promoter, and humanitarian, India’s Vijay Amritraj has been named the 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement Award.
The Golden Achievement Award is presented annually by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Tennis Federation to a person who has made important contributions internationally to tennis in the fields of administration, promotion, or education and has devoted long and outstanding service to the sport. He is first recipient from India and he joins an esteemed list of tennis leaders who have received the honour, including Brian Tobin of Australia, Eiichi Kawatei of Japan, and Peachy Kellmeyer of the United States.
About the award:
The Golden Achievement Award is selected from a pool of nominations submitted by tennis federations and individuals from the around the world. The annual honouree is selected by the Golden Achievement Award Committee, which is comprised of tennis administrators.
Cyclist, Ronaldo becomes first Indian to win silver at Asian Championship
India’s Ronaldo Singh has scripted history by winning Silver in the sprint event at the Asian Cycling Championships 2022.
He also became the first Indian cyclist to win a silver medal (including the Elite category) at the Asian Track Championship. Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam hails from Manipur, and started cycling at the age of 14. He had created a national record in the quarter-final with a 9.946s sprint (first Indian to breach 10 sec mark).
IAF participates in Tactical Leadership Program of Egyptian Air Force
Indian Air Force has participated in Tactical Leadership Programme at Egyptian Air Force Weapon School in Cairo west Airbase.
Indian Air Force: Three Su-30MKI aircraft, two C-17 aircraft and 57 IAF personnel including C-17 contingent. A month long event, is a unique exercise with Air assets in a Large Force Engagement environment, simulating various conflict scenarios.
Aim: Enhancing defence cooperation between the two countries and exchange of best practices.
Anil Khanna appointed as the acting President of IOA
The Delhi High Court has passed an order, that Narinder Dhruv Batra cannot continue as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in a contempt proceeding.
While hearing a contempt proceeding filed on behalf of former Olympian Aslam Sher Khan against Batra, IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta and Sports Secretary.
The court has also appointed Anil Khanna as acting president. Batra was become an IOC member in 2019.
A noted lyricist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty passed away
A noted lyricist, author and journalist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty has passed away at the age of 86. Krishnankutty has penned over 3000 devotional songs and authored more than 200 books. He was retired from the Malayala Manorama daily as an Assistant Editor.
Awards: Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for satire, Poonthanam Jnanapana and Revathy Pattathanam Awards among others. He was also worked as the Vice-Chairman of the Kerala Kalamandalam.
World MSME Day 2022: 27 June
The World Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) day is observed annually on June 27 to recognise the contribution of these industries in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Theme 2022: Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for Sustainable Development.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has marked first World MSME Day by 74th Plenary on April 6, 2017.
MSME minister: Narayan Rane.
Iran launches a solid-fueled rocket, Zuljanah into space
Iran has launched a solid-fueled rocket, a 25.5 meter-long rocket into space.
Rocket name: Zuljanah
This rocket is capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms.It will gather data in low-earth orbit and promote Iran’s space industry. This launch just comes after the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, traveled to Tehran in a push to resuscitate negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program that have stalemated for months.
G7 leaders pledge 600 billion for developing countries
During the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Germany’s Bavarian Alps, G7 leader has made an announcement to help developing countries tackle climate change and pledge to raise 600 billion dollar.
This will boost help to give a boost to the economies of countries. G7 is offering sustainable, quality infrastructure and will be listening closely to the recipient countries.
G7 members: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the USA and the EU.
During the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Germany’s Bavarian Alps, G7 leader has made an announcement to help developing countries tackle climate change and pledge to raise 600 billion dollar.
This will boost help to give a boost to the economies of countries. G7 is offering sustainable, quality infrastructure and will be listening closely to the recipient countries.
G7 members: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the USA and the EU.
