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 [[File:Countries Using a Rupee Currency.svg|thumb|450px|<span style="color:#6b18d0">'''Purple'''</span>: Countries using a rupee as an official currency <br> <small>[[Indian rupee|India]], [[Indonesian rupiah|Indonesia]], [[Maldivian rufiyaa|Maldives]], [[Mauritian rupee|Mauritius]], [[Nepali rupee|Nepal]], [[Pakistani rupee|Pakistan]], [[Seychellois rupee|Seychelles]], [[Sri Lankan rupee|Sri Lanka]]</small> <br> <span style="color:#cd3709">'''Orange'''</span>: Countries where a foreign country's rupee is [[legal tender]] <br> <small>[[Indian rupee]]: [[Bhutan]], [[Nepal]]</small> <br> <small>[[Indonesian rupiah]]: [[East Timor]] </small>]]
-'''Rupee''' is the common name for the [[currency|currencies]] of
+The term '''rupee''' is commonly used to refer to the currencies of several countries, including India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka. Additionally, it has been associated with former currencies in places like Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (referred to as the Gulf rupee), British East Africa, Burma, German East Africa (known as Rupie or Rupien), and Tibet.
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-[[Indian rupee|India]],  [[Mauritian rupee|Mauritius]], [[Nepalese rupee|Nepal]], [[Pakistani rupee|Pakistan]], [[Seychellois rupee|Seychelles]], and [[Sri Lankan rupee|Sri Lanka]], and of former currencies of [[Afghan rupee|Afghanistan]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] (as the [[Gulf rupee]]), [[East African rupee|British East Africa]], [[Burmese rupee|Burma]], [[German East African rupie|German East Africa]] (as [[German East African rupie|Rupie/Rupien]]), and [[Historical money of Tibet|Tibet]]. In [[Indonesia]] and the [[Maldives]], the unit of currency is known as ''[[rupiah]]'' and ''[[rufiyaa]]'' respectively, [[cognate]]s of the word rupee.
-The [[Indian rupee]]s ({{Indian Rupees}}) and [[Pakistani rupee]]s ({{Pakistani Rupee}}) are subdivided into one hundred [[paisa|paise]] (singular ''paisa'') or pice. The [[Nepalese rupee]] (रू) subdivides into one hundred [[paisa]] (singular and plural) or four [[sukaa]]s. The [[Mauritian rupee|Mauritian]], [[Seychellois rupee|Seychellois]], and [[Sri Lankan rupee]]s subdivide into 100 cents.
+In Indonesia and the Maldives, the currency units are called ''rupiah'' and ''rufiyaa'', respectively, which are related to the word "rupee." This highlights the linguistic connection and variations of the currency term across different regions.
+The Indian rupee and the Pakistani rupee are both divided into one hundred paise (with "paisa" being the singular form). In contrast, the Nepalese rupee (रू) is also subdivided into one hundred paisa but additionally includes four sukaas as another subdivision.
+On the other hand, the Mauritian rupee, the Seychellois rupee, and the Sri Lankan rupee are each subdivided into 100 cents. This highlights the different ways currencies can be structured across these countries.
 == Etymology ==