==ELECTRICITY SUPPLY==
===TV===
==TELEPHONE CODES==
==ROADS==
COUNTRY
VOLTS
HERTZ
SYSTEM
CNTRY CODE
IDD PREFIX
DRIVE ON
NOTES
Afghanistan
220V
50 Hz
PAL B, SECAM B
93
00
R
Electricity: Charikar 60Hz
Albania
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
355
00
R
Electricity: Voltage variations common
Algeria
127/220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
213
00~
R
Andorra
?
?
NTSC M
376
00
R
Angola
220V
50 Hz
PAL I
244
00
R
Anguilla
110V
60Hz
?
1-264
011
L
Antarctica
?
?
?
672
?
?
Antigua
230V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-268
011
L
Electricity: Airport area is 110v.
Argentina
220V
50 Hz
PAL N
54
00
R
Armenia
?
?
SECAM D/K
374
00
R
Aruba
127V
60 Hz
NTSC M
297
00
R
Electricity: Lago Colony 115V
Ascension Island
?
?
?
247
01
?
Australia
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
61
0011
L
Austria
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
43
00
R
Azerbaijan
?
?
SECAM D/K
994
?
R
Azores
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
?
?
?
Electricity: Ponta Delgada 110V; to be converted to 220V
Bahamas
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-242
011
L
Bahrain
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
973
00
R
Electricity: Awali 110V, 60 Hz
Balearic Islands
220V
50 Hz
?
?
?
?
Bangladesh
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
880
00
L
Barbados
115V
50 Hz
NTSC M
1-246
011
L
Barbuda
?
?
?
1-268
011
?
Belarus
?
?
SECAM D/K
375
8~10
R
Belgium
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/H
32
00
R
Belize
110/220V
60 Hz
NTSC M
501
00
R
Benin
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
229
00
R
Bermuda
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-441
011
L
Bhutan
?
?
?
975
00
L
Bolivia
220/230V
50 Hz
NTSC M
591
00
R
Electricity: La Paz & Viacha 115V
Bosnia/Herzegovina
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/H
387
00
R
Botswana
231V
50 Hz
SECAM K, PAL I
267
00
L
Brazil
220V
60 Hz
PAL M
55
0021/0023
R
Brunei
240V
50 Hz
PAL B
673
00
L
Bulgaria
220V
50 Hz
SECAM D/K
359
00
R
Burkina Faso
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
226
00
R
Burundi
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
257
R
Cambodia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G, NTSC M
855
00
R
Cameroon
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
237
00
R
Canada
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1
011
R
Canary Islands
127V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
?
?
?
Cape Verde
220V
50 Hz
?
238
0
R
Cayman Islands
120V
60 Hz
?
1-345
011
L
Central African Republic
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
236
?
R
Chad
220V
50Hz
SECAM D
235
?
R
Channel Islands
240V
50 Hz
PAL I
?
?
L
Electricity: Guernsey 230V
Chile
220V
50 Hz
NTSC M
56
00
R
China
220V
50 Hz
PAL D
86
00
R
Christmas Island
?
?
?
61
00
?
Cocos-Keeling Islands
?
?
?
61
0011
?
Colombia
110V
60Hz
NTSC M
57
009/007/005
R
Comoros
220V
50 Hz
?
269
?
R
Congo (People's Republic)
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
242
00
R
Congo, Democratic Republic (Zaire)
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
243
00
?
Cook Islands
?
?
PAL B
682
00
L
Costa Rica
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
506
00
R
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K/D
225
00
R
Croatia
220V
50Hz
PAL B/H
385
00
R
Cuba
110/220V
60Hz
NTSC M
53
?
R
Electricity: Most older hotels 110V. Some newer hotels 220V.
Telephone: Guantanamo Bay CC=53-99, IDP=00Cyprus
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
357
00
L
Czech Republic
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G, SECAM D/K
420
00/052
R
Denmark
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
45
00
R
Diego Garcia
?
?
NTSC M
246
00
?
Djibouti
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
253
00
R
Dominica
230V
50 Hz
NTSC M
1-767
011
L
Dominican Republic
110V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-809
011
R
East Timor
?
?
?
670
?
L
Easter Island
?
?
PAL B
56
00
?
Ecuador
120-127V
60 Hz
NTSC M
593
00
R
Egypt
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G, SECAM B
20
00
R
El Salvador
115V
60 Hz
NTSC M
503
00/144+00
R
Equatorial Guinea
220V
50 Hz
SECAM B
240
00
R
Electricity: Voltage varies between 150 and 175V with frequent outages
Eritrea
220V
50 Hz
?
291
00
R
Estonia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B, SECAM D/K
372
00
R
Ethiopia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
251
00
R
Faeroe Islands
220V
50 Hz
?
298
009
R
Falkland Islands
?
?
PAL I
500
00
L
Fiji
240V
50 Hz
NTSC M
679
05
L
Finland
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
358
00/990/994/999
R
France
230V
50 Hz
SECAM L
33
00/40/ 50/70/90
R
TV: French Forces Network is SECAM G
French Antilles
?
?
?
596
00
R
French Guiana
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
594
00
R
Gabon
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
241
00
R
Galapagos Islands
?
?
NTSC M
?
?
?
Gambia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
220
00
R
Georgia
?
?
SECAM D/K
995
8~10
R
Germany
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
49
00
R
Ghana
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
233
00
R
Gibraltar
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
350
00
R
Greece
220V
50 Hz
SECAM B
30
00
R
Greenland
220V
50 Hz
NTSC M
299
009
R
Grenada (Windward Islands)
230V
50 Hz
NTSC M
1-473
011
L
Guadeloupe
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
590
00
R
Guam
110V
60Hz
NTSC M
1-671
011
R
Guatemala
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
502
0/130+00
R
Guinea
220V
50 Hz
PAL K
224
00
R
Guinea-Bissau
220V
50 Hz
?
245
00
R
Guyana
240V
60 Hz
NTSC M
592
001
L
Electricity: In Georgetown 120V & 240V at 50/60Hz are found (50Hz most common).
Haiti
110V
60 Hz
NTSC M
509
00
R
Honduras
110V
60 Hz
NTSC M
504
00
R
Hong Kong
220V*
50 Hz
PAL I
852
001/008/009
L
Hungary
220V
50 Hz
PAL D/K
36
00
R
Iceland
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
354
00
R
India
230V
50 Hz
PAL B
91
00
L
Electricity: DC power in use in some areas
Indonesia
127/220V
50 Hz
PAL B
62
001/008
L
Electricity: Conversion to 220V in progress; complete in principal cities
Iran
220
50 Hz
SECAM B
98
00
R
Iraq
220V
50 Hz
SECAM B
964
00
R
Ireland (Eire)
230
50 Hz
PAL I
353
00
L
Isle of Man
240V
50 Hz
PAL
?
?
L
Israel
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
972
00/012/014
R
Italy
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
39
00
R
Jamaica
110V
50 Hz
NTSC M
1-876
011
L
Japan
100V
50/60 Hz
NTSC M
81
001/0061/0041
L
Electricity: Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima)
Johnstone Island
?
?
NTSC M
?
?
?
Jordan
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
962
00
R
Kazakhstan
220V
50 Hz
SECAM D/K
7
8~10
R
Kenya
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
254
000
L
Kiribati
240V
50 Hz
?
686
00
L
Korea (North)
?
?
SECAM D, PAL D/K
850
00
R
Korea (South)
220V
60 Hz
NTSC M
82
001/002
R
Kuwait
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
965
00
R
Kyrgyz Republic
?
?
SECAM D/K
996
8~10
R
Laos
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
856
R
Latvia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G, SECAM D/K
371
00
R
Lebanon
110/220V
50 Hz
SECAM B
961
00
R
Lesotho
220V
50 Hz
PAL K
266
00
L
Liberia
120V
60 Hz
PAL B/H
231
00
R
Libya
127V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
218
00
R
Electricity: Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230V
Liechtenstein
?
?
?
423
00
R
Lithuania
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G, SECAM D/K
370
8~10
R
Luxembourg
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G, SECAM L
352
00
R
Macau
220V
50 Hz
PAL I
853
00
L
Macedonia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/H
389
00
R
Madagascar
127/220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
261
00
R
Madeira
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
?
?
?
Malawi
230V
50 Hz
?
265
?
L
Malaysia
240V
50 Hz
PAL B
60
00
L
Electricity: Penang 230V
Maldives
230V
50 Hz
PAL B
960
00
L
Mali
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
223
00
R
Malta
240V
50 Hz
PAL B
356
00
L
Marshall Islands
?
?
NTSC M
692
011
R
Martinique
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
596
00
R
Mauritania
220V
50 Hz
SECAM B
222
00
R
Mauritius
230V
50 Hz
SECAM B
230
00
L
Mayotte
?
?
SECAM K
269
?
?
Mexico
127V
60 Hz
NTSC M
52
00
R
Micronesia (Federal States of)
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
691
011
R
Midway Island
?
?
NTSC M
808
00
?
Moldova
?
SECAM D/K
373
8~10
R
Monaco
127/220V
50 Hz
SECAM L, PAL G
377
00
R
Mongolia
?
?
SECAM D
976
00
R
Montserrat (Leeward Is.)
230V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-664
011
L
Morocco
127/220V
50 Hz
SECAM B
212
00~
R
Mozambique
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
258
00
L
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
230V
50 Hz
NTSC M
95
0
R
Namibia
220V
50 Hz
PAL I
264
09
L
Electricity: Keetmanshoop 230V
Nauru
240V
50 Hz
?
674
00
L
Nepal
220V
50 Hz
???? B
977
00
L
Netherlands
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
31
00
R
Netherlands Antilles
127/220V
50 Hz
NTSC M
599
00
R
Electricity: St. Martin 120V 60 Hz
New Caledonia
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
687
00
R
New Zealand
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
64
00
L
Nicaragua
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
505
00
R
Niue
683
00
?
Niger
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
227
00
R
Nigeria
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
234
009
R
Norfolk Island
?
PAL B
672
00
?
North Mariana Islands
?
NTSC M
1-670
011
R
Norway
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
47
00
R
Okinawa
100V
60 Hz
?
?
Electricity: Military facilities 120V
Oman
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
968
00
R
Electricity: Voltage variations common
Pakistan
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
92
00
L
Palau
?
?
NTSC M
680
011
R
Palestine
?
?
970
00
R
Panama
110V
60 Hz
NTSC M
507
0
R
Electricity: Panama City 120V
Papua New Guinea
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
675
05
L
Paraguay
220V
50 Hz
PAL N
595
00
R
Peru
220V
60 Hz
NTSC M
51
00
R
Electricity: Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz
Philippines
220V
60 Hz
NTSC M
63
00
R
Poland
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
48
0~0
R
Polynesia (French)
?
?
SECAM K
689
00
R
Portugal
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
351
00/882
R
Puerto Rico
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-787
011
R
Qatar
240V
50 Hz
PAL B
974
0
R
Réunion Island
220V
50Hz
SECAM K
262
00
R
Romania
220V
50 Hz
PAL D/G
40
00
R
Russia & Former Soviet Republics
220V
50 Hz
Originally SECAM D/K but now moving to PAL
7
8~10
R
Rwanda
220V
50 Hz
250
00
R
St. Helena
?
?
?
290
01
L
St. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Is.)
230V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-869
011
L
St. Lucia (Windward Islands)
240V
50 Hz
NTSC M
1-758
011
L
St Pierre et Miquelon
SECAM K
508
00
R
St. Vincent (Windward Islands)
230V
50 Hz
NTSC M
1-784
011
L
San Marino
?
378
00
R
São Tomé e Principe
?
PAL B/G
239
00
R
Samoa (American)
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
684
00
R
Saudi Arabia
127V
60 Hz
SECAM B/G, PAL B
966
00
R
Saba & Statia (St. Eustatius)
110V
60 Hz
?
?
Senegal
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
221
00
R
Serbia
?
?
381
99
R
Seychelles
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
248
00
L
Sierra Leone
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
232
00
R
Singapore
220V
50Hz
PAL B/G
65
001/002/008
L
Slovak Republic
220V
50 Hz
PAL B,SECAM D/K
421
00
R
Slovenia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/H
386
00
R
Soloman Islands
?
?
?
677
00
L
Somalia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
252
?
R
Electricity: Berbera 230V; Merca 110/220V
South Africa
220/230V
50 Hz
PAL I
27
09
L
Electricity: Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250V; also found in King Williams
Spain
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
34
00
R
Sri Lanka
230V
50 Hz
PAL
94
00
L
Sudan
240V
50 Hz
PAL B
249
00
R
Suriname
127V
60 Hz
NTSC M
597
00
L
Swaziland
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
268
00
L
Sweden
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
46
00
R
Switzerland
230V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
41
00
R
Syria
220V
50 Hz
SECAM B, PAL G
963
00
R
Tahiti
110/220V
60 Hz
SECAM D/K
?
Taiwan
110V
60 Hz
NTSC
886
002
R
Tajikistan
220V
50 Hz
SECAM D/K
992
8~10
R
Tanzania
230V
50 Hz
PAL B
255
000
L
Thailand
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/M
66
001
L
Telephone: To call Malaysia, dial 007
Togo
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
228
00
R
Electricity: Lome 127V
Tokelau
?
?
690
00
?
Tonga
240V
50 Hz
?
676
00
L
Trinidad & Tobago
115V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-868
011
L
Tunisia
127/220V
50 Hz
SECAM B
216
00
R
Turkey
220V
50 Hz
PAL B
90
00
R
Turkmenistan
220V
50 Hz
SECAM D/K
993
8~10
R
Turks & Caicos Islands
?
NTSC M
1-649
011
L
Tuvalu
?
?
?
688
00
L
Uganda
240V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
256
000
L
Electricity: Voltage variances are common
Ukraine
?
?
SECAM D/K
380
8~10
R
United Arab Emirates
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
971
00
R
United Kingdom
230V
50 Hz
PAL I
44
00
L
United States of America
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1
011
R
Uruguay
220V
50 Hz
PAL N
598
00
R
Uzbekistan
?
?
SECAM D/K
998
8~10
R
Vanuatu
?
?
678
00
R
Vatican City
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
39
00
R
Venezuela
120V
60 Hz
NTSC M
58
00
R
Electricity: Valencia 50 Hz; also found in Maracay
Vietnam
127/220V
50 Hz
NTSC M, SECAM D
84
00
R
Electricity: Standardization to 220V in progress
Virgin Islands (British)
110V
60 Hz
NTSC M
1-284
011
L
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
?
?
1-340
011
L
Wake Island
?
?
808
00
?
Wallis & Futuna Islands
?
?
SECAM K
681
19~
R
Western Sahara
?
?
?
R
Western Samoa
230V
50 Hz
?
685
00
R
Yemen, Republic of
220/230V
50 Hz
PAL B/NTSC M
967
00
R
Yugoslavia (former)
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
381
?
R
Zaire
220V
50 Hz
SECAM K
243
00
?
Zambia
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
260
00
L
Zanzibar
?
255
00
?
Zimbabwe
220V
50 Hz
PAL B/G
263
00
L
Global Mobile Satellite System (GMSS)
881
00
Inmarsat (East Atlantic)
871
00
Inmarsat (West Atlantic)
874
00
Inmarsat (Indian Ocean)
873
00
Inmarsat (Pacific)
872
00
Inmarsat SNAC
870
00
Universal Personal Telecommunications (UPT)
878
00
~ wait for second dial tone
NTSC - National Television Standards Committee. Developed in the USA, first used in 1954, 525 horizontal lines, interlaced, 60 fields per second, 30 frames per second. Sometimes referred to as "Never Twice the Same Color." Only one type: NTSC M.
SECAM - Système Électronique pour Couleur avec Mémoire. Developed in France, first used in 1967, 625 horizontal lines, interlaced, 50 fields per second, 25 frames per second. Sometimes referred to as "Something Essentially Contrary to the American Method" or "SEcond Colour Always Magenta." Different types, generally incompatible, use different video bandwidth/audio carrier specs: B and D (usually for VHF), G, H, and K (UHF), I, N, M, K1 and L (VHF/UHF).
PAL - Phase Alternating Line. Developed in the UK & Germany, first used in 1967, 625 horizontal lines, interlaced, 50 fields per second, 25 frames per second. Sometimes called "Perfection At Last", or "Pay A Lot" (due to initial high TV receiver costs). Different types, generally incompatible, use different video bandwidth/audio carrier specs. Common types: B, G and H. Less common: D, I, N and M.