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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

10 WORST CURRENCIES IN THE WORLD II


No. 5 SAO TOME and PRINCIPE
Value : $1USD = 14,350 Dobra

It ia an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. It exports cocoa, palm kernels and coffee.


No. 4 VIETNAM
Value : $1USD = 16,975.00 Dong

With a population over 86 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world. Be aware, the still communist country has a blossoming tourism industry, and visitors are usually asked to pay for everything in dollars.


NO. 3 TURKMENISTAN
Value : $1USD = 24,000 Manat

A country located in central Asia. Until 1991,, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic.


NO. 2 SOMALIA
Value : $1USD = 35,000 Shillings

Formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic is a country located in the horn of Africa. Be aware, recent rash of high-stakes, high-seas hijacks have NOT been able to revive Somalias stunted and shrinking economy


No. 1 ZIMBABWE
Value : $1USD = 642,437,695,221,000 Zimbabwean Dollar

Comparing the Zimbabwe and London stock exchange valued the currency at more than 642 quadrillion to one. Be aware, when the currency was revalued in the middle of last year, an egg cost about $35 billion Zimbabwean dollar.

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