Tuesday, June 8, 2010

United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD) is the official currency of the United States.The U.S. dollor is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others that use the $ symbol. It is divided into 100 cents.

The U.S. dollar is the currency most used in international transactions. Several countries use it as their official currency, and in many others it is the de facto currency, and is also used as the sole currency in some British Overseas Territories.

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