The Eurozone designation is a bit of a technicality as far as the title "Countries That Use The Euro" goes. The Vatican, San Marino, Monaco, and Andorra have also minted and exclusively used the Euro for 20 years.
I used to think that way. The more I read and learned about the country, the more I wonder why trivia sites are so adamant to represent it as either 100% European or 100% Asian.
Just barely got it. After running through every European country that could possibly be between Croatia and Estonia, I finally remembered that Cyprus and Israel participate in European stuff.
Culturally, it is. That’s why it is in the EU and uses the euro. Physically, it’s not, as it is far closer to Türkiye, an Asian country, than Greece, the closest European country. Israel is in a similar boat here, where culturally they are very European, but geographically they are in Asia.
Not strictly true. The Treaty on European Union outlines that any EUROPEAN country has the ability to join and that European is subject to an assessment by the Commission and European Council.
Morocco's application was rejected as they weren't deemed to be a European country for example.
I used Euros in Montenegro and Kosovo recently - although I appreciate these countries have adopted the currency unilaterally. I've also used Euros in Andorra, the Vatican and San Marino (just missing Monaco!) - could be worth adding to the quiz?
Just wondering if there are any countries that used to use the Euro but don't anymore. Maybe you could add those as part of the gray stuff on the side.
If this is about using the Euro - the Vatican should be included. Tickets and retail when you're there are in Euros. And Montenegro use Euros as their defacto currency, despite not being in the EU.
I think the quiz would be more interesting and tricky if it was about ALL countries using Euro and not only the officially recognised ones, IMHO. ;)
Dutch people: DING FLOF BIPS!
The last one I read about was ' sms ff bondige clips', also doesn't work anymore!
Morocco's application was rejected as they weren't deemed to be a European country for example.
It turns into a guessing game, even if you don't want to, at some point :)