This takes the total number of countries using the Euro up to 25.
Here’s a list of the EU member nations and the date they adopted the Euro.
Country | Euro Adopted on |
Austria | January 1, 1999 |
Belgium | January 1, 1999 |
Finland | January 1, 1999 |
France | January 1, 1999 |
Germany | January 1, 1999 |
Ireland | January 1, 1999 |
Italy | January 1, 1999 |
Luxembourg | January 1, 1999 |
Netherlands | January 1, 1999 |
Portugal | January 1, 1999 |
Spain | January 1, 1999 |
Greece | January 1, 2001 |
Slovenia | January 1, 2007 |
Cyprus | January 1, 2008 |
Malta | January 1, 2008 |
Slovakia | January 1, 2009 |
Estonia | January 1, 2011 |
Latvia | January 1, 2014 |
Lithuania | January 1, 2015 |
The EU member nations that do not use the Euro as their currency –
Apart from the member nations two non-EU countries Kosovo and Montenegro also use the Euro. Four very small states (micro-states) – Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City – also use the Euro.
Eurozone usually refers to the 19 EU member nations (of 28 EU members), which use the Euro as legal tender. The total number of people regularly using the Euro as their currency is pegged at about 337 million.
It is the second largest traded currency after the US Dollar. As of 2017, over 1,109 billion Euros are in circulation across the world.
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