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Belarus
- Explanation: (Part of the former Soviet Union) Official name: Republic of Belarus. Monetary unit: 1 ruble = 100 kopecks. The Belarusian ruble introduced May 25, 1992, at a rate of 1 ruble to 10 Russian rubles and circulated parallel with the Russian ruble; on August 15, 1993 the Belarusian ruble became sole legal tender at a rate of 2 Belarusian rubli to 1 Russian ruble. On October 14 the fixed rate was changed to 3 rubli per Russian ruble. An April 12, 1994, agreement on Monetary union between Belarus and Russia never went into effect. The Belarusian rubel was declared the sole legal tender in October 1994; it is unofficially known as the zaichik or 'hare'. On August 20, 1994, the ruble became the unit of account replacing the Belarusian ruble. The conversion took place at the rate of 10 Belarusian rubles per 1 ruble. The rubel was redenominated on January 1, 2000; 1,000 (old) rubi = 1 (new) rubel. Current Monetary unit: 1 rubel. (plural rubli)
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