Capital Cities, Currencies and Flags: America

This page covers North, South and Central America.

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Thanks to Hilltop IT for the flag images.

Country	Capital	Monetary unit	Flag
Argentina	Buenos Aires	peso (austral, 1985-91)
Belize	Belmopan	dollar
Bolivia	La Paz	peso
Brazil	Brasilia	real (cruzeiro, 1942-86 and 1990-3)
Canada	Ottawa	dollar
Chile	Santiago	peso
Colombia	Bogota	peso
Costa Rica	San Jose	colon
Ecuador	Quito	sucre
El Salvador	San Salvador	US dollar (previously the colón)
Guatemala	Guatemala City	quetzal
Guyana	Georgetown	dollar
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	lempira
Mexico	Mexico City	peso
Nicaragua	Managua	cordoba
Panama	Panama City	balboa (US dollar)
Paraguay	Asunción	guaraní
Peru	Lima	sol
Suriname	Paramaribo	dollar (guilder until 2004)
United States of America	Washington	dollar
Uruguay	Montevideo	peso
Venezuela	Caracas	bolivar