Mauritanian ouguiya
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The Mauritanian ouguiya is the official monetary unit of Mauritania, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
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fiat currency → |
| redenominationDate |
2018
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| category |
Economy of Mauritania
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| centralBank |
Central Bank of Mauritania
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| country |
Mauritania
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| currencyOf |
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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| dateOfIntroduction |
1973
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| denominationType |
banknote
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coin → |
| hasPluralForm |
ouguiyas
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| ISO4217Code |
MRU
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| ISO4217CodeBeforeRedenomination |
MRO
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| languageOfName |
Hassaniya Arabic
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| legalTenderIn |
Mauritania
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| monetaryAuthority |
Central Bank of Mauritania
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| namedAfter |
Arabic word "uqiyyah" (ounce)
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| officialCurrencyOf |
Mauritania
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| redenominationFactor |
10 old ouguiya = 1 new ouguiya
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| replacedCurrency |
West African CFA franc
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| status |
active
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| subunit |
khoums
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| subunitToUnitRatio |
5 khoums = 1 ouguiya
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| symbol |
UM
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أوقية → |
| usedBy |
businesses in Mauritania
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government of Mauritania → residents of Mauritania → |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
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financial operations → |
| usedInRegion |
West Africa
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| writingSystem |
Arabic script
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Latin script → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mauritania
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|
currency |
|
Nouakchott
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usesCurrency |