* Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo all belong to the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA = Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine). The responsible monetary authority is the "Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest", whose CFA franc (F.CFA = Franc de la Communauté Financière Africaine) is legal tender only in the aforementioned countries. Fixed exchange rate to the euro.