what type of currency does the us have?
United States dollar
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 For example , in March 2009 , as a result of the late @-@ 2000s financial crisis , the People 's Republic of China and the Russian Federation pressed for urgent consideration of a new international reserve currency and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development proposed greatly expanding the I.M.F. ' s special drawing rights . Conspiracy theorists fear these proposals are a call for the U.S. to adopt a single global currency for a New World Order . 

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 Despite their unpopularity in the United States , the coins proved popular for commerce in El Salvador and Ecuador , nations that use the United States dollar . 

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 The United States has a " Special Relationship " with the United Kingdom and strong ties with Canada , Australia , New Zealand , the Philippines , Japan , South Korea , Israel , and several European Union countries , including France , Italy , Germany , and Spain . It works closely with fellow NATO members on military and security issues and with its neighbors through the Organization of American States and free trade agreements such as the trilateral North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico . In 2008 , the United States spent a net $ 25 @.@ 4 billion on official development assistance , the most in the world . As a share of America 's large gross national income ( GNI ) , however , the U.S. contribution of 0 @.@ 18 % ranked last among 22 donor states . By contrast , private overseas giving by Americans is relatively generous . 

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 The US 's nominal GDP is estimated to be $ 17 @.@ 528 trillion as of 2014 From 1983 to 2008 , U.S. real compounded annual GDP growth was 3 @.@ 3 % , compared to a 2 @.@ 3 % weighted average for the rest of the G7 . The country ranks ninth in the world in nominal GDP per capita and sixth in GDP per capita at PPP . The U.S. dollar is the world 's primary reserve currency . 

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 The U.S. exercises full international defense authority and responsibility for three sovereign nations through Compact of Free Association with Micronesia , the Marshall Islands and Palau . These are Pacific island nations , once part of the U.S.-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands after World War II , which gained independence in subsequent years . 
