It is also the only Great Lake located entirely in the United States. Lake Ontario: Ontario is the Huron word for lake of shining water. This lake is the smallest of all the Great Lakes when measured in surface area (7,340 square miles / 18,960 square km).
The Swiss franc (CHF) is the only official currency in Switzerland (and in Liechtenstein). The franc is the only currency accepted everywhere. The Euro is the currency in the neighboring countries Germany, France, Italy and Austria, and in many other European countries. Nevertheless, you can pay with Euros in many shops, hotels, rail stations and gas stations in Switzerland. This is convenient if you're only in transit or only stay for one night.
Status: Euro-area member since 1 January 1999. Fixed conversion rate : â¬1 = 6.55957 FRF. Adoption of the euro: The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in France on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as 'book money'.rance is a founding member of the European Union and one of the first-wave countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999.