CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA FRANC - XAF
Currency of six independent states in Central Africa, which uses both coins and banknotes. Regulated by the Bank of Central African States, the franc is divided into centimes. Members include Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. CFA stands for Communatué financière d'Afrique or African Financial Community in English.
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