Reflecting back on the recent parity of the American and Canadian dollars, I decided to play around with the currency calculator at finance.yahoo.com.
Did you know, that while 1 American dollar was buying a mere 1 Canadian dollar a few days ago, it buys 30,000 Zimbabwe dollars? Yup. If you've got $33.34 US, you can turn that into a million dollars (in the local currency) in Zimbabwe. So it got me thinking, how many dollars would you need to be a "millionaire" in various currencies?
Based on today's exchange rates, here are some places where you can be a millionaire in their currency for less than 1,000 U.S. dollars...
| Nation's Currency | Number of U.S. Dollars To Be A Millionaire |
| Zimbabwe Dollar | $33.34 |
| Belarus Ruble | $466.31 |
| Burundi Franc | $907.86 |
| Mongolian Tugrik | $841.40 |
| Colombian Peso | $491.77 |
| Venezuelan Bolivar | $465.23 |
| Guinea Franc | $240.85 |
| Indonesian Rupiah | $109.08 |
| Iran Rial | $107.33 |
| Iraq Dinar | $810.71 |
| Lebanese Pound | $661.16 |
| Paraguay Guarani | $200.00 |
| Sao Tome Dobra | $72.79 |
| Sierra Leone Leone | $337.27 |
| Ugandan Shilling | $576.21 |
| Vietnam Dong | $62.10 |
| Zambian Kwacha | $260.08 |
And there it is: a list of countries where you can be a millionaire in their currency for less than $1,000 U.S. dollars... Just for fun.
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