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Over ___ countries use the dollar as their currency, including the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ecuador and Singapore.
30
The Euro was first used on January 1st, 2002. Over ____ people in more than 20 countries now use the Euro as their currency.
332 million
At the beginning of 2002, the euro-dollar exchange rate was €1 = $0.88. At the beginning of 2012, it was €1 = $___.
1.33
The first cashpoint machine was used in 1967 in the UK. By 2019, it is expected that we will get approximately ___ percent of our money from cashpoints.
90
In 2010 in the UK, women carried an average of £___ cash in their purse or wallet.
28
In 2010, ___ credit cards were owned by people in the USA. 14% of Americans own more than ten credit cards.
8 million
On average, coins stay in use for approximately 30 years, whereas bank notes last about ___ year.
1
The smallest bank note in the world was made in Romania in 1917. It was a ___ 'bani' note and measured 2.75 x 3.8 cm.
10
In 2011, there were over ___ dollar billionaires in the world. Four of the top ten richest people in 2011 were from the USA. The rest were from Mexico, Brazil, France, Spain, the UK and India.
1,200
