.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773
(1996)

Korea, North:
official: North Korean won per US dollar - 2.15 (May
1994), 2.13 (May 1992), 2.14 (September 1991), 2.1 (January 1990),
2.3 (December 1989); market: North Korean won per US dollar - 200

Korea, South:
South Korean won per US dollar - 1,271.89 (January
2001), 1,130.96 (2000), 1,188.82 (1999), 1,401.44 (1998), 951.29
(1997), 804.45 (1996)

Kuwait:
Kuwaiti dinars per US dollar - 0.3057 (January 2001), 0.3067
(2000), 0.3044 (1999), 0.3047 (1998), 0.3033 (1997), 0.2994 (1996)

Kyrgyzstan:
soms per US dollar - 48.701 (January 2001), 47.704
(2000), 39.008 (1999), 20.838 (1998), 17.362 (1997), 12.810 (1996)

Laos:
kips per US dollar - 7,578.00 (December 2000), 7,102.03
(1999), 3,298.33 (1998), 1,259.98 (1997), 921.02 (1996)

Latvia:
lati per US dollar - 0.614 (January 2001), 0.607 (2000),
0.585 (1999), 0.590 (1998), 0.581 (1997), 0.551 (1996)

Lebanon:
Lebanese pounds per US dollar - 1,507.5 (January 2001),
1,507.5 (2000), 1,507.8 (1999), 1,516.1 (1998), 1,539.5 (1997),
1,571.4 (1996)

Lesotho:
maloti per US dollar - 7.78307 (January 2001), 6.93983
(2000), 6.10948 (1999), 5.52828 (1998), 4.60796 (1997), 4.29935
(1996); note - the Lesotho loti is at par with the South African
rand which is also legal tender; maloti is the plural form of loti

Liberia:
Liberian dollars per US dollar - 39.8100 (December 2000),
41.0483 (2000), 41.9025 (1999), 41.5075 (1998), 1.0000 (officially
fixed rate 1940-97); market exchange rate: Liberian dollars per US
dollar - 40 (December 1998), 50 (October 1995)

note: until December 1997, rates were based on a fixed relationship
with the US dollar; beginning in January 1998, rates are market
determined

Libya:
Libyan dinars per US dollar - 0.5101 (January 2001), 0.5081
(2000), 0.4616 (1999), 0.3785 (1998), 0.3891 (1997), 0.3651 (1996)

note: Libya currently has two rates for foreign trade; one for
government operations and foreign companies and one for Libyan
individuals (0.45 dinars per US dollar in December 1998)

Liechtenstein:
Swiss francs per US dollar - 1.6303 (January 2001),
1.6888 (2000), 1.5022 (1999), 1.4498 (1998), 1.4513 (1997), 1.2360
(1996)

Lithuania:
litai per US dollar - 4.000 (fixed rate since 1 May
1994); note - litai is the plural of litas

Luxembourg:
euros per US dollar - 1.0659 (Janua