What is the official currency of the United Arab Emirates?
Answer
dirham
The UAE dirham has been pegged to the US dollar since 1997, at a fixed rate of about 3.67 dirhams per dollar. The word itself descends from the ancient Greek drachma, borrowed into Arabic long before the UAE existed as a country.
| Category | Money and Business |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Other options in the game | riyal, dinar, lira |
| Source | ISO 4217; Central Bank of the UAE |
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