What is the currency of United States?

The US Dollar is the currency of United States. Our currency rankings show that the most popular US Dollar exchange rate is the USD to EUR rate. The currency code for Dollars is USD, and the currency symbol is $. Below, you'll find US Dollar rates and a currency converter.

What is the currency code for dollars?

The currency code for Dollars is USD, and the currency symbol is $. Below, you'll find US Dollar rates and a currency converter. The US central bank is called the Federal Reserve Bank (commonly referred to as "The Fed"). The USD is the most traded currency in the forex market and can be paired with all other major currencies.

How many digits are in a dollar?

The dollar is the official currency of the United States of America. It is the most exchanged currency in the world, followed by the euro and the Japanese yen. USD is the currency code for the dollar, it’s symbolized by the $ sign, and it’s a fiat currency. The dollar’s conversion factor has 6 significant digits.

Why is the dollar a world currency?

The dollar's unique status as a world currency is due to the Bretton Woods Agreement, in which the victors of World War II agreed to peg their currency to the dollar and tie it to a fixed amount of gold. President Nixon ended the gold standard in 1973, which allowed the dollar to have a floating value rather than a fixed one.