The
ruble or
rouble (; ) is or was a currency unit of a number of countries in Eastern Europe closely associated with the
economy of Russia. Originally, the ruble was the currency unit of
Imperial Russia, and it is currently the currency unit of
Belarus, Russia and the partially recognized states of
Abkhazia,
South Ossetia, and
Transnistria. The rubles of Belarus, Russia and Transnistria are distinct currencies. In the past, several other countries influenced by Russia and the
Soviet Union had currency units that were also named rubles. One ruble is divided into 100
kopeks .