(2003), 21.257 (2002), 13.319 (2001), 12.1 (2000)

Uzbekistan
Uzbekistani sums per US dollar - 1,020 (2004), 971.265
(2003), 771.03 (2001), 423.832 (2001), 236.61 (2000)

Vanuatu
vatu per US dollar - 111.79 (2004), 122.19 (2003), 139.2
(2002), 145.31 (2001), 137.64 (2000)

Venezuela
bolivares per US dollar - 1,891.3 (2004), 1,607 (2003),
1,161 (2002), 723.7 (2001), 680 (2000)

Vietnam
dong per US dollar - 15,746 (2004), 15,510 (2003), 15,280
(2002), 14,725 (2001), 14,168 (2000)

Virgin Islands
the US dollar is used

Wallis and Futuna
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per
US dollar - 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26
(2001), 129.43 (2000)

West Bank
new Israeli shekels per US dollar - 4.482 (2004), 4.5541
(2003), 4.7378 (2002), 4.2057 (2001), 4.0773 (2000)

Western Sahara
Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 8.868 (2004), 9.5744
(2003), 11.0206 (2002), 11.303 (2001), 10.6256 (2000)

Yemen
Yemeni rials per US dollar - 184.78 (2004), 183.45 (2003),
175.63 (2002), 168.67 (2001), 161.72 (2000)

Zambia
Zambian kwacha per US dollar - 4,778.9 (2004), 4,733.3
(2003), 4,398.6 (2002), 3,610.9 (2001), 3,110.8 (2000)

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean dollars per US dollar - 4,303.28 (2004), 697.424
(2003), 55.036 (2002), 55.052 (2001), 44.418 (2000)
note: these are official exchange rates, non-official rates vary
significantly

This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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@2077 Executive branch

Afghanistan
chief of state: President of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); note - the
president is both the chief of state and head of government; former
King ZAHIR Shah holds the honorific, "Father of the Country," and
presides symbolically over certain occasions, but lacks any
governing authority; the honorific is not hereditary
head of government: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); note - the president is both
chief of state and head of government
cabinet: 27 ministers; note - under the new constitution, ministers
are appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly
elections: the president and two vice presidents are elected by
direct vote for a five-year term; if no candidate receives 50% or
more of the vote in the first roun