Central African CFA franc

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The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf currency
legal tender
regional currency
backedBy French Ministry of Finance
surface form: French Treasury
belongsToCurrencyZone CFA franc zone
centralBank Bank of Central African States
currencyCode XAF
currencyUnion Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
denominationSystem decimal
fixedExchangeRateToEuro 655.957 XAF = 1 EUR
fractionalUnit centime
guaranteedBy French Ministry of Finance
surface form: French Treasury
hasFixedParityWith Euro
surface form: euro
hasUser Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
introduced 1945
ISO4217Code XAF
issuingOrganization Bank of Central African States
legalTenderIn Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
monetaryAuthority Bank of Central African States
monetaryPolicySetBy Bank of Central African States
officialStatus official currency of several Central African countries
peggedTo Euro
surface form: euro
previouslyPeggedTo French franc
regionServed Economic Community of Central African States
surface form: CEMAC zone
shortName Central African CFA franc self-linksurface differs
surface form: CFA franc BEAC
subunit centime
subunitToUnit 100
symbol Central African CFA franc self-linksurface differs
surface form: FCFA
typeOf CFA franc
usedByOrganization Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
usedInCountry Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
usedInRegion Central Africa

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bata currency Central African CFA franc
Brazzaville currency Central African CFA franc
Cameroon currency Central African CFA franc
Central African Republic currency Central African CFA franc
Chad currency Central African CFA franc
Chadians currency Central African CFA franc
Equatorial Guinea currency Central African CFA franc
Gabon currency Central African CFA franc
Libreville currency Central African CFA franc
Malabo currency Central African CFA franc
Republic of the Congo currency Central African CFA franc
Congo currency Central African CFA franc
subject surface form: Republic of the Congo
XAF hasCurrencyNameInFrench Central African CFA franc
this entity surface form: franc CFA d’Afrique centrale
West African CFA franc isDistinctFrom Central African CFA franc
XAF represents Central African CFA franc
Central African CFA franc shortName Central African CFA franc self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CFA franc BEAC
Central African CFA franc symbol Central African CFA franc self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: FCFA
French Equatorial Africa usedCurrency Central African CFA franc
this entity surface form: French Equatorial African franc
Republic of the Congo uses Central African CFA franc
Río Muni usesCurrency Central African CFA franc
Francophone Africa usesCurrencyInSubregion Central African CFA franc
XAF zone Central African CFA franc
this entity surface form: Central African CFA franc zone
West African CFA franc zoneSharesNameWith Central African CFA franc