The dramatic move couldn't stave off a coup against President Jamil Mahuad, but it did retired the nation's old currency, the sucre.  
On January 11, 2000, Finance Minister Alfredo Arizaga announced that this nation would join Panama in adopting the U.S. dollar as its official currency.  The dramatic move couldn't stave off a coup against President Jamil Mahuad, but it did retired the nation's old currency, the sucre.  FTP, what Latin American nation's capital is in Quito?
On January 11, 2000, Finance Minister Alfredo Arizaga announced that this nation would join Panama in adopting the U.S. dollar as its official currency.  
Ecuador