000), 13,900 (December 1998), 11,100 (December 1996), 11,193 (1995
average), 11,000 (October 1994)

Virgin Islands:
the US dollar is used

Wallis and Futuna:
Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per
US dollar - 1127.11 (January 2001), 129.43 (2000), 111.93 (1999),
107.25 (1998), 106.11 (1997), 93.00 (1996); note - linked at the
rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro

West Bank:
new Israeli shekels per US dollar - 4.0810 (December
2000), 4.0773 (2000), 4.1397 (1999), 3.8001 (1998), 3.4494 (1997),
3.1917 (1996); Jordanian dinars per US dollar - fixed rate of 0.7090
(from 1996)

Western Sahara:
Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January
2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997),
8.716 (1996)

Yemen:
Yemeni rials per US dollar - 164.590 (October 2000), 160.683
(2000), 155.718 (1999), 135.882 (1998), 129.281 (1997), 94.157 (1996)

Yugoslavia:
new Yugoslav dinars per US dollar - official rate: 10.0
(December 1998), 5.85 (December 1997), 5.02 (September 1996), 1.5
(early 1995); black market rate: 14.5 (December 1998), 8.9 (December
1997), 2 to 3 (early 1995)

Zambia:
Zambian kwacha per US dollar - 4,024.53 (January 2001),
3,110.84 (2000), 2,388.02 (1999), 1,862.07 (1998), 1,314.50 (1997),
1,207.90 (1996)

Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwean dollars per US dollar - 54.9451 (January 2001),
43.2900 (2000), 38.3142 (1999), 21.4133 (1998), 11.8906 (1997),
9.9206 (1996)

Taiwan:
new Taiwan dollars per US dollar - 33.082 (yearend 2000),
31.395 (yearend 1999), 32.216 (1998), 32.052 (1997), 27.5 (1996)

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@Executive branch

Afghanistan:
on 27 September 1996, the ruling members of the Afghan
Government were displaced by members of the Islamic Taliban
movement; the Islamic State of Afghanistan has no functioning
government at this time, and the country remains divided among
fighting factions

note: the Taliban have declared themselves the legitimate
government of Afghanistan; however, the UN still recognizes the
government of Burhanuddin RABBANI; the Organization of the Islamic
Conference has left the Afghan seat vacant until the question of
legitimacy can be resolved through negotiations among the warring
factions; the country is essentially divided along ethnic lines; the
Taliban controls the capital of Kabul and approximately two-thirds
of the