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Countries outside the EU that use the euro

Six countries outside the EU use the euro: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City under agreements with the EU, and Kosovo and Montenegro without one.

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Monetary-agreement micro-states 4

Have a formal EU monetary agreement letting them use the euro as official currency and mint a limited quantity of their own euro coins.

• 🇦🇩Andorra
• 🇲🇨Monaco
• 🇸🇲San Marino
• 🇻🇦Vatican City

Unilateral adopters (euroisation) 2

Adopted the euro with no EU agreement, after using the German mark; they cannot mint euro coins.

• 🇽🇰Kosovo
• 🇲🇪Montenegro

Questions

How many countries outside the EU use the euro?

Six countries outside the EU use the euro: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City under agreements with the EU, and Kosovo and Montenegro without one.

Which countries are on the list?

Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro and Kosovo.

What is an easy way to remember them?

Four microstates with an agreement, two Balkan states without one.

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Each name checked against at least two sources, one of them EUR-Lex, on 28 September 2026. Next review by 28 September 2027.
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