World Electric Guide for Emergency lights
The electric power frequency is shown in the number of hertz (cycles per second). Even if voltages are similar, a 60-hertz clock or tape recorder may not function properly on 50 hertz current.All systems described here usealternating current (AC).
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COUNTRY
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VOLTAGE | FREQUENCY | PLUG | COMMENTS |
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Afghanistan
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F * | * A UN correspondent reports C and F common in Kabul, but its likely a variety of plugs may be used around the country. Some sources report Type D also in use. Other reports indicate voltage variances from 160V to 280V. |
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Albania
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220V* | 50 Hz | C & F | *Voltage variations common |
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Algeria
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230V | 50 Hz | C* & F | *A variation of Type C with a ground post offset about 1/2-inch from center may also be found. |
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American Samoa
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120V | 60 Hz | A, B, F & I | |
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Andorra
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230V | 50Hz | C & F | |
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Angola
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Anguilla
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110V | 60Hz | A (maybe B) | |
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Antigua
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230V* | 60 Hz | A & B | *Airport area is reportedly Antigua power is 110V. |
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Argentina
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220V | 50 Hz | C & I* | *Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and elsewhere. |
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Armenia
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Aruba
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127V* | 60 Hz | A, B & F | *Lago Colony 115V |
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Australia
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230V* | 50 Hz | I | *Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch. Though nominal voltage has been officially changed to 230V, 240V is within tolerances and commonly found. |
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Austria
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230V | 50 Hz | C, F | |
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Azerbaijan
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220V | 50 Hz | C, F | |
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Azores
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220V* | 50 Hz | B, C, & F | *Ponta Delgada 110V; to be converted to 220V |
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Bahamas
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120V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Bahrain
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230V* | 50 Hz* | G | *Awali 110V, 60 Hz |
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Balearic Islands
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Bangladesh
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220V | 50 Hz | A, C, D, G & K | |
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Barbados
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115V | 50 Hz | A, B | |
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Belarus
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Belgium
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230V | 50 Hz | E | Notes from correspondents: a ‘C’ style plug can be used with ‘E’ and ‘F’ receptacles. All double-insulated appliances are indeed fitted with a ‘C’ plug, and can be used in any compatible receptacle (C E F and narrow L). Type C receptacles are prohibited in Belgium. |
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Belize
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110/220V | 60 Hz | B & G | |
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Benin
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220V | 50 Hz | E | |
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Bermuda
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120V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Bhutan
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230V | 50 Hz | D, F, & G | Type M plugs also identified by some sources. |
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Bolivia
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220/230V* | 50 Hz | A & C | *La Paz & Viacha 115V |
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Bosnia
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Botswana
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231V | 50 Hz | G & M | |
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Brazil
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110/220V* | 60 Hz | A & B, C | *127V found in states of Bahia, Paran?(including Curitiba), Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais (though 220V may be found in some hotels). Other areas are 220V only, with the exception of Fortaleza (240V). Outlets are often a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. |
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Brunei
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Bulgaria
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230V | 50 Hz | C* & F* | *Outlets are reported as type F, though both type C and F plugs may be encountered. |
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Burkina Faso
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220V | 50 Hz | C & E | |
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Burundi
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220V | 50 Hz | C & E | |
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Cambodia
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230V | 50 Hz | A & C* | *Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. Plug G may be found in some hotels. |
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Cameroon
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220V | 50 Hz | C, E | |
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Canada
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120V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Canary Islands
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220V | 50 Hz | C, E, & L | Type L plugs/outlets may have different pin spacing. The smaller and closer pins are for a rated current of 10 A, the bigger and wider pins are for a rated current of 16 A. |
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Cape Verde
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Cayman Islands
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120V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Central African Republic
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220V | 50 Hz | C & E | |
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Chad
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220V | 50Hz | D, E & F | |
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Channel Islands
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230V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Chile
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220V | 50 Hz | C & L | |
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China, People’s Republic of
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220V | 50 Hz | A, I, G | The “official” plug type is like type A but slightly shorter and without holes in blades. Type A and I outlets are common, and Type G might also be found. |
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Colombia
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110V | 60Hz | A& B | |
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Comoros
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220V | 50 Hz | C & E | |
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Congo, People’s Rep. of
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230V | 50 Hz | C & E | |
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Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former Zaire)
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220V | 50 Hz | C& D | |
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Cook Islands
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240V | 50 Hz | I | |
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Costa Rica
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120V | 60 Hz | A& B | |
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Côte d’Ivoire
(Ivory Coast) |
220V | 50 Hz | C & E | |
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Croatia
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230V | 50Hz | C& F | |
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Cuba
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110/220V | 60Hz | A& B, C, F& L |
Most older hotels 110V. Some newer hotels 220V. Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. |
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Cyprus
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Czech Republic
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230V | 50 Hz | E | |
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Denmark
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230V | 50 Hz | C& K | Denmark’s connectors have slight differences from those used elsewhere. While pin diameter and spacing is standard, outlets may have different housing depths which could interfere with standard adaptors — one report says this is due to “childproofing.”Also, Plug C fits into K-type outlets (but not vice versa). |
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Djibouti
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220V | 50 Hz | C& E | |
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Dominica
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230V | 50 Hz | D & G | |
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Dominican Republic
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110V | 60 Hz | A | Type J may exist in some hotels. |
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East Timor
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220V | 50 Hz | C, E, F, I, | A UN correspondent reports “power is poor in the country with frequent brownouts and blackouts. I suspect that surges are frequent as we go through a lot of surge-protecting power bars.” Further he reports than Type I is common as much construction is done by Australians; type C is common in building built during Indonesian occupation; type E is less common; type F is common in offices but not hotels. |
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Ecuador
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120-127V | 60 Hz | A& B | |
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Egypt
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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El Salvador
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115V | 60 Hz | A& B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, & L | |
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England (See United Kingdom)
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Equatorial Guinea
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220V* | 50 Hz | C& E | *Voltage varies between 150 & 175V with frequent outages |
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Eritrea
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230V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Estonia
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230V | 50 Hz | F | Type C may be found in older buildings. Type E plugs may work in either C or F type outlets. |
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Ethiopia
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220V | 50 Hz | D,J, & L | |
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Faeroe Islands
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220V | 50 Hz | C& K | |
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Falkland Islands
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Fiji
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240V | 50 Hz | I | |
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Finland
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230V | 50 Hz | C& F | |
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France
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230V | 50 Hz | E | Type C plugs may be found on some appliances, and will fit the Type E outlet. Type C outlets may be found in older buildings. Type A may be found in older buildings but is illegal. |
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French Guiana
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220V | 50 Hz | C, & E | |
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Gaza
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230V | 50 Hz | H | |
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Gabon
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Gambia
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230V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Germany
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230V | 50 Hz | C& F | |
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Ghana
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230V | 50 Hz | D & C | |
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Gibraltar
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240V | 50 Hz | C& G | |
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Great Britain (See United Kingdom)
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Greece
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220V | 50 Hz | C, D, E & F | |
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Greenland
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220V | 50 Hz | C & K | |
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Grenada (Windward Is.)
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230V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Guadeloupe
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230V | 50 Hz | C, D&E | |
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Guam
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110V | 60Hz | A & B | |
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Guatemala
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120V | 60 Hz | A, B, G, & I | |
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Guinea
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220V | 50 Hz | C, F & K | |
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Guinea-Bissau
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Guyana
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240V* | 60 Hz* | A, B, D& G | *Inside the capital city of Georgetown, both 120V and 240V at either 50 or 60Hz are found, depending on the part of the city (50Hz most common). Actual voltage may vary from area to area. |
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Haiti
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110V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Honduras
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110V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Hong Kong
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220V* | 50 Hz | G, M | Type M replaced by Type G but still found. |
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Hungary
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230V | 50 Hz | C&F | |
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Iceland
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220V | 50 Hz | C&F | |
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India
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230V | 50 Hz | C& D | |
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Indonesia
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127/230V* | 50 Hz | C, F& G | *Conversion to 230V in progress; complete in principal cities |
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Iran
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230V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Iraq
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230V | 50 Hz | C, D, & G | |
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Ireland (Eire)
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230 | 50 Hz | G | Type F once common and may be occasionally found. |
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Isle of Man
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240V | 50 Hz | C&G | |
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Israel
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230V | 50 Hz | H &C | *Many (but not all) modern electric outlets in Israel have larger holes that accept both Type H and C plugs. Some extension cords and older outlets accept only the Type H plug. One correspondent estimates a 50-70% chance that a randomly selected outlet will accept Type C. |
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Italy
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230V | 50 Hz | C, E, F & L | Type L plugs/outlets may have different pin spacing. The smaller and closer pins are for a rated current of 10 A, the bigger and wider pins are for a rated current of 16 A. Both kinds are currently used and comply to the relevant Italian (CEI) regulations. Some outlets have overlapping holes to accept either older or newer types. |
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Ivory Coast (See Côte d’Ivoire)
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Jamaica
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110V | 50 Hz | A & B | |
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Japan
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100V | 50/60 Hz* | A, B | *Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima) |
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Jordan
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230V | 50 Hz | D, F, G & J* | *Type C may be found in some hotels. |
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Kenya
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Kazakhstan
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Kiribati
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240V | 50 Hz | ||
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Korea, South
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220V | 60 Hz | C&F* | *Type F likely to be found in offices and hotels. 110V power with plugs A & B was previously used but is being phased out. Older buildings may still have this, and some hotels offer both 110V and 220V service. |
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Kuwait
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240V | 50 Hz | C& G | |
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Laos
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230V | 50 Hz | A, B, C, E & F | |
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Latvia
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Lebanon
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110/220V | 50 Hz | A, B, C, D & G | |
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Lesotho
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220V | 50 Hz | M | |
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Liberia
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120V | 60 Hz | A& B | |
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Libya
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127V* | 50 Hz | D | *Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230V |
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Lithuania
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Liechtenstein
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230V | 50 Hz | J | |
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Luxembourg
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Macau
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220V | 50 Hz | D & G | |
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Macedonia
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Madagascar
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127/220V | 50 Hz | C, D, E, J & K | |
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Madeira
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Malawi
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230V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Malaysia
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Maldives
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230V | 50 Hz | A, D, G, J ,K& L | |
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Mali
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220V | 50 Hz | C & E | |
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Malta
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Martinique
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220V | 50 Hz | C , D, & E | |
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Mauritania
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Mauritius
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230V | 50 Hz | C &G | |
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Mexico
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127V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Micronesia (Federal States of)
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120V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Monaco
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127/220V | 50 Hz | C, D, E F | |
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Mongolia
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230V | C & E | ||
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Montserrat (Leeward Is.)
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230V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Morocco
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127/220V* | 50 Hz | C & E | *Conversion to 220V only underway |
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Mozambique
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220V | 50 Hz | C , F& M* | *Type M found especially near the border with South Africa, including the capitol, Maputo. |
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Myanmar (formerly Burma)
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230V | 50 Hz | C , D, F& G* | Type G* found primarily in better hotels. Also, many of major hotels chains are said to have multipurpose outlets, which will take Australian 3-pin plugs and perhaps other types. |
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Namibia
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220V | 50 Hz | D | |
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Nauru
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240V | 50 Hz | I | |
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Nepal
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230V | 50 Hz | C&D | |
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Netherlands
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230V | 50 Hz | C&F | |
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Netherlands Antilles
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127/220V* | 50 Hz | A, B, & F | *St. Martin 120V 60 Hz; Saba &(St. Eustatius 110V 60 Hz A, maybe B |
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New Caledonia
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220V | 50 Hz | F | |
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New Zealand
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230V | 50 Hz | I | |
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Nicaragua
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120V | 60 Hz | A | |
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Niger
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220V | 50 Hz | A, B,C,D, E & F | |
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Nigeria
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240V | 50 Hz | D& G | |
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Northern Ireland (see United Kingdom)
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Norway
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230V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Okinawa
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100V* | 60 Hz | A, B & I | *Military facilities 120V |
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Oman
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240V* | 50 Hz | G | *Voltage variations common |
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Pakistan
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230V | 50 Hz | C & D | |
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Palmyra Atoll
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120V | 60Hz | A& B | |
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Panama
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110V* | 60 Hz | A, B | *Panama City 120V |
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Papua New Guinea
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240V | 50 Hz | I | |
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Paraguay
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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Peru
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220V* | 60 Hz* | A, B & C | *Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz |
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Philippines
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220V* | 60 Hz | A, B , C | |
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Poland
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230V | 50 Hz | C& E | |
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Portugal
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220V | 50 Hz | C& F | |
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Puerto Rico
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120V | 60 Hz | A& B | |
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Qatar
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240V | 50 Hz | D & G | |
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Réunion Island
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220V | 50Hz | E | |
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Romania
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230V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Russian Federation
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220V | 50 Hz | C | A correspondent notes: “Plug type E can also be used (because the mains outlets do not have the protruding pin). Plug type F can sometimes be used but with reservation because in many places the mains outlet will not allow to connect such plug as the outlets have smaller hole diameters than F-plug pins. |
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Rwanda
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230V | 50 Hz | C & J | |
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St. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Is.)
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230V | 60 Hz | D & G | |
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St. Lucia (Windward Is.)
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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St. Vincent (Windward Is.)
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230V | 50 Hz | A, C, E, G, I & K | |
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Saudi Arabia
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127/220V | 60 Hz | A, B, F & G | |
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Scotland (See United Kingdom)
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Senegal
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230V | 50 Hz | C, D, E & K | |
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Serbia-Montenegro
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220V | 50 Hz | C& F | |
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Seychelles
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Sierra Leone
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230V | 50 Hz | D & G | |
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Singapore
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230V | 50 Hz | G | Type A adaptors are widely available from shops as an extension set of 2 to 5 sets of sockets; most commonly used for audio and video equipment. |
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Slovak Republic
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230V | 50 Hz | E | |
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Slovenia
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220V | 50 Hz | C& F | |
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Somalia
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220V* | 50 Hz | C | *Berbera 230V; Merca 110/220V |
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South Africa
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220/230V* | 50 Hz | M** | *Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250V; also found in King Williams ** Types C & G can also be found in some areas. |
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Spain
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230V | 50 Hz | C& F | |
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Sri Lanka
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230V | 50 Hz | D | |
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Sudan
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230V | 50 Hz | C& D | |
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Suriname
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127V | 60 Hz | C& F | |
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Swaziland
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230V | 50 Hz | M | |
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Sweden
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230V | 50 Hz | C& F | |
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Switzerland
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230V | 50 Hz | J | Type C plugs are common on appliances, and will fit the Type J outlet. |
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Syria
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220V | 50 Hz | C, E, & L | |
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Tahiti
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110/220V | 60 Hz | A, B, E | Information is based mainly on hotel experiences reported by travelers. |
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Tajikistan
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220V | 50 Hz | C& I | |
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Taiwan
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110V | 60 Hz | A, B | |
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Tanzania
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230V | 50 Hz | D & G | |
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Thailand
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220V | 50 Hz | A& C* | *Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. |
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Togo
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220V* | 50 Hz | C | *Lome 127V |
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Tonga
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240V | 50 Hz | I | |
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Trinidad & Tobago
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115V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Tunisia
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230V | 50 Hz | C& E | |
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Turkey
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230V | 50 Hz | C&F | |
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Turkmenistan
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220V | 50 Hz | B&F | |
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Uganda
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240V | 50 Hz | G | |
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Ukraine
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220V | 50 Hz | C | |
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United Arab Emirates
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220V* | 50 Hz | C, D & G | |
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United Kingdom
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230V* | 50 Hz | G | *Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch. Though nominal voltage has been officially changed to 230V, 240V is within tolerances and commonly found. |
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United States of America
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120V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Uruguay
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220V | 50 Hz | C, F, I* & L | Type F becoming more common as a result of computer use. *Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and elsewhere. |
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Uzbekistan
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220V | 50 Hz | C& I | |
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Vanuatu
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230V | 50 Hz | I | Some Type G may linger from British Colonial period, but are a rarity. |
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Venezuela
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120V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Vietnam
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127/220V* | 50 Hz | A, C& G | *To be standardized at 220V. Type G found in newer hotels, primarily those built by Singaporean and Hong Kong developers. |
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Virgin Islands (British and U.S.)
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110V | 60 Hz | A & B | |
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Wales (See United Kingdom)
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Western Samoa
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230V | 50 Hz | I | |
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Yemen, Rep. of
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220/230V | 50 Hz | A, D& G | |
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Yugoslavia (Former)
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220V | 50 Hz | C & F | |
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Zambia
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230V | 50 Hz | C, D & G | |
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Zimbabwe
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220V | 50 Hz | D & G |
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