| NUM |
COUNTRIES |
CAPITAL
|
LEGAL SYSTEM
|
NATIONAL CURRENCY |
| 1 |
AFGHANISTAN |
KABUL |
ACCORDING TO THE NEW CONSTITUTION, NO LAW
IS CONTRARY TO ISLAM |
AFGHANI |
| 2 |
ALBANIA |
TIRANA |
HAS A CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
ALBANIAN LEK |
| 3 |
ALGERIA |
ALGIERS |
SOCIALIST, BASED ON FRENCH AND ISLAMIC LAW |
ALGERIAN DINAR |
| 4 |
AMERICAN SAMOA ISLANDS |
PAGO PAGO |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
US DOLLAR |
| 5 |
ANDORRA |
ANDORRA LA VELLA |
BASED ON FRENCH AND SPANISH CIVIL CODES |
EURO |
| 6 |
ANGOLA |
LUANDA |
BASED ON PORTUGUESE CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
ANGOLAN NEW KWANZA |
| 7 |
ANGUILLA |
THE VALLEY |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 8 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
SAINT JOHN'S (ANTIGUA) |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 9 |
ARGENTINA |
BUENOS AIRES |
MIXTURE OF US AND WEST EUROPEAN LEGAL
SYSTEMS |
ARGENTINE PESO |
| 10 |
ARMENIA |
YEREVAN |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
ARMENIA DRAMS |
| 11 |
ARUBA |
ORANJESTAD |
BASED ON DUTCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH SOME
ENGLISH COMMON LAW INFLUENCE |
ARUBAN FLORIN |
| 12 |
AUSTRALIA |
CANBERRA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR |
| 13 |
AUSTRIA |
VIENNA |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH ROMAN LAW ORIGIN;
JUDICIAL REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE ACTS BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT; SEPARATE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL/PENAL SUPREME COURTS; ACCEPTS COMPULSORY ICJ
JURISDICTION |
EURO |
| 14 |
AZERBAIJAN |
BAKU (BAKI) |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
AZERBAIJANI MANAT |
| 15 |
BAHAMAS |
NASSAU |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
BAHAMANIAN DOLLAR |
| 16 |
BAHRAIN |
MANAMA |
BASED ON ISLAMIC LAW AND ENGLISH COMMON LAW
|
BAHRAINI DINAR |
| 17 |
BANGLADESH |
DHAKA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
BANGLADESHI TAKA |
| 18 |
BARBADOS |
BRIDGETOWN |
ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
BARBADOS DOLLAR |
| 19 |
BELARUS |
MINSK |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
BELARUSIAN RUBLE |
| 20 |
BELGIUM |
BRUSSELS |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM INFLUENCED BY ENGLISH
CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY |
EURO |
| 21 |
BELIZE |
BELMOPAN |
ENGLISH LAW |
BELIZE DOLLAR |
| 22 |
BENIN |
PORTO-NOVO - COTONOU |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW AND CUSTOMARY LAW
|
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 23 |
BERMUDA |
HAMILTON |
ENGLISH LAW |
BERMUDIAN DOLLAR |
| 24 |
BHUTAN |
THIMPHU |
BASED ON INDIAN LAW AND ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
BHUTAN NGULTRUM |
| 25 |
BOLIVIA |
LA PAZ - SUCRE |
BASED ON SPANISH LAW AND NAPOLEONIC CODE |
BOLIVIAN BOLIVIANO |
| 26 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
SARAJEVO |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
CONVERTIBLE MARKA |
| 27 |
BOTSWANA |
GABORONE |
BASED ON ROMAN-DUTCH LAW AND LOCAL
CUSTOMARY LAW |
BOTSWANA PULA |
| 28 |
BRAZIL |
BRASILIA |
BASED ON ROMAN CODES |
BRAZILIAN REAL |
| 29 |
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS |
ROAD TOWN |
ENGLISH LAW |
US DOLLAR |
| 30 |
BRUNEI |
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW; FOR MUSLIMS,
ISLAMIC SHARI'A LAW SUPERSEDES CIVIL LAW IN A NUMBER OF AREAS |
BRUNEI DOLLAR |
| 31 |
BULGARIA |
SOFIA |
CIVIL LAW AND CRIMINAL LAW BASED ON ROMAN
LAW |
BULGARIAN LEV |
| 32 |
BURKINA FASO |
OUAGADOUGOU |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 33 |
BURUNDI |
BUJUMBURA |
BASED ON GERMAN AND BELGIAN CIVIL CODES AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
BURUNDI FRANC |
| 34 |
CAMBODIA |
PHNOM PENH |
PRIMARILY A CIVIL LAW MIXTURE OF
FRENCH-INFLUENCED CODES INCREASING INFLUENCE OF COMMON LAW |
CAMBODIAN RIEL |
| 35 |
CAMEROON |
YAOUNDE |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM, WITH
COMMON LAW INFLUENCE |
CFA FRANC BEAC |
| 36 |
CANADA |
OTTAWA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW, EXCEPT IN
QUEBEC, WHERE CIVIL LAW SYSTEM BASED ON FRENCH LAW PREVAILS |
CANADIAN DOLLAR |
| 37 |
CAPE VERDE |
PRAIA |
DERIVED FROM THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF PORTUGAL |
CAPE VERDE ESCUDO |
| 38 |
CAYMAN ISLANDS |
GEORGE TOWN |
BRITISH COMMON LAW AND LOCAL STATUTES |
CAYMAN ISLANDS DOLLAR |
| 39 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
BANGUI |
BASED ON FRENCH LAW |
CFA FRANC BEAC |
| 40 |
CHAD |
N'DJAMENA |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CHADIAN CUSTOMARY LAW |
CFA FRANC BEAC |
| 41 |
CHILE |
SANTIAGO |
BASED ON CODE OF 1857 DERIVED FROM SPANISH
LAW AND SUBSEQUENT CODES INFLUENCED BY FRENCH AND AUSTRIAN LAW |
CHILEAN PESO |
| 42 |
CHINA |
BEIJING |
A COMPLEX AMALGAM OF CUSTOM AND STATUTE,
LARGELY CRIMINAL LAW |
CHINESE YUAN RENMINBI |
| 43 |
COLOMBIA |
BOGOTA |
BASED ON SPANISH LAW |
COLOMBIAN PESO |
| 44 |
COMOROS |
MORONI |
FRENCH AND SHARIA (ISLAMIC) LAW IN A NEW
CONSOLIDATED CODE |
COMOROS FRANC |
| 45 |
CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
KINSHASA |
BASED ON BELGIAN CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
TRIBAL LAW |
CONGOLESE FRANC |
| 46 |
CONGO REPUBLIC |
BRAZZAVILLE |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
CFA FRANC BEAC |
| 47 |
COOK ISLANDS |
AVARUA |
BASED ON NEW ZEALAND LAW AND ENGLISH COMMON
LAW |
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR |
| 48 |
COSTA RICA |
SAN JOSE |
BASED ON SPANISH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
COSTA RICAN COLON |
| 49 |
COTE D'IVOIRE |
YAMOUSSOUKRO - ABIDJAN |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 50 |
CROATIA |
ZAGREB |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
CROATIAN KUNA |
| 51 |
CUBA |
HAVANA |
BASED ON SPANISH AND AMERICAN LAW, WITH
LARGE ELEMENTS OF COMMUNIST LEGAL THEORY |
CUBAN PESO |
| 52 |
CYPRUS |
NICOSIA |
BASED ON COMMON LAW, WITH CIVIL LAW
MODIFICATIONS |
CYPRUS POUND |
| 53 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
PRAGUE |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM BASED ON AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN
CODES |
CZECH KORUNA |
| 54 |
DENMARK |
COPENHAGEN |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM; JUDICIAL REVIEW OF
LEGISLATIVE ACTS |
DANISH KRONE |
| 55 |
DJIBOUTI |
DJIBOUTI |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM,
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, AND ISLAMIC LAW |
DJIBOUTI FRANC |
| 56 |
DOMINICA |
ROSEAU |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 57 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
SANTO DOMINGO |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL CODES |
DOMINICAN R. PESO |
| 58 |
EAST TIMOR |
DILI |
UN-DRAFTED LEGAL SYSTEM BASED ON INDONESIAN
LAW |
US DOLLAR |
| 59 |
ECUADOR |
QUITO |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
ECUADOR SUCRE |
| 60 |
EGYPT |
CAIRO |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW, ISLAMIC LAW,
AND NAPOLEONIC CODES |
EGYPTIAN POUND |
| 61 |
EL SALVADOR |
SAN SALVADOR |
BASED ON CIVIL AND ROMAN LAW, WITH TRACES
OF COMMON LAW |
EL SALVADOR COLON |
| 62 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
MALABO |
PARTLY BASED ON SPANISH CIVIL LAW AND
TRIBAL CUSTOM |
CFA FRANC BEAC |
| 63 |
ERITREA |
ASMARA |
PRIMARY BASIS IS THE ETHIOPIAN LEGAL CODE
INVOLVING MUSLIMS, SHARIA LAW |
NAKFA |
| 64 |
ESTONIA |
TALLINN |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
ESTONIAN KROON |
| 65 |
ETHIOPIA |
ADDIS ABABA |
CURRENTLY TRANSITIONAL MIX OF NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL COURTS |
ETHIOPIAN BIRR |
| 66 |
FALKLAND ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS) |
STANLEY |
ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
FALKLAND ISLANDS POUND |
| 67 |
FAROE ISLANDS |
TORSHAVN |
DANISH |
DANISH KRONE |
| 68 |
FIJI |
SUVA (VITI LEVU) |
BASED ON BRITISH SYSTEM |
FIJI DOLLAR |
| 69 |
FINLAND |
HELSINKI |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM BASED ON SWEDISH LAW |
FINNISH MARKKA |
| 70 |
FRANCE |
PARIS |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH INDIGENOUS CONCEPTS |
EURO |
| 71 |
FRENCH GUIANA |
CAYENNE |
FRENCH LEGAL SYSTEM |
EURO |
| 72 |
FRENCH POLYNESIA |
PAPEETE |
BASED ON FRENCH SYSTEM |
EURO |
| 73 |
GABON |
LIBREVILLE |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
CFA FRANC BEAC |
| 74 |
GAMBIA, THE |
BANJUL |
BASED ON A COMPOSITE OF ENGLISH COMMON LAW,
KORANIC LAW, AND CUSTOMARY LAW |
GAMBIAN DALASI |
| 75 |
GAZA STRIP (PALESTINE) |
GAZA CITY |
FORMER CIVIL LAW |
ISRAELI NEW SHEKEL |
| 76 |
GEORGIA |
T'BILISI |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
LARI |
| 77 |
GERMANY |
BERLIN |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH INDIGENOUS CONCEPTS |
EURO |
| 78 |
GHANA |
ACCRA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND CUSTOMARY
LAW |
GHANAIAN CEDI |
| 79 |
GIBRALTAR |
GIBRALTAR |
ENGLISH LAW |
GIBRALTAR POUND |
| 80 |
GREECE |
ATHENS |
BASED ON CODIFIED ROMAN LAW |
EURO |
| 81 |
GREENLAND |
NUUK (GODTHAB) |
DANISH |
EURO |
| 82 |
GRENADA |
SAINT GEORGE'S |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 83 |
GUADELOUPE |
BASSE-TERRE |
FRENCH LEGAL SYSTEM |
EURO |
| 84 |
GUAM |
HAGATNA (AGANA) |
MODELED ON US; US FEDERAL LAWS APPLY |
US DOLLAR |
| 85 |
GUATEMALA |
GUATEMALA |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM; JUDICIAL REVIEW OF
LEGISLATIVE ACTS |
GUATEMALAN QUETZAL |
| 86 |
GUERNSEY |
SAINT PETER PORT |
ENGLISH LAW AND LOCAL STATUTE |
BRITISH POUND |
| 87 |
GUINEA |
CONAKRY |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM, CUSTOMARY
LAW, AND DECREE |
GUINEA FRANC |
| 88 |
GUINEA-BISSAU |
BISSAU |
CIVIL LAW |
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 89 |
GUYANA |
GEORGETOWN |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW WITH CERTAIN
ADMIXTURES OF ROMAN-DUTCH LAW |
GUYANESE DOLLAR |
| 90 |
HAITI |
PORT-AU-PRINCE |
BASED ON ROMAN CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
HAITIAN GOURDE |
| 91 |
HONDURAS |
TEGUCIGALPA |
ROOTED IN ROMAN AND SPANISH CIVIL LAW WITH
INCREASING INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
HONDURAN LEMPIRA |
| 92 |
HONG KONG |
HONG KONG |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
HONG KONG DOLLAR |
| 93 |
HUNGARY |
BUDAPEST |
RULE OF LAW BASED ON WESTERN MODEL |
HUNGARIAN FORINT |
| 94 |
ICELAND |
REYKJAVIK |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM BASED ON DANISH LAW |
ICELAND KRONA |
| 95 |
INDIA |
NEW DELHI |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
INDIAN RUPEE |
| 96 |
INDONESIA |
JAKARTA |
BASED ON ROMAN-DUTCH LAW |
INDONESIAN RUPIAH |
| 97 |
IRAN |
TEHRAN |
THE CONSTITUTION CODIFIES ISLAMIC
PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT |
IRANIAN RIAL |
| 98 |
IRAQ |
BAGHDAD |
TRANSITIONAL
|
IRAQI DINAR |
| 99 |
IRELAND |
DUBLIN |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EURO |
| 100 |
ISRAEL |
TEL AVIV - JERUSALEM |
MIXTURE OF ENGLISH COMMON LAW, JEWISH,
CHRISTIAN, AND MUSLIM LEGAL SYSTEMS |
ISRAELI NEW SHEKEL |
| 101 |
ITALY |
ROME |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
EURO |
| 102 |
JAMAICA |
KINGSTON |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
JAMAICAN DOLLAR |
| 103 |
JAPAN |
TOKYO |
MODELED AFTER EUROPEAN CIVIL LAW SYSTEM
WITH ENGLISH-AMERICAN INFLUENCE |
JAPANESE YEN |
| 104 |
JERSEY |
SAINT HELIER |
ENGLISH LAW AND LOCAL STATUTE |
BRITISH POUND |
| 105 |
JORDAN |
AMMAN |
BASED ON ISLAMIC LAW AND FRENCH CODES |
JORDANIAN DINAR |
| 106 |
KAZAKHSTAN |
ASTANA |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
KAZAKHSTAN TENGE |
| 107 |
KENYA |
NAIROBI |
BASED ON KENYAN STATUTORY LAW, KENYAN AND
ENGLISH COMMON LAW, TRIBAL LAW, AND ISLAMIC LAW |
KENYAN SHILLING |
| 108 |
KIRIBATI |
TARAWA |
TRIBAL LAW |
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR |
| 109 |
KUWAIT |
KUWAIT |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH ISLAMIC LAW
SIGNIFICANT IN PERSONAL MATTERS |
KUWAITI DINAR |
| 110 |
KYRGYZSTAN |
BISHKEK |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
KYRGYZISTAN SOM |
| 111 |
LAOS |
VIENTIANE |
BASED ON TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS WITH FRENCH
LEGAL NORMS AND PROCEDURES AND SOCIALIST PRACTICE |
LAO KIP |
| 112 |
LATVIA |
RIGA |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
LATVIAN LATS |
| 113 |
LEBANON |
BEIRUT |
MIXTURE OF OTTOMAN LAW, CANON LAW,
NAPOLEONIC CODE, AND CIVIL LAW |
LEBANESE POUND |
| 114 |
LESOTHO |
MASERU |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND ROMAN-DUTCH
LAW |
LESOTHO LOTI |
| 115 |
LIBERIA |
MONROVIA |
DUAL SYSTEM OF STATUTORY LAW AND UNWRITTEN
TRIIBAL PRACTICE |
LIBERIAN DOLLAR |
| 116 |
LIBYA |
TRIPOLI |
BASED ON ITALIAN CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
ISLAMIC LAW |
LIBYAN DINAR |
| 117 |
LIECHTENSTEIN |
VADUZ |
LOCAL CIVIL AND PENAL CODES |
SWISS FRANC |
| 118 |
LITHUANIA |
VILNIUS |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
LITHUANIAN LITAS |
| 119 |
LUXEMBOURG |
LUXEMBOURG |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
EURO |
| 120 |
MACAU |
|
BASED ON PORTUGUESE CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
MACAU PATACA |
| 121 |
MACEDONIA |
SKOPJE |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM; JUDICIAL REVIEW
OF LEGISLATIVE ACTS |
MACEDONIAN DENAR |
| 122 |
MADAGASCAR |
ANTANANARIVO |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
TRADITIONAL MALAGASY LAW |
MALAGASY FRANC |
| 123 |
MALAWI |
LILONGWE |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND CUSTOMARY
LAW |
MALAWI KWACHA |
| 124 |
MALAYSIA |
KUALA LUMPUR - PUTRAJAYA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT |
| 125 |
MALDIVES |
MALE |
BASED ON ISLAMIC LAW WITH ADMIXTURES OF
ENGLISH COMMON LAW IN COMMERCIAL MATTERS |
MALDIVE RUFIYAA |
| 126 |
MALI |
BAMAKO |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 127 |
MALTA |
VALLETTA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND ROMAN CIVIL
LAW |
MALTESE LIRA |
| 128 |
MAN ISLE |
DOUGLAS |
ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND MANX STATUTE |
BRITISH POUND |
| 129 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
MAJURO |
BASED ON ADAPTED TRUST TERRITORY LAWS |
US DOLLAR |
| 130 |
MARTINIQUE |
FORT-DE-FRANCE |
FRENCH LEGAL SYSTEM |
EURO |
| 131 |
MAURITANIA |
NOUAKCHOTT |
A COMBINATION OF SHARI'A (ISLAMIC LAW) AND
FRENCH CIVIL LAW |
MAURITANIAN OUGUIYA |
| 132 |
MAURITIUS |
PORT LOUIS |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH
ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
MAURITIUS RUPEE |
| 133 |
MAYOTTE |
MAMOUTZOU |
FRENCH LAW |
EURO |
| 134 |
MEXICO |
MEXICO CITY |
MIXTURE OF US CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY AND
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
MEXICAN PESO |
| 135 |
MICRONESIA FEDERATED STATES |
PALIKIR |
BASED ON ADAPTED TRUST TERRITORY LAWS |
US DOLLAR |
| 136 |
MOLDOVA |
CHISINAU |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
MOLDOVAN LEU |
| 137 |
MONACO |
MONACO |
BASED ON FRENCH LAW |
EURO |
| 138 |
MONGOLIA |
ULAANBAATAR |
BLEND OF SOVIET, GERMAN, AND US SYSTEMS OF
LAW |
MONGOLIAN TUGRIK |
| 139 |
MONTSERRAT |
PLYMOUTH - CARR'S BAY/LITTLE BAY |
ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 140 |
MOROCCO |
RABAT |
BASED ON ISLAMIC LAW AND FRENCH AND SPANISH
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
MOROCCAN DIRHAM |
| 141 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
MAPUTO |
BASED ON PORTUGUESE CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
MOZAMBIQUE METICAL |
| 142 |
MYANMAR
(BURMA) |
RANGOON - YANGON |
KING LAW |
MYANMAR KYAT |
| 143 |
NAMIBIA |
WINDHOEK |
BASED ON ROMAN-DUTCH LAW |
NAMIBIA DOLLAR |
| 144 |
NAURU |
YAREN DISTRICT |
ACTS OF THE NAURU PARLIAMENT AND BRITISH
COMMON LAW |
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR |
| 145 |
NEPAL |
KATHMANDU |
BASED ON HINDU LEGAL CONCEPTS AND ENGLISH
COMMON LAW |
NEPALESE RUPEE |
| 146 |
NETHERLANDS |
AMSTERDAM - THE HAGUE |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM INCORPORATING FRENCH PENAL
THEORY |
EURO |
| 147 |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |
WILLEMSTAD |
BASED ON DUTCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH SOME
ENGLISH COMMON LAW INFLUENCE |
NL ANTILLIAN GUILDER |
| 148 |
NEW CALEDONIA |
NOUMEA |
FORMERLY UNDER FRENCH LAW |
EURO |
| 149 |
NEW ZEALAND |
WELLINGTON |
BASED ON ENGLISH LAW, WITH SPECIAL LAND
LEGISLATION AND LAND COURTS FOR THE MAORI |
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR |
| 150 |
NICARAGUA |
MANAGUA |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM; SUPREME COURT MAY REVIEW
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS |
NICARAGUAN CORDOBA ORO |
| 151 |
NIGER |
NIAMEY |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 152 |
NIGERIA |
LAGOS - ABUJA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND ISLAMIC
SHARIAH LAW IN SOME NORTHERN STATES |
NIGERIAN NAIRA |
| 153 |
NIUE |
ALOFI |
ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR |
| 154 |
NORTH KOREA |
PYONGYANG |
BASED ON GERMAN CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH
JAPANESE INFLUENCES AND COMMUNIST LEGAL THEORY |
NORTH KOREAN WON |
| 155 |
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS |
SAIPAN |
BASED ON US SYSTEM |
US DOLLAR |
| 156 |
NORWAY |
OSLO |
MIXTURE OF CUSTOMARY LAW, CIVIL LAW SYSTEM,
AND COMMON LAW TRADITIONS |
EURO |
| 157 |
OMAN |
MUSCAT |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND ISLAMIC LAW
|
OMANI RIAL |
| 158 |
PAKISTAN |
ISLAMABAD |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW WITH PROVISIONS
TO ACCOMMODATE PAKISTAN'S STATUS AS AN ISLAMIC STATE |
PAKISTAN RUPEE |
| 159 |
PALAU |
KOROR |
BASED ON TRUST TERRITORY LAWS, ACTS OF THE
LEGISLATURE, MUNICIPAL |
US DOLLAR |
| 160 |
PANAMA |
PANAMA |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
PANAMANIAN BALBOA |
| 161 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
PORT MORESBY |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA KINA |
| 162 |
PARAGUAY |
ASUNCION |
BASED ON ARGENTINE CODES, ROMAN LAW, AND
FRENCH CODES |
PARAGUAY GUARANI |
| 163 |
PERU |
LIMA |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
PERUVIAN NUEVO SOL |
| 164 |
PHILIPPINES |
MANILA |
BASED ON SPANISH AND ANGLO-AMERICAN LAW |
PHILIPPINE PESO |
| 165 |
POLAND |
WARSAW |
MIXTURE OF CONTINENTAL (NAPOLEONIC) CIVIL
LAW AND HOLDOVER COMMUNIST LEGAL THEORY |
POLISH ZLOTY |
| 166 |
PORTUGAL |
LISBON |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
EURO |
| 167 |
PUERTO RICO |
SAN JUAN |
BASED ON SPANISH CIVIL CODE AND WITHIN THE
US FEDERAL SYSTEM OF JUSTICE |
US DOLLAR |
| 168 |
QATAR |
DOHA |
DISCRETIONARY SYSTEM OF LAW CONTROLLED BY
THE AMIR |
QATARI RIAL |
| 169 |
REUNION |
SAINT-DENIS |
FRENCH LAW |
EURO |
| 170 |
ROMANIA |
BUCHAREST |
FORMER MIXTURE OF CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
COMMUNIST LEGAL THEORY |
ROMANIAN LEU |
| 171 |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
MOSCOW |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
RUSSIAN ROUBLE |
| 172 |
RWANDA |
KIGALI |
BASED ON GERMAN AND BELGIAN CIVIL LAW
SYSTEMS AND CUSTOMARY LAW |
RWANDAN FRANC |
| 173 |
SAINT HELENA |
JAMESTOWN |
ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
ST. HELENA POUND |
| 174 |
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
BASSETERRE |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 175 |
SAINT LUCIA |
CASTRIES |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 176 |
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON |
SAINT-PIERRE |
FRENCH LAW WITH SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS FOR
LOCAL CONDITIONS |
EURO |
| 177 |
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
KINGSTOWN |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR |
| 178 |
SAMOA ISLANDS |
APIA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND LOCAL
CUSTOMS |
SAMOAN TALA |
| 179 |
SAN MARINO |
SAN MARINO |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM WITH ITALIAN LAW
INFLUENCES |
EURO |
| 180 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
SAO TOME |
BASED ON PORTUGUESE LEGAL SYSTEM AND
CUSTOMARY LAW |
EURO |
| 181 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
RIYADH |
BASED ON ISLAMIC LAW |
SAUDI RIYAL |
| 182 |
SENEGAL |
DAKAR |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 183 |
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO |
BELGRADE |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
YUGOSLAV DINAR |
| 184 |
SEYCHELLES |
VICTORIA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND FRENCH
CIVIL LAW WITH CUSTOMARY LAW |
SEYCHELLES RUPEE |
| 185 |
SIERRA LEONE |
FREETOWN |
BASED ON ENGLISH LAW AND CUSTOMARY LAWS
INDIGENOUS TO LOCAL TRIBES |
SIERRA LEONE LEONE |
| 186 |
SINGAPORE |
SINGAPORE |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
SINGAPORE DOLLAR |
| 187 |
SLOVAKIA |
BRATISLAVA |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM BASED ON AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN
CODES |
SLOVAK KORUNA |
| 188 |
SLOVENIA |
LJUBLJANA |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
SLOVENIAN TOLAR |
| 189 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
HONIARA |
ENGLISH COMMON LAW WHICH IS WIDELY
DISREGARDED |
SOLOMON ISLANDS DOLLAR |
| 190 |
SOMALIA |
MOGADISHU |
ONLY SHARI'A AND SECULAR COURTS ARE IN SOME
LOCALITIES |
SOMALI SHILLING |
| 191 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
PRETORIA - CAPE TOWN |
BASED ON ROMAN-DUTCH LAW AND ENGLISH COMMON
LAW |
SOUTH AFRICAN RAND |
| 192 |
SOUTH KOREA |
SEOUL |
THE LAWS OF THE UK, WHERE APPLICABLE, APPLY
|
SOUTH-KOREAN WON |
| 193 |
SPAIN |
MADRID |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM, WITH REGIONAL
APPLICATIONS |
EURO |
| 194 |
SRI LANKA |
COLOMBO - SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA KOTTE |
A HIGHLY COMPLEX MIXTURE OF ENGLISH COMMON
LAW, ROMAN-DUTCH, MUSLIM, SINHALESE, AND CUSTOMARY LAW |
SRI LANKA RUPEE |
| 195 |
SUDAN |
KHARTOUM |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND ISLAMIC LAW
|
SUDANESE DINAR |
| 196 |
SURINAME |
PARAMARIBO |
BASED ON DUTCH LEGAL SYSTEM INCORPORATING
FRENCH PENAL THEORY |
SURINAME GUILDER |
| 197 |
SWAZILAND |
MBABANE - LOBAMBA |
BASED ON SOUTH AFRICAN ROMAN-DUTCH LAW |
SWAZILAND LILANGENI |
| 198 |
SWEDEN |
STOCKHOLM |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM INFLUENCED BY CUSTOMARY
LAW |
SWEDISH KRONA |
| 199 |
SWITZERLAND |
BERN |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM INFLUENCED BY CUSTOMARY
LAW |
SWISS FRANC |
| 200 |
SYRIA |
DAMASCUS |
BASED ON ISLAMIC LAW AND CIVIL LAW SYSTEM
WITH SPECIAL RELIGIOUS COURTS |
SYRIAN POUND |
| 201 |
TAIWAN |
TAIPEI |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
TAIWAN DOLLAR |
| 202 |
TAJIKISTAN |
DUSHANBE |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
TAJIKISTAN SOMONI |
| 203 |
TANZANIA |
DAR ES SALAAM - DODOMA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
TANZANIAN SHILLING |
| 204 |
THAILAND |
BANGKOK |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM, WITH INFLUENCES
OF COMMON LAW |
THAI BAHT |
| 205 |
TOGO |
LOME |
FRENCH-BASED COURT SYSTEM |
CFA FRANC BCEAO |
| 206 |
TOKELAU |
TOKELAU |
NEW ZEALAND AND LOCAL STATUTES |
NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR |
| 207 |
TONGA |
NUKU'ALOFA |
BASED ON ENGLISH LAW |
TONGA PA'ANGA |
| 208 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
PORT-OF-SPAIN |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
TRINIDAD/TOBAGO DOLLAR |
| 209 |
TUNISIA |
TUNIS |
BASED ON FRENCH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM AND
ISLAMIC LAW |
TUNISIAN DINAR |
| 210 |
TURKEY |
ANKARA |
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM DERIVED FROM VARIOUS
EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL LEGAL SYSTEMS |
TURKISH LIRA |
| 211 |
TURKMENISTAN |
ASHGABAT |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
TURKMEN MANAT |
| 212 |
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS |
GRAND TURK (COCKBURN TOWN) |
BASED ON LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES |
US DOLLAR |
| 213 |
TUVALU |
FUNAFUTI - VAIAKU VILLAGE ON FONGAFALE
ISLET |
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY LAW |
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR |
| 214 |
UGANDA |
KAMPALA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND CUSTOMARY
LAW |
UGANDA SHILLING |
| 215 |
UKRAINE |
KIEV (KYYIV) |
BASED ON CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
UKRAINE HRYVNIA |
| 216 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
ABU DHABI |
ALL EMIRATES HAVE SECULAR AND ISLAMIC LAW |
UTD. ARAB EMIR. DIRHAM |
| 217 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
LONDON |
COMMON LAW TRADITION WITH EARLY ROMAN AND
MODERN CONTINENTAL INFLUENCES |
BRITISH POUND |
| 218 |
UNITED STATES |
WASHINGTON, DC |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW |
US DOLLAR |
| 219 |
URUGUAY |
MONTEVIDEO |
BASED ON SPANISH CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
URUGUAYAN PESO |
| 220 |
UZBEKISTAN |
TASHKENT (TOSHKENT) |
EVOLUTION OF SOVIET CIVIL LAW |
UZBEKISTAN SUM |
| 221 |
VANUATU |
PORT-VILA (EFATE) |
DUAL FRENCH AND BRITISH SYSTEMS |
VANUATU VATU |
| 222 |
VENEZUELA |
CARACAS |
BASED ON ORGANIC LAWS |
VENEZUELAN BOLIVAR |
| 223 |
VIETNAM |
HANOI |
BASED ON COMMUNIST LEGAL THEORY AND FRENCH
CIVIL LAW SYSTEM |
VIETNAMESE DONG |
| 224 |
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
CHARLOTTE AMALIE |
BASED ON US LAWS |
US DOLLAR |
| 225 |
WALLIS AND FUTUNA |
MATA-UTU (ON ILE UVEA) |
THE LAWS OF THE US, WHERE APPLICABLE, APPLY
|
EURO |
| 226 |
WEST BANK (PALESTINE) |
RAMALLAH |
FORMER CIVIL LAW |
ISRAELI NEW SHEKEL |
| 227 |
YEMEN |
SANAA |
BASED ON ISLAMIC, TURKISH, ENGLISH AND
TRIBAL LAW |
YEMENI RIAL |
| 228 |
ZAMBIA |
LUSAKA |
BASED ON ENGLISH COMMON LAW AND CUSTOMARY
LAW |
ZAMBIAN KWACHA |
| 229 |
ZIMBABWE |
HARARE |
MIXTURE OF ROMAN-DUTCH AND ENGLISH COMMON
LAW |
ZIMBABWE DOLLAR |
