How many currencies are used in the EU?

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The EU has a single currency, the euro, which is used by 19 of the member states. The other eight member states use their own national currencies.

The 19 EU countries that use the euro are:

- Austria

- Belgium

- Cyprus

- Estonia

- Finland

- France

- Germany

- Greece

- Ireland

- Italy

- Latvia

- Lithuania

- Luxembourg

- Malta

- Netherlands

- Portugal

- Slovakia

- Slovenia

- Spain

The eight EU countries that do not use the euro are:

- Bulgaria

- Croatia

- Czech Republic

- Denmark

- Hungary

- Poland

- Romania

- Sweden

The euro is the official currency of the European Union and is one of the most widely used currencies in the world. It is also the second-largest reserve currency after the United States dollar.