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ELECTRIC PLUGS IN USE
The main types of electrical plugs that are used around the world are listed below. You can click on the illustration to view a larger picture and a listing of countries where that type of plug is used.
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A
Flat blade attachment plug |
B
Flat blades (same as type A), but with round grounding pin |
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C
Round pin attachment plug
NOTE: a 'C' style plug can be used with 'E', 'F' and some 'L' receptacles. |
D
Round pins with ground |
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E
Round pin plug and receptacle with male grounding pin |
F
"Schuko" plug and receptable with side grounding contacts |
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G
Rectangular blade plug |
H
Oblique flat blades with ground |
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I
Oblique flat blades (inverted V-shape) with ground |
J
Round pins with ground (offset) |
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K
Round pins with spade ground |
L
Round pins with ground (in-line) |
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M
"South African" plug, similar to type D but larger and with one oversized pin |
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ELECTRIC POWER AROUND THE WORLD
The table below summarizes information on the electrical systems in use in most countries of the world. |
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VOLTAGE |
FREQUENCY |
PLUG |
COMMENTS |
| Afghanistan |
220V |
50 Hz |
D |
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| Albania |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
Voltage variations common |
| Algeria |
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. |
| American Samoa |
120V |
60 Hz |
A, B, F & I |
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| Angola |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| Anguilla |
110V |
60Hz |
A (maybe B) |
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| Antigua |
230V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Argentina |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & I |
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| Armenia |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Aruba |
127V |
60 Hz |
A, B & F |
Lago Colony 115V |
| Australia |
240V |
50 Hz |
I |
Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch |
| Austria |
230V |
50 Hz |
C, F |
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| Azores |
220V |
50 Hz |
B, C, & F |
Ponta Delgada 110V; to be converted to 220V |
| Bahamas |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Bahrain |
230V |
50 Hz |
G |
Awali 110V, 60 Hz |
| Balearic Islands |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Bangladesh |
220V |
50 Hz |
A, C, D, G & K |
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| Barbados |
115V |
50 Hz |
A, B |
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| Belgium |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
Notes from a correspondent: 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). |
| Belize |
110/220V |
60 Hz |
B & G |
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| Benin |
220V |
50 Hz |
D |
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| Bermuda |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Bhutan |
230V |
50 Hz |
D, F, & G |
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| Bolivia |
220/230V |
50 Hz |
A & C |
La Paz & Viacha 115V |
| Bosnia |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Botswana |
231V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| Brazil |
110/220V |
60 Hz |
A & B, C |
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| Brunei |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Bulgaria |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
Outlets are reported as type F, though both type C and F plugs may be encountered. |
| Burkina Faso |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Burundi |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Cambodia |
230V |
50 Hz |
A & C |
Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. |
| Cameroon |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, E |
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| Canada |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Canary Islands |
127V |
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. |
| Cape Verde |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Cayman Islands |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Central African Republic |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Chad |
220V |
50Hz |
D, E & F |
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| Channel Islands |
240V |
50 Hz |
C & G |
Guernsey 230V |
| Chile |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & L |
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| China, People's Republic of |
220V |
50 Hz |
A, I, |
The "official" plug type is like type A but slightly shorter and without holes in blades. Type I is common |
| Colombia |
110V |
60Hz |
A & B |
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| Comoros |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Congo, People's Rep. of |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former Zaire) |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & D |
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| Cook Islands |
240V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Costa Rica |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| C??e d'Ivoire(Ivory Coast) |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Croatia |
230V |
50Hz |
C & F |
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| Cuba |
110/220V |
60Hz |
A & B, C & L |
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| Cyprus |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Czech Republic |
230V |
50 Hz |
E |
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| Denmark |
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. |
| Djibouti |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Dominica |
230V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| Dominican Republic |
110V |
60 Hz |
A |
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| Ecuador |
120-127V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Egypt |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| El Salvador |
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 |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
Voltage varies between 150 & 175V with frequent outages |
| Eritrea |
230V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| Estonia |
230V |
50 Hz |
F |
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| Ethiopia |
220V |
50 Hz |
D, J, & L |
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| Faeroe Islands |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & K |
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| Fiji |
240V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Finland |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| France |
230V |
50 Hz |
E |
Type C plugs may be found on some appliances, and will fit the Type E outlet. |
| French Guiana |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, D, & E |
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| Gaza |
230V |
50 Hz |
H |
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| Gabon |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| Gambia |
230V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Germany |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Ghana |
230V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| Gibraltar |
240V |
50 Hz |
C & G |
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| Great Britain (See United Kingdom) |
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| Greece |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, D, E & F |
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| Greenland |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & K |
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| Grenada (Windward Is.) |
230V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Guadeloupe |
230V |
50 Hz |
C, D, & E |
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| Guam |
110V |
60Hz |
A & B |
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| Guatemala |
120V |
60 Hz |
A, B, G, & I |
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| Guinea |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, F & K |
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| Guinea-Bissau |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| Guyana |
240V |
60 Hz |
A, B, D & G |
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| Haiti |
110V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Honduras |
110V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Hong Kong |
220V |
50 Hz |
D, G |
Type D replaced by Type G but still found. |
| Hungary |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Iceland |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| India |
240V |
50 Hz |
C, D, & G |
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| Indonesia |
127/230V |
50 Hz |
C, E, & F |
Conversion to 230V in progress; complete in principal cities |
| Iran |
230V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| Iraq |
230V |
50 Hz |
C, D, & G |
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| Ireland (Eire) |
230 |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Isle of Man |
240V |
50 Hz |
C & G |
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| Israel |
230V |
50 Hz |
H & C |
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| Italy |
230V |
50 Hz |
F & L |
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| Jamaica |
110V |
50 Hz |
A & B |
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| Japan |
100V |
50/60 Hz |
A, B |
Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima) |
| Jordan |
230V |
50 Hz |
D, F, G & J |
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| Kenya |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Kazakhstan |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, G & H |
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| Kiribati |
240V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Korea, South |
220V |
60 Hz |
C & F |
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| Kuwait |
240V |
50 Hz |
C & G |
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| Laos |
230V |
50 Hz |
A, B, C, E & F |
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| Latvia |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Lebanon |
230V |
50 Hz |
A, B, C, D & G |
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| Lesotho |
220V |
50 Hz |
M |
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| Liberia |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Libya |
127V |
50 Hz |
D |
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| Lithuania |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Liechtenstein |
230V |
50 Hz |
J |
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| Luxembourg |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Macau |
220V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| Macedonia |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Madagascar |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
C, D, E, J & K |
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| Madeira |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Malawi |
230V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Malaysia |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
Penang 230V |
| Maldives |
230V |
50 Hz |
A, D, G, J, K & L |
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| Mali |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Malta |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Martinique |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, D, & E |
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| Mauritania |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| Mauritius |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & G |
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| Mexico |
127V |
60 Hz |
A |
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| Micronesia (Federal States of) |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Monaco |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
C, D, E F |
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| Mongolia |
230V |
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C & E |
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| Montserrat (Leeward Is.) |
230V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Morocco |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
Conversion to 220V only underway |
| Mozambique |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, F & M |
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| Myanmar (formerly Burma) |
230V |
50 Hz |
C, D, F & G |
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| Namibia |
220V |
50 Hz |
D |
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| Nauru |
240V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Nepal |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & D |
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| Netherlands |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Netherlands Antilles |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
A, B, & F |
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| New Caledonia |
220V |
50 Hz |
F |
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| New Zealand |
230V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Nicaragua |
120V |
60 Hz |
A |
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| Niger |
220V |
50 Hz |
A, B, C, D, E & F |
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| Nigeria |
240V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| Northern Ireland (see United Kingdom) |
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| Norway |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Okinawa |
100V |
60 Hz |
A, B & I |
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| Oman |
240V |
50 Hz |
C & G |
Voltage variations common |
| Pakistan |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & D |
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| Panama |
110V |
60 Hz |
A, B & I |
Panama City 120V |
| Papua New Guinea |
240V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Paraguay |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| Peru |
220V |
60 Hz |
A & C |
Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz |
| Philippines |
220V |
60 Hz |
A, B, C |
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| Poland |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Portugal |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Puerto Rico |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Qatar |
240V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| R??nion Island |
220V |
50Hz |
E |
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| Romania |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Russian Federation |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Rwanda |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & J |
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| St. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Is.) |
230V |
60 Hz |
D & G |
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| St. Lucia (Windward Is.) |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| St. Vincent (Windward Is.) |
230V |
50 Hz |
A, C, E, G, I & K |
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| Saudi Arabia |
127/220V |
60 Hz |
A, B, & G |
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| Scotland (See United Kingdom) |
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| Senegal |
230V |
50 Hz |
C, D, E & K |
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| Serbia-Montenegro |
220V |
50 Hz |
F |
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| Seychelles |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Sierra Leone |
230V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| Singapore |
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. |
| Slovak Republic |
230V |
50 Hz |
E |
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| Slovenia |
220V |
50 Hz |
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| Somalia |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
Berbera 230V; Merca 110/220V |
| South Africa |
220/230V |
50 Hz |
M |
Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250V; also found in King Williams |
| Spain
| 230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Sri Lanka |
230V |
50 Hz |
D |
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| Sudan |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & D |
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| Suriname |
127V |
60 Hz |
C & F |
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| Swaziland |
230V |
50 Hz |
M |
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| Sweden |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Switzerland |
230V |
50 Hz |
J |
Type C plugs are common on appliances, and will fit the Type J outlet. |
| Syria |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, E, & L |
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| Tahiti |
110/220V |
60 Hz |
A, B, E |
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| Tajikistan |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & I |
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| Taiwan |
110V |
60 Hz |
A, B |
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| Tanzania |
230V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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| Thailand |
220V |
50 Hz |
A & C |
Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. |
| Togo |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
Lome 127V |
| Tonga |
240V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Trinidad & Tobago |
115V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Tunisia |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & E |
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| Turkey |
230V |
50 Hz |
C & F |
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| Turkmenistan |
220V |
50 Hz |
B & F |
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| Uganda |
240V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| Ukraine |
220V |
50 Hz |
C |
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| United Arab Emirates |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, D & G |
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| United Kingdom |
230V |
50 Hz |
G |
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| United States of America |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Uruguay |
220V |
50 Hz |
C, F, I & L |
Type F becoming more common as a result of computer use. |
| Uzbekistan |
220V |
50 Hz |
C & I |
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| Venezuela |
120V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Vietnam |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
A, C & G |
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| Virgin Islands (British and U.S.) |
110V |
60 Hz |
A & B |
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| Wales (See United Kingdom) |
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| Western Samoa |
230V |
50 Hz |
I |
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| Yemen, Rep. of |
220/230V |
50 Hz |
A, D & G |
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| Yugoslavia (Former) |
220V |
50 Hz |
F |
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| Zambia |
230V |
50 Hz |
C, D & G |
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| Zimbabwe |
220V |
50 Hz |
D & G |
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