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Afghanistan
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220 V
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50 Hz
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C & F *
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* 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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220 V*
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50 Hz
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C & F
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*Voltage variations common
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Algeria
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230 V
|
50 Hz
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C* & F
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*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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120 V
|
60 Hz
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A, B, F & I
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Andorra
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230 V
|
50 Hz
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C & F
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Angola
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C
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Anguilla
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110 V
|
60 Hz
|
A (maybe B)
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bed"> Antigua
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230 V*
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60 Hz
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A & B
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*Airport area is reportedly Antigua power is 110 V.
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Argentina
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & I*
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*Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and elsewhere. Click here for more.
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Armenia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & F
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Aruba
|
127 V*
|
60 Hz
|
A, B & F
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*Lago Colony 115V
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Australia
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
I
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*Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch. Click here for more.
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Austria
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230 V
|
50 Hz
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F
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Type C may be found, but rare.
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Azerbaijan
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, F
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Azores
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220 V*
|
50 Hz
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B, C, & F
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*Ponta Delgada 110 V; to be converted to 220 V
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Bahamas
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120 V
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60 Hz
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A & B
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Bahrain
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230 V*
|
50 Hz*
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G
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*Awali 110 V, 60 Hz
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Balearic Islands
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & F
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Bangladesh
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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A, C, D, G & K
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Barbados
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115V
|
50 Hz
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A, B
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Belarus
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & F
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Belgium
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230 V
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50 Hz
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E
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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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110/220 V
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60 Hz
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B & G
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Benin
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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E
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Bermuda
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120 V
|
60 Hz
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A & B
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Bhutan
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230 V
|
50 Hz
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D, F, & G
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Type M plugs also identified by some sources.
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Bolivia
|
220/230 V*
|
50 Hz
|
A & C
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*La Paz & Viacha 115V
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Bosnia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
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Botswana
|
231V
|
50 Hz
|
M
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Type G may be found, but rare.
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Brazil
|
110/220 V*
|
60 Hz
|
A & B, C
|
*127 V found in states of Bahia, Paranב (including Curitiba), Rio de Janeiro, Sדo Paulo and Minas Gerais (though 220 V may be found in some hotels). Other areas are 220 V only, with the exception of Fortaleza (240 V). Outlets (click for more) are often a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug.
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Brunei
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
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G
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Bulgaria
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
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C* & F*
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*Outlets are reported as type F, though both type C and F plugs may be encountered.
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Burkina Faso
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & E
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Burundi
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & E
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Cambodia
|
230 V
|
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
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
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C, E
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Canada
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
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Canary Islands
|
220 V
|
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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220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
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Cayman Islands
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
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Central African Republic
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & E
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Chad
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220 V
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50 Hz
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D, E & F
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Channel Islands
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230 V
|
50 Hz
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G
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Chile
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220 V
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50 Hz
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C & L
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China, People's Republic of
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220 V
|
50 Hz
|
A, I, G
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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. Click here for photos and more info.
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Colombia
|
110 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
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Comoros
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & E
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Congo, People's Rep. of
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230 V
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50 Hz
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C & E
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Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former Zaire)
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & D
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Cook Islands
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
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I
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Costa Rica
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
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A & B
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Cפte d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast)
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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & E
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Croatia
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
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C & F
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Cuba
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110/220 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B, C,
F & L
|
Most older hotels 110 V. Some newer hotels 220 V. Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug.
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Cyprus
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
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Czech Republic
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230 V
|
50 Hz
|
E
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Denmark
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
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C & K
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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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220 V
|
50 Hz
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C & E
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Dominica
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230 V
|
50 Hz
|
D & G
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Dominican Republic
|
110 V
|
60 Hz
|
A
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Type J may exist in some hotels.
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East Timor
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, E, F, I,
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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
|
120-127 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
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Egypt
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
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El Salvador
|
115V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
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England (See United Kingdom)
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Equatorial Guinea
|
220 V*
|
50 Hz
|
C & E
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*Voltage varies between 150 & 175V with frequent outages
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Eritrea
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
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Estonia
|
230 V
|
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
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
D, J, & L
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Faeroe Islands
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & K
|
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Falkland Islands
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
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Fiji
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
I
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Finland
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
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France
|
230 V
|
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
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, & E
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Gaza
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
H
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Gabon
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
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Gambia
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
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Georgia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
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Germany
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
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Ghana
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
D & G
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Gibraltar
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & G
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Great Britain (See United Kingdom)
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Greece
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, D, E & F
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Greenland
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & K
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Grenada (Windward Is.)
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
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Guadeloupe
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, D, & E
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Guam
|
110 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
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Guatemala
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A, B, G, & I
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Guinea
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, F & K
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Guinea-Bissau
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
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Guyana
|
240 V*
|
60 Hz*
|
A, B, D & G
|
*Inside the capital city of Georgetown, both 120 V and 240 V at either 50 or 60 Hz are found, depending on the part of the city (50 Hz most common). Actual voltage may vary from area to area.
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Haiti
|
110 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
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Honduras
|
110 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
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Hong Kong
|
220 V*
|
50 Hz
|
G, M
|
Type M replaced by Type G but still found.
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Hungary
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
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Iceland
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
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India
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & D
|
Click here for photos and more info.
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Indonesia
|
127/230 V*
|
50 Hz
|
C, F & G
|
*Conversion to 230 V in progress; complete in principal cities
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Iran
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
|
|
Iraq
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, D, & G
|
|
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Ireland (Eire)
|
230
|
50 Hz
|
G
|
Type D once common and may be occasionally found.
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Isle of Man
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & G
|
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Israel
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
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Italy
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, 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 Cפte d'Ivoire)
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Jamaica
|
110 V
|
50 Hz
|
A & B
|
|
|
Japan
|
100 V
|
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
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
D, F, G & J*
|
*Type C may be found in some hotels.
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Kenya
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
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Kazakhstan
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
|
|
Kiribati
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
I
|
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Korea, South
|
220 V
|
60 Hz
|
C & F*
|
*Type F likely to be found in offices and hotels. 110 V power with plugs A & B was previously used but is being phased out. Older buildings may still have this, and some hotels offer both 110 V and 220 V service.
|
|
Kuwait
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
D* & G
|
*Type D primarily used for 15A service, Type G primarily for 13A service..
|
|
Laos
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
A, B, C, E & F
|
|
|
Latvia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Lebanon
|
110/220 V
|
50 Hz
|
A, B, C, D & G
|
|
|
Lesotho
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
M
|
|
|
Liberia
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
|
|
Libya
|
127 V*
|
50 Hz
|
D & L
|
*Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230 V
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Lithuania
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
J
|
|
|
Luxembourg
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Macau
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
D & G
|
|
|
Macedonia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Madagascar
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & E
|
|
|
Madeira
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Malawi
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
|
|
|
Malaysia
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
|
|
|
Maldives
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
A, D, G, J, K & L
|
|
|
Mali
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & E
|
|
|
Malta
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
|
|
|
Martinique
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, D, & E
|
|
|
Mauritania
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
|
|
Mauritius
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & G
|
|
|
Mexico
|
127 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
|
|
Micronesia (Federal States of)
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
|
|
Monaco
|
127/220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, D, E F
|
|
|
Mongolia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & E
|
|
|
Montenegro
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Montserrat (Leeward Is.)
|
230 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
|
|
Morocco
|
127/220 V*
|
50 Hz
|
C & E
|
*Conversion to 220 V only underway
|
|
Mozambique
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, F & M*
|
*Type M found especially near the border with South Africa, including the capitol, Maputo.
|
|
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
|
230 V
|
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
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
M
|
|
|
Nauru
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
I
|
|
|
Nepal
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & D
|
|
|
Netherlands
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
127/220 V*
|
50 Hz
|
A, B, & F
|
*St. Martin 120 V 60 Hz; Saba &(St. Eustatius 110 V 60 Hz A, maybe B
|
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New Caledonia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
F
|
|
|
New Zealand
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
I
|
|
|
Nicaragua
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A
|
|
|
Niger
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
A, B, C, D, E & F
|
|
|
Nigeria
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
D & G
|
|
|
Northern Ireland (see United Kingdom)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norway
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Okinawa
|
100 V*
|
60 Hz
|
A, B & I
|
*Military facilities 120 V
|
|
Oman
|
240 V*
|
50 Hz
|
G
|
*Voltage variations common
|
|
Pakistan
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & D
|
|
|
Palmyra Atoll
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
|
|
Panama
|
110 V*
|
60 Hz
|
A, B
|
*Panama City 120 V
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
I
|
|
|
Paraguay
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
|
|
Peru
|
220 V*
|
60 Hz*
|
A, B & C
|
*Talara 110/220 V; Arequipa 50 Hz
|
|
Philippines
|
220 V
|
60 Hz
|
A, B, C
|
Type A most commonly found.
|
|
Poland
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & E
|
|
|
Portugal
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
120 V
|
60 Hz
|
A & B
|
|
|
Qatar
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
D & G
|
|
|
Rיunion Island
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
E
|
|
|
Romania
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Russia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
F & C
|
Type F used in new construction. Type C common in older structures.
|
|
Rwanda
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & J
|
|
|
St. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Is.)
|
230 V
|
60 Hz
|
D & G
|
|
|
St. Lucia (Windward Is.)
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
|
|
|
St. Vincent (Windward Is.)
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
A, C, E, G, I & K
|
|
|
Samoa
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
I
|
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
127/220 V
|
60 Hz
|
A, B, F & G
|
|
|
Scotland (See United Kingdom)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senegal
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
C, D, E & K
|
|
|
Serbia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Seychelles
|
240 V
|
50 Hz
|
G
|
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
D & G
|
|
|
Singapore
|
230 V
|
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
|
230 V
|
50 Hz
|
E
|
|
|
Slovenia
|
220 V
|
50 Hz
|
C & F
|
|
|
Somalia
|
220 V*
|
50 Hz
|
C
|
*Berbera 230 V; Merca 110/220 V
|
|
South Africa
|
220/230 V*
|
50 Hz
|
M**
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*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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230 V
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50 Hz
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C & F
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A correspondent reports that in Barcelona's Barrio Gothic, voltage is 120 V 60 Hz using Types C & F plugs. Step up transformers are required to use typical European devices.
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Sri Lanka
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230 V
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50 Hz
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D
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Sudan
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230 V
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50 Hz
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C & D
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Suriname
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127 V
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60 Hz
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C & F
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Swaziland
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230 V
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50 Hz
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M
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Sweden
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230 V
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50 Hz
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C & F
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Switzerland
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230 V
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50 Hz
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J
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Type C plugs are common on appliances, and will fit the Type J outlet.
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Syria
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220 V
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50 Hz
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C, E, & L
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Tahiti
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110/220 V
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60 Hz
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A, B, E
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Information is based mainly on hotel experiences reported by travelers.
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Tajikistan
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220 V
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50 Hz
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C & I
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Taiwan
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110 V
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60 Hz
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A, B
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Tanzania
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230 V
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50 Hz
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D & G
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Thailand
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220 V
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50 Hz
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A & C*
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*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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220 V*
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50 Hz
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C
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*Lome 127 V
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Tonga
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240 V
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50 Hz
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I
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Trinidad & Tobago
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115V
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60 Hz
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A & B
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Tunisia
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230 V
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50 Hz
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C & E
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Turkey
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230 V
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50 Hz
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C & F
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Turkmenistan
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220 V
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50 Hz
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B & F
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Uganda
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240 V
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50 Hz
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G
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Ukraine
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220 V
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50 Hz
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C
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United Arab Emirates
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220 V*
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50 Hz
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G
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United Kingdom
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230 V*
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50 Hz
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G
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*Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch.
Though nominal voltage has been officially changed to 230 V, 240 V is within tolerances and commonly found.
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United States of America
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120 V
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60 Hz
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A & B
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Uruguay
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220 V
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50 Hz
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C, F, I* & L
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Type F becoming more common as a result of computer use. *Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and elsewhere. Click here for more.
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Uzbekistan
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220 V
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50 Hz
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C & I
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Vanuatu
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230 V
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50 Hz
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I
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Some Type G may linger from British Colonial period, but are a rarity.
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Venezuela
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120 V
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60 Hz
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A & B
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Vietnam
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127/220 V*
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50 Hz
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A, C & G
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*To be standardized at 220 V. 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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115V
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60 Hz
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A & B
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Wales (See United Kingdom)
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Yemen, Rep. of
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220/230 V
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50 Hz
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A, D & G
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Zambia
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230 V
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50 Hz
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C, D & G
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Zimbabwe
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220 V
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50 Hz
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D & G
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