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| | Argentina - Encyclopedia of Political Information |
 | | The government sponsored tax increases and spending cuts to reduce the budget deficit, which had ballooned to 2.5% of GDP in 1999, though both domestic and foreign investors remained skeptical of the government's ability to pay debts and maintain the peso's fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. | | | Argentines are a fusion of diverse national and ethnic groups, with descendants of Italian and Spanish immigrants predominant. | | | The Argentine Republic is a Spanish-speaking country in southern South America, in between the Andes and the South Atlantic Ocean. |
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http://www.politicalinformation.net/encyclopedia/Argentina.htm
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| | Uruguay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Uruguay Total ( http://www.uruguaytotal.com/) - Uruguayan portal (in Spanish) | | | Latin America, most Uruguayans share a Spanish cultural background, even though about one-quarter of the population is of Italian origin. | | | While some parts of the economy appeared to be resilient, the downturn had a far more severe impact on Uruguayan citizens, as unemployment levels rose to more than twenty percent, real wages fell, the peso was devalued, and the percentage of Uruguayans in poverty reached almost 40%. |
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| | Peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Spanish pesos circulated throughout the European colonies in the Americas and the Philippines. | | | Bolivia traded in its Bolivian peso for its new currency, the boliviano (at a ratio of one million to one), in 1990. | | | Peso is the name of the currency of various countries: |
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| | Peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Spanish pesos circulated throughout the European colonies in the Americas. | | | Bolivia traded in its Bolivian peso for its new currency, the boliviano (at a ratio of one million to one), in 1990. | | | Peso is the name of the currency of various countries: |
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| | Peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Spanish pesos circulated throughout the European colonies in the Americas and the Philippines. | | | Bolivia traded in its Bolivian peso for its new currency, the boliviano (at a ratio of one million to one), in 1990. | | | Peso is the name of the currency of various countries: |
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| | Peso - Wikpedia |
| | Spanish pesos circulated throughout the European colonies in the Americas. | | | Bolivia traded in its Bolivian peso for its new currency, the boliviano (at a ratio of one million to one), in 1990. | | | Peso is the name of the currency of various countries: |
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http://www.bostoncoop.net/~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Peso
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| | BRM Links to the Dominican Republic |
| | Superintendencia de Bancos (Spanish) Supervises the Dominican financial system to enforce compliance of all applicable legislation. | | | Bancos: Bancrédito (Spanish) One of the largest Dominican Financial Institutions. | | | Bancos : ATH Dominicana A regional network of EFT (Electronic Fund Transferring) that operates in the Dominican Republic, allowing financial institutions and their clients, to interchange transactions by means of the use of automatic tellers and other means of electronic payments, within the country and internationally. |
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| | Dominican peso strengthens, gov't claims economy up - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM |
| | The peso has been on a roller coaster ride the past two years as the Spanish-speaking nation of 8.8 million has suffered its worst economic crisis in decades. | | | In a statement, the Central Bank attributed the strengthening peso to a congressional reform package implemented last month that aims to plug a US$490 million deficit by increasing taxes on foreign travel, domestic beer and tobacco sales and the general sales tax. | | | A stronger peso makes it easier for the government to import products like gasoline and pay its foreign debt. |
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Business/html/20041109T210000-0500_69219_OBS_DOMINICAN_PESO_STRENGTHENS__GOV_T_CLAIMS_ECONOMY_UP.asp
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| | Perspectives in Numismatics - A Coin Called Peso |
| | If they were overweight, small pieces were cut or filed out until the flans had the required weight, "peso" in Spanish. | | | Since then the monetary unit of Spain has been the Una Peseta or small peso. | | | Last century and even at the beginning of this, the Mexican peso was also referred to, in business transactions, as the Mex-Dollar in the Far East. |
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| | LACNIC VI |
| | In Uruguay the official currency is the Uruguayan Peso ($). | | | The Uruguayan population is of European origin, particularly Spanish and Italian, together with many more nationalities, the consequence of an open doors migration policy. | | | In general foreign currency is not used, except at hotels, where you may be exonerated from paying the value added tax (IVA)if you are a foreigner. |
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| | The name Spanish dollar was used for a Spanish silver coin, the peso, an eight-real coin, which was widely circulated during the 18th century in the Spanish colonies in the New World. | | | The use of the Spanish dollar and the Maria Theresa thaler as legal tender for the early United States is the reason for the name of the nation's currency. | | | " for pesos, or piastres, or pieces of eight (there is also a separate theory that the dollar sign derives from the number 8). |
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| | Worldworx Travel - Safety - Americas - Uruguay |
| | Excerpts from its voluminous Spanish-language road conditions inventory (unavailable on Internet) may be requested from the Embassy by fax at 598-2-408-4110 or e-mail at faracods@state.gov. | | | For specific information concerning Uruguayan driving permits, vehicle inspection, road tax and mandatory insurance, contact the Uruguayan National Tourist Organization offices in Coral Gables, Florida via the Internet at http://www.turismo.gub.uy/ or at tel. | | | Under Uruguayan law, seized weapons can only be returned after payment of a sum equivalent to the value of the property seized. |
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| | Chilean War of Independence - definition of Chilean War of Independence in Encyclopedia |
| | Argentine and Chilean forces of almost 5,000, led by generals José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins, crossed the Andes (January 1817), defeated Spanish and colonial forces at Chacabuco (February 12, 1817), and then took Santiago (February 15, 1817). | | | At Cancha-Rayada (March 16, 1818), José de San Martín's forces were defeated by Spanish and colonial forces; the revolutionary army won a decisive contest on the Battle of Maipú (April 5, 1818), with minor revolutionary casualties; Spain's casualties were 1,000 and more than 2,000 captured; Spanish forces then retreated to Peru. | | | Chilean War of Independence - definition of Chilean War of Independence in Encyclopedia |
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| | Cuban convertible peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Although still not available outside Cuba, the convertible peso has a value pegged to that of the dollar when issued at local banks and exchanges (called "CADECA", short for the Spanish phrase "Casa De Cambio"). | | | From 1993 until 2004, the Cuban economy was split between the Cuban peso, used mainly by Cuban citizens for basic supplies, and the US dollar, which was used by tourists and for 'luxury' items. | | | Informally known as the chavito, it has been in limited and unofficial use since the early 1990s, and was adopted as an official currency in November 2004. |
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| | Worldworx Travel - Safety - Americas - Dominican Republic |
| | This authorization must be in Spanish, and it must be notarized at a Dominican consulate in the United States. | | | It is advisable to pay close attention to credit card bills following time spent in the Dominican Republic. | | | Dominican law requires that motorcyclists wear helmets, but local authorities rarely enforce this law. |
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| | 365.html |
| | Independent Uruguay continued to use the Spanish Peso until Uruguay introduced the Uruguayan Peso Fuerte (UYF), divisible into 100 Centesimos, on June 23, 1862. | | | Further inflation led to the introduction of the Peso Uruguayo (UYU) on March 1, 1993 at the rate of 1 Peso Uruguayo equal to 1000 Pesos Nuevos. | | | Inflation led to the introduction of a Peso Nuevo (UYP) on July 1, 1975 at the rate of 1 Peso Nuevo equal to 100 Pesos Fuertes. |
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| | dominican republic map and information page |
| | Columbus claimed Hispaniola in 1492, and it later became the major launching base for the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean, as well as the American mainland. | | | Dominican Republic (Complete) information on the (GDP) overall economy, imports and exports, resources, government, population, military, transportation, and more here! | | | It finally gained total independence in 1844, and became the Dominican Republic. |
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| | Peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This is the famous Spanish dollar or "piece of eight" and later became called the peso. | | | It was the template for the coins of the United States and one silver dollar equaled exactly one peso. | | | The following articles contain more information (list may not contain all historical pesos): |
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| | Political Ecology Society Home Page |
| | As part of its efforts to meet these goals, PESO supports the publication of the Journal of Political Ecology, a peer reviewed electronic journal that publishes articles and reviews in English, French, and Spanish. | | | As well as the PESO Annual Meeting, the society organizes sessions at professional meetings, and sponsors an electronic public forum on its Internet site. | | | The Political Ecology Society (PESO) has as its object the promotion of interdisciplinary scientific investigation of the political and economic principles controlling the relations of human beings to one another and to the environment. |
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| | Chilean peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The first Chilean peso was introduced in 1817, at a value of 8 Spanish colonial reales. | | | The current peso was introduced in 1975, replacing the escudo at a rate of 1 peso = 1000 escudos. | | | The currency circulates as coins of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 pesos, and banknotes of 500 (although these are no longer printed), 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 and 20000 pesos. |
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| | Chilean Peso |
| | Until 1835, Chile used the Spanish currency system of 8 reales = 1 peso, 2 pesos = 1 escudo. | | | The currency circulates as coins of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 pesos, and banknotes of 500 (although these are no longer printed), 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 and 20000 pesos. | | | The current peso was introduced in 1975, replacing the escudo at a rate of 1000 escudos = 1 peso. |
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| | Bolivian peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | It was originally equivalent to the Spanish peso and was divided into 100 centavos. | | | The peso was the currency of Bolivia until 1987. | | | The first peso was replaced by the peso boliviano in 1963, at a rate of one thousand to one. |
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| | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Argentine Peso |
| | Formerly, Argentina’s monetary system was based on the peso oro (Spanish, “gold peso”), although no gold coins actually circulated. | | | MSN Encarta - Search Results - Argentine Peso | | | Argentine Peso, Chilean Peso, Colombian Peso, Dominican Republic Peso, Mexican Peso, Philippine Peso, Uruguayan Peso |
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| | Patagonia - Chilean Guide |
| | Revaluation of the Chilean peso and tourist sector inflation have increased travel costs substantially in the past few years, so that Chile is no longer inexpensive. | | | The newest wildcard in Chilean politics is Sentilde;or Pinochet himself, whose arrest in London in 1999 at the request of a Spanish judge investigating human rights violations unleashed an international furor. | | | The population is 70% Polynesian, with most of the remainder coming from the Chilean mainland. |
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| | United States dollar - encyclopedia article about United States dollar. |
| | The most widely accepted explanation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, is that "$" is a corruption of the letters "PS" (for 'peso' or 'piastre' - especially the former, as each letter could represent each syllable of "Pe-So") written over each other in Spanish. | | | Argentina used a fixed 1:1 exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the U.S. dollar from 1991 until 2002. | | | In Lebanon, one dollar is equal to 1500 Lebanese pound, and is used interchangeably with local currency as a de facto legal tender. |
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- Dominican Republic |
| | In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. | | | Dominican pesos per US dollar - 42.12 (2004), 30.831 (2003), 18.61 (2002), 16.952 (2001), 16.415 (2000) | | | Dominican Liberation Party or PLD [Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna]; Dominican Revolutionary Party or PRD [Vicente Sanchez BARET]; Social Christian Reformist Party or PRSC [Enrique ATUN] |
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| | Uruguayan peso |
| | Peso da Régua Terra da vinha e do vinho em pleno coração do Douro, a cidade de Peso da Régua, por Jaime L Gabão. | | | Uruguayan Recipes Small collection of recipes from the Uruguayan community on the internet; more in the Spanish section. | | | Balanzas Lara Proveedores de sistemas de pesaje, balanzas camioneras, celdas de carga, indicadores, digitales de peso y software para control de peso gratuito. |
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: World Atlas |
| | For example, the entry for Bolivia includes a topographical map of the country, a picture of the flag, statistics on population (7,193,000) and area (424,163 square miles), and information on major languages (Spanish, Quechua, Aymara), the monetary unit (the Bolivian peso), the capitals (La Paz, Sucre), and the largest city (La Paz). | | | Indexes specific to each map help you pinpoint cities in the area. |
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| | History Of Philippine Peso |
| | The Philippine peso, like the United States dollar, is descended from the Spanish pieces of eight chocolate fountains This page defines Philippine Peso, as well as providing detailed articles on topics related to Philippine Peso The Philippine peso is the national language and one of the official languages Philippine Peso. | | | The Philippine peso, like the United States dollar, is descended from the Spanish pieces of eight The Philippine peso is the official currency of the Philippines History. | | | The Philippine peso, like the United States dollar, is descended from the Spanish pieces of eight... |
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