Country Guides

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Albania

Capital City

Tirana

Currency

Albanian Lek (L, ALL)

Official Languages

Albanian

Contractor Management

Algeria

Capital City

Algiers

Currency

Algerian dinar (د.ج, DZD)

Official Languages

Arabic and Tamazight (Berber)

Contractor Management

Andorra

Capital City

Andorra la Vella

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Catalan

Contractor Management

Angola

Capital City

Luanda

Currency

Angolan kwanza (Kz, AOA)

Official Languages

Portuguese

Contractor Management

Antigua and Barbuda

Capital City

Saint John's

Currency

Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)

Official Languages

Antiguan and Barbudan Creole and English

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Argentina

Capital City

Buenos Aires

Currency

Argentine peso ($, ARS)

Official Languages

Spanish

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Armenia

Capital City

Yerevan

Currency

Armenian dram (֏, AMD)

Official Languages

Armenian

Contractor Management

Aruba

Capital City

Oranjestad

Currency

Aruban florin (ƒ, AWG)

Official Languages

Dutch and Papiamento

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Australia

Capital City

Canberra

Currency

Australian dollar ($, AUD)

Official Languages

English

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Austria

Capital City

Vienna

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

German

Contractor Management

Azerbaijan

Capital City

Baku

Currency

Azerbaijani manat (₼, AZN)

Official Languages

Azerbaijani

Contractor Management

Bahamas

Capital City

Nassau

Currency

Bahamian dollar ($, BSD)

Official Languages

English

Contractor Management

Bahrain

Capital City

Manama

Currency

Bahraini dinar (.د.ب, BHD)

Official Languages

Arabic and English

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Bangladesh

Capital City

Dhaka

Currency

Bangladeshi taka (৳, BDT)

Official Languages

Bengali

Not available

Barbados

Capital City

Bridgetown

Currency

Barbadian dollar ($, BBD)

Official Languages

English and Bajan Creole

Global Employment Services

Belarus

Capital City

Minsk

Currency

Belarusian ruble (Br, BYN)

Official Languages

Belarusian and Russian

Global Employment Services

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Belgium

Capital City

Brussels

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Dutch, French, and German

Not available

Belize

Capital City

Belmopan

Currency

Belize dollar ($, BZD)

Official Languages

English

Contractor Management

Benin

Capital City

Porto-Novo

Currency

West African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)

Official Languages

French

Contractor Management

Bhutan

Capital City

Thimphu

Currency

Bhutanese ngultrum (Nu., BTN)

Official Languages

Dzongkha

Global Employment Services

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Bolivia

Capital City

La Paz

Currency

Bolivian boliviano (Bs, BOB)

Official Languages

Spanish and indigenous languages

Global Employment Services

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Capital City

Sarajevo

Currency

Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (KM, BAM)

Official Languages

Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian

Contractor Management

Botswana

Capital City

Gaborone

Currency

Botswana pula (P, BWP)

Official Languages

English and Tswana

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Brazil

Capital City

Brasília

Currency

Real (R$, BRL)

Official Languages

Portuguese

Contractor Management

Brunei

Capital City

Bandar Seri Begawan

Currency

Brunei dollar ($, BND)

Official Languages

Malay

Global Employment Services

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Bulgaria

Capital City

Sofia

Currency

Bulgarian lev (лв., BGN)

Official Languages

Bulgarian

Contractor Management

Burkina Faso

Capital City

Ouagadougou

Currency

West African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)

Official Languages

French

Not available

Burundi

Capital City

Gitega

Currency

Burundian franc (Fr, BIF)

Official Languages

Kirundi and French

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Cambodia

Capital City

Phnom Penh

Currency

Cambodian riel (៛, KHR)

Official Languages

Khmer

Not available

Cameroon

Capital City

Yaoundé

Currency

Central African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)

Official Languages

French and English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Canada

Capital City

Ottawa

Currency

Canadian dollar ($, CAD)

Official Languages

English and French

Not available

Cape Verde

Capital City

Praia

Currency

Cape Verdean escudo (Esc, CVE)

Official Languages

Portuguese

Not available

Central African Republic

Capital City

Bangui

Currency

Central African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)

Official Languages

Sango and French

Not available

Chad

Capital City

N'Djamena

Currency

Central African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)

Official Languages

French and Arabic

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Chile

Capital City

Santiago

Currency

Chilean peso ($, CLP)

Official Languages

Spanish

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China

Capital City

Beijing

Currency

Chinese yuan (¥, CNY)

Official Languages

Mandarin (Putonghua)

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Colombia

Capital City

Bogota

Currency

Colombian peso ($, COP)

Official Languages

Spanish

Not available

Comoros

Capital City

Moroni

Currency

Comorian franc (Fr, KMF)

Official Languages

Comorian, Arabic, and French

Not available

Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

Capital City

Brazzaville

Currency

Central African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)

Official Languages

French

Global Employment Services

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Costa Rica

Capital City

San José

Currency

Costa Rican colón (₡, CRC)

Official Languages

Spanish

Contractor Management

Côte d'Ivoire

Capital City

Yamoussoukro

Currency

West African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)

Official Languages

French

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Croatia

Zagreb

Euro (€, EUR)

Croatian

Cuba

Capital City

Havana

Currency

Cuban peso ($, CUP)

Official Languages

Spanish

Global Employment Services

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Cyprus

Capital City

Nicosia

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Greek and Turkish

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Czech Republic

Capital City

Prague

Currency

Czech koruna (Kč, CZK)

Official Languages

Czech

Not available

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Capital City

Kinshasa

Currency

Congolese franc (Fr, CDF)

Official Languages

French

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Denmark

Capital City

Copenhagen

Currency

Danish krone (kr., DKK)

Official Languages

Danish

Not available

Djibouti

Capital City

Djibouti

Currency

Djiboutian franc (Fr, DJF)

Official Languages

French and Arabic

Contractor Management

Dominica

Capital City

Roseau

Currency

Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)

Official Languages

Dominican Creole, French, and English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Dominican Republic

Capital City

Santo Domingo

Currency

Dominican peso (RD$, DOP)

Official Languages

Spanish

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Ecuador

Capital City

Quito

Currency

United States Dollar ($, USD)

Official Languages

Spanish

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Egypt

Capital City

Cairo

Currency

Egyptian pound (£, EGP)

Official Languages

Arabic

Contractor Management

El Salvador

Capital City

San Salvador

Currency

United States Dollar ($, USD)

Official Languages

Spanish

Not available

Equatorial Guinea

Capital City

Malabo

Currency

Central African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)

Official Languages

Spanish, Portuguese, and French

Not available

Eritrea

Capital City

Asmara

Currency

Eritrean nakfa (Nfk, ERN)

Official Languages

Tigrinya, Tigre, and Dahlik

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Estonia

Tallinn

Euro (€, EUR)

Estonian

Eswatini

Capital City

Mbabane (executive) Lobamba (legislative)

Currency

Swazi lilangeni (L, SZL)

Official Languages

Swazi and English

Not available

Ethiopia

Capital City

Addis Ababa

Currency

Ethiopian birr (Br, ETB)

Official Languages

Amharic

Contractor Management

Fiji

Capital City

Suva

Currency

Fijian dollar ($, FJD)

Official Languages

Fijian, Fiji Hindi, and English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Finland

Capital City

Helsinki

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Finnish and Swedish

Global Employment Services

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France

Capital City

Paris

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

French

Contractor Management

Gabon

Capital City

Libreville

Currency

Central African CFA franc (FCFA, XAF)

Official Languages

French

Contractor Management

Gambia

Capital City

Banjul

Currency

Gambian dalasi (D, GMD)

Official Languages

English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Georgia

Capital City

Tbilisi

Currency

Georgian Lari (₾, GEL)

Official Languages

Georgian

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Germany

Capital City

Berlin

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

German

Contractor Management

Ghana

Capital City

Accra

Currency

Ghanaian cedi (₵, GHS)

Official Languages

English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Greece

Capital City

Athens

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Greek

Contractor Management

Grenada

Capital City

Saint George's

Currency

Eastern Caribbean dollar ($, XCD)

Official Languages

English

Contractor Management

Guatemala

Capital City

Guatemala City

Currency

Guatemalan quetzal (Q, GTQ)

Official Languages

Spanish

Contractor Management

Guinea

Capital City

Conakry

Currency

Guinean franc (Fr, GNF)

Official Languages

French

Contractor Management

Guinea-Bissau

Capital City

Bissau

Currency

West African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)

Official Languages

Portuguese

Contractor Management

Guyana

Capital City

Georgetown

Currency

Guyanese dollar ($, GYD)

Official Languages

English

Contractor Management

Haiti

Capital City

Port-au-Prince

Currency

Haitian gourde (G, HTG)

Official Languages

French and Haitian Creole

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Honduras

Capital City

Tegucigalpa

Currency

Honduran lempira (L, HNL)

Official Languages

Spanish

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Hong Kong

Capital City

Hong Kong

Currency

Hong Kong dollar ($, HKD)

Official Languages

Cantonese and English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Hungary

Capital City

Budapest

Currency

Hungarian forint (Ft, HUF)

Official Languages

Hungarian

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Iceland

Capital City

Reykjavík

Currency

Icelandic krona (kr, ISK)

Official Languages

Icelandic

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

India

Capital City

New Delhi

Currency

Indian rupee (₹, INR)

Official Languages

English, Hindi, and 22 regional languages

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Indonesia

Capital City

Jakarta

Currency

Indonesian rupiah (Rp, IDR)

Official Languages

Indonesian

Not available

Iran

Capital City

Tehran

Currency

Iranian rial (﷼, IRR)

Official Languages

Persian

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Ireland

Capital City

Dublin

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Israel

Capital City

Jerusalem

Currency

Israeli new shekel (₪, ILS)

Official Languages

Hebrew, Arabic, and English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Italy

Capital City

Rome

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Italian

Contractor Management

Jamaica

Capital City

Kingston

Currency

Jamaican dollar ($, JMD)

Official Languages

English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Japan

Capital City

Tokyo

Currency

Japanese yen (¥, JPY)

Official Languages

Japanese

Not available

Jordan

Capital City

Amman

Currency

Jordanian dinar (د.ا, JOD)

Official Languages

Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic

Contractor Management

Kazakhstan

Capital City

Nur-Sultan

Currency

Kazakhstani tenge (₸, KZT)

Official Languages

Kazakh and Russian

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Kenya

Capital City

Nairobi

Currency

Kenyan shilling (KSh, KES)

Official Languages

Swahili and English

Contractor Management

Kiribati

Capital City

Tarawa

Currency

Australian dollar ($, AUD)

Official Languages

Kiribati and English

Contractor Management

Kuwait

Capital City

Kuwait City

Currency

Kuwaiti dinar (د.ك, KWD)

Official Languages

Arabic

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Kyrgyzstan

Capital City

Bishkek

Currency

Kyrgyzstani som (С̲, KGS)

Official Languages

Kyrgyz and Russian

Contractor Management

Laos

Capital City

Vientiane

Currency

Lao kip (₭, LAK)

Official Languages

Lao

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Latvia

Capital City

Riga

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Latvian

Contractor Management

Lebanon

Capital City

Beirut

Currency

Lebanese pound (ل.ل, LBP)

Official Languages

Arabic

Contractor Management

Lesotho

Capital City

Maseru

Currency

Lesotho loti (L, LSL)

Official Languages

Sethoso and English

Contractor Management

Liberia

Capital City

Monrovia

Currency

Liberian dollar ($, LRD)

Official Languages

English

Not available

Libya

Capital City

Tripoli

Currency

Libyan dinar (ل.د, LYD)

Official Languages

Arabic

Contractor Management

Liechtenstein

Capital City

Vaduz

Currency

Swiss franc (Fr, CHF)

Official Languages

German

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Lithuania

Capital City

Vilnius

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Lithuanian

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Luxembourg

Capital City

Luxembourg City

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

Luxembourgish, German, and French

Not available

Macau

Capital City

Macau

Currency

Macanese pataca (MOP$, MOP)

Official Languages

Chinese and Portuguese

Not available

Madagascar

Capital City

Antananarivo

Currency

Malagasy ariary (Ar, MGA)

Official Languages

Malagasy and French

Contractor Management

Malawi

Capital City

Lilongwe

Currency

Malawian kwacha (MK, MWK)

Official Languages

English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Malaysia

Capital City

Kuala Lumpur

Currency

Malaysian ringgit (RM, MYR)

Official Languages

Malay

Contractor Management

Maldives

Capital City

Malé

Currency

Maldivian rufiyaa (.ރ, MVR)

Official Languages

Dhivehi

Contractor Management

Mali

Capital City

Bamako

Currency

West African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)

Official Languages

French

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Malta

Capital City

Valletta

Currency

Euro (€, EUR)

Official Languages

English and Maltese

Contractor Management

Marshall Islands

Capital City

Majuro

Currency

United States Dollar ($, USD)

Official Languages

English and Marshallese

Contractor Management

Mauritania

Capital City

Nouakchott

Currency

Mauritanian ouguiya (UM, MRU)

Official Languages

Arabic and French

Contractor Management

Mauritius

Capital City

Port Louis

Currency

Mauritian rupee (¢, MUR)

Official Languages

Mauritian Creole, French, and English

Global Employment Services

Contractor Management

Mexico

Capital City

Mexico City

Currency

Mexican peso ($, MXN)

Official Languages

Spanish

Contractor Management

Micronesia

Capital City

Palikir

Currency

United States Dollar ($, USD)

Official Languages

English

Contractor Management

Moldova

Capital City

Chișinău

Currency

Moldovan leu (L, MDL)

Official Languages

Romanian

Contractor Management