Money
Currency
US Dollar (US$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of US$1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. Coins are in denominations of 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents. Japanese yen are accepted on many islands.
Currency exchange
Foreign exchange services are limited on some islands.
Credit & debit cards
American Express, MasterCard and Visa are accepted in most hotels and tourist-oriented facilities. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Travellers cheques
US Dollar travellers cheques are advised.
Exchange rate indicators
The following figures are included as a guide to the movements of the US Dollar against Sterling:
| Date | May '04 | Aug '04 | Nov '04 | Feb '05 | | 1.00= | 1.79 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.89 | | | |
Currency restrictions
These vary; see individual sections for details.
Banking hours
Mon-Thurs 1000-1500, Fri 1000-1800. There are some local variations.
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