'Rand/ZAR' is the currency of

The correct answer is D, South Africa. The rand is the official currency of South Africa, and ZAR is its international code, taken from the Dutch name Zuid-Afrikaanse Rand. The rand was introduced in 1961, when South Africa became a republic, replacing the South African pound. Its name comes from the Witwatersrand, the ridge near Johannesburg where most of the country's gold was found. The rand is also accepted in the Common Monetary Area that includes Lesotho, Eswatini and Namibia. Option A is wrong because Burundi uses the Burundian franc, a legacy of its Belgian colonial past. Option B is wrong because Libya uses the Libyan dinar. Option C is wrong because Sudan uses the Sudanese pound, while South Sudan, which separated in 2011, uses the South Sudanese pound. Exam tip: rand, South Africa, named after the gold-bearing Witwatersrand; South Africa is also the S in BRICS, whose currencies are the real, rouble, rupee, renminbi and rand.