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 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Slovenia converts to the euro on Monday, officially becoming the 13th member of the eurozone — and the first among the EU's newest members to qualify to use the currency.
But at least half a dozen other European ministates and territories are using the currency as legal tender — without approval from the European Central Bank.
The euro was introduced five years ago to provide economic cohesion among EU nations. But euros also are in circulation in dozens of countries and overseas territories ranging from the North Atlantic to the Pacific.
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