> when I searched for the exchange rate online, everywhere says $1USD converts to about 575 SOS (Somalian Shillings). Can anyone here enlighten me about what's

> when I searched for the exchange rate online, everywhere says $1USD converts to about 575 SOS (Somalian Shillings). Can anyone here enlighten me about what's going on with the shillings? Official exchange rates and actual exchange rates can diverge a lot[0]. Here's the UN's estimates of exchange rates (for, I think, internal accounting purposes- not something to particularly rely on), which puts the rate at 24,300 shillings to the dollar. https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OperationalRates.php https://treasury.un.org/operationalrates/OperationalRates.ph... [0] often this means that you can easily legally sell dollars for the currency at the official rate (ie, at a huge markup), but good luck buying dollars with the currency at the official rate. Maybe you can in very small amounts, or if you are politically connected.