Currencies and Exchange Rates

The Panamanian balboa (PAB) is the official currency of Panama, which circulates alongside the US dollar at a 1:1 fixed exchange rate.

Andorra used the Spanish Peseta and French Franc jointly before adopting the Euro in 2002. The Peseta was Andorra's traditional currency due to its economic relationship with Spain, though it had no official currency of its own until the Euro.

Burundi uses the Burundian Franc as its official currency. This is a straightforward fact about African currencies, where many former French and Belgian colonies use the Franc.

Costa Rica uses the colón (plural: colones) as its official currency, named after Christopher Columbus. The other options are currencies from different countries: Krona (Sweden), Pound (UK), and Mark (Germany).

Algeria uses the dinar as its official currency. Dirham is used in Morocco and UAE, Nakfa (not Nafka) is Eritrean, and Birr is Ethiopian.

Gambia uses the dalasi as its currency. Cedi is Ghanaian, Drachma is an obsolete Greek currency, and Lempira is Honduran.

Kyrgyzstan uses the som as its currency. Kip is Laotian, Tenge is Kazakhstani, and Lita (Litas) was Lithuanian before euro adoption.

Mongolia uses the tugrik as its currency. Leu is Romanian/Moldovan, Kyat is Burmese, and Pataca is Macanese.

Nigeria uses the naira as its currency. Rial is used in Iran and Yemen, Guarani is Paraguayan, and Leu is Romanian.

Zambia uses the kwacha as its currency, also shared with Malawi. Vatu is Vanuatu's, Tala is Samoan, and Bolivar is Venezuelan.

TWD is the ISO currency code for the Taiwan Dollar, the official currency of Taiwan. Currency abbreviations typically follow the country name plus currency unit format. 'Thialand' is a misspelling of Thailand, and 'Work'/'Deed' don't fit currency naming conventions.

Abraham Lincoln's portrait appears on the United States five-dollar bill. The five-dollar bill has featured Lincoln's portrait since 1914, making him one of the most recognizable figures on U.S. currency. The other denominations feature different historical figures.

During the 2010-2012 Eurozone crisis, the combined bailout packages totaled approximately 1 trillion Euro. The \$1 trillion figure (option B) represents this scale. The other options are either too small (\$10 billion, \$50 billion) or too large (\$10 trillion) relative to the actual crisis measures.