List of countries with mains power plugs, voltages and frequencies

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This is a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and frequencies they use for providing electrical power to small appliances and some major appliances. For definitions of terms and further information on each plug, see Domestic AC power plugs and sockets.

Most places on the list are autonomous countries; however some territories that do things very differently from the countries they belong to (such as Hong Kong) are listed separately.

The lettering system, which is believed to have originated from a U.S. government document, although useful for quick reference is a bit ambiguous in some areas. A plug and socket that are classified here under the same letter will usually mate, but there is no guarantee of this.

Voltage and frequency.

Plugs.

Region Type(s) of plug / socket Voltage Frequency Comments Afghanistan C, D, F 240 V 50 Hz Voltage may vary from 160 to 280. Albania C, F 220 V 50 Hz Algeria C, F 230 V 50 Hz American Samoa A, B, F, I 120 V 60 Hz Andorra C, F 220 V 50 Hz Angola C 220 V 50 Hz Anguilla A (maybe B) 110 V 60 Hz Antigua A, B 230 V 60 Hz Airport power is reportedly 110 V Argentina C, I 220 V 50 Hz Live and neutral are wired the other way round compared to other countries Armenia C, F 220 V 50 Hz Aruba A, B, F 127 V 60 Hz Lago Colony 115 V Australia I 230 V 50 Hz Was 240 V. The tolerance band is wide enough for 240 V to be within spec, and Australians still often refer to mains power as "two-forty volts". Austria C, F 230 V 50 Hz Azerbaijan C 220 V 50 Hz Azores B, C, F 220 V 50 Hz Ponta Delgada 110 V; to be converted to 220 V Bahamas A, B 120 V 60 Hz Bahrain G 230 V 50 Hz Awali 110 V, 60 Hz Balearic Islands C, F 220 V 50 Hz Bangladesh A, C, D, G, K 220 V 50 Hz Barbados A, B 115 V 50 Hz Belarus C 220 V 50 Hz Belgium E 230 V 50 Hz Belize B, G 110 V and 220 V 60 Hz Benin E 220 V 50 Hz Bermuda A, B 120 V 60 Hz Bhutan D, F, G, M 230 V 50 Hz Bolivia A, C 220 V 50 Hz La Paz & Viacha 115 V Bosnia C, F 220 V 50 Hz Botswana D, G, M 231 V 50 Hz Brazil A, B, C, J 110 V and 220 V 60 Hz Type I is becoming common as for 220 V outlets and appliances in 110 V areas. Dual-voltage wiring is rather common in Brazil - high-powered appliances, such as clothes dryers, tend to be 220 V even in 110 V areas. Note also that depending on the area, the exact voltage might be 110 V, 115 V, 127 V, 130 V, 220 V or 240 V. Also note that by 2009, Brazil will be converting to the IEC 60906-1 international plug which is similar to type J. Brunei G 240 V 50 Hz Bulgaria C, F 230 V 50 Hz Burkina Faso C, E 220 V 50 Hz Burundi C, E 220 V 50 Hz Cambodia A, C, G 230 V 50 Hz Cameroon C, E 220 V 50 Hz Canada A, B 120 V 60 Hz Standardised at 120 V. 240 V/60 Hz used for heavy duty applications (e.g. clothes driers, electric cook-stoves and machinery). Many buildings wired for dual voltage but 120 V is the norm in single voltage installations. Type A outlets used for retrofit only, type B now required by code in new construction and renovation. Canary Islands C, E, L 220 V 50 Hz Cape Verde C, F 220 V 50 Hz Cayman Islands A, B 120 V 60 Hz Central African Republic C, E 220 V 50 Hz Chad D, E, F 220 V 50 Hz Channel Islands C, G 230 V 50 Hz Chile C, L 220 V 50 Hz P.R. China (mainland only) A, I, unofficially G 220 V 50 Hz Use of G is probably influenced by Hong Kong. Colombia A, B 120 V 60 Hz Comoros C, E 220 V 50 Hz Congo-Brazzaville C, E 230 V 50 Hz Congo-Kinshasa C, D 220 V 50 Hz Cook Islands I 240 V 50 Hz Costa Rica A, B 120 V 60 Hz Côte d'Ivoire C, E 230 V 50 Hz Croatia C, F 230 V 50 Hz Cuba A, B 110 V 60 Hz Cyprus G 240 V 50 Hz Czech Republic E 230 V 50 Hz Denmark C, K 230 V 50 Hz Djibouti C, E 220 V 50 Hz Dominica D, G 230 V 50 Hz Dominican Republic A, B 110 V 60 Hz East Timor C, E, F, I 220 V 50 Hz Ecuador A, B 120 V 60 Hz Egypt C 220 V 50 Hz El Salvador A, B 115 V 60 Hz Equatorial Guinea C, E 220 V 50 Hz Eritrea C 230 V 50 Hz Estonia F 230 V 50 Hz Ethiopia D, J, L 220 V 50 Hz Faroe Islands C, K 220 V 50 Hz Falkland Islands G 240 V 50 Hz Fiji I 240 V 50 Hz Finland C, F 230 V 50 Hz France E 230 V 50 Hz French Guiana C, D, E 220 V 50 Hz Gaza Strip C, H, M 230 V 50 Hz (see Israel in this list) Gabon C 220 V 50 Hz Gambia G 230 V 50 Hz Germany C, F 230 V 50 Hz Type F ("Schuko", short for "Schutzkontakt") is standard. Type C Plugs ("Euro-Stecker") are common, especially for low-power devices. Type C wall sockets are very uncommon, and exist only in very old installations. The Soviet GOST standard (similar to Schuko but with smaller pins) is sometimers seen in parts of Eastern Germany Ghana D, G 230 V 50 Hz Gibraltar C, G 240 V 50 Hz Greece C, D, E, F 220 V 50 Hz Greenland C, K 220 V 50 Hz Grenada G 230 V 50 Hz Guadeloupe C, D, E 230 V 50 Hz Guam A, B 110 V 60 Hz Guatemala A, B 120 V 60 Hz Guinea C, F, K 220 V 50 Hz Guinea-Bissau C 220 V 50 Hz Guyana A, B, D, G 240 V 60 Hz Haiti A, B 110 V 60 Hz Honduras A, B 110 V 60 Hz Hong Kong S.A.R. of China G, while D & M are used in old installations. M is still official when required current rating is between 13~15A 220 V 50 Hz Largely based on UK system. A 'shaver' socket (similar to Type C) is sometimes found in bathrooms that will provide low current to some other plug types. These almost always have a 110 V socket and a 220 V socket in the same unit, or a switch to select voltage, which are sometimes labelled as 110 V and 220 V. Not so common in HK as in the UK. Hungary C, F 230 V 50 Hz Iceland C, F 230 V 50 Hz India C, D, M 230 V 50 Hz Indonesia C, F, G 127 V and 230 V 50 Hz type G socket/plug is less common Iran C 230 V 50 Hz Iraq C, D, G 230 V 50 Hz Ireland G (D and M sometimes on old installations, as in the UK; F on some very early installations) 230 V (formerly 220v) 50 Hz G Sockets and plugs standard as defined by NSAI I.S. 401. 'Shaver socket' sometimes seen (as in the UK); Type F ("Side Earth") plugs occasionally seen in old houses probably because much of the early Irish electrical network was built with assistance from Siemens. Isle of Man C, G 240 V 50 Hz Israel C, H, M 230 V 50 Hz Most modern sockets accept both type C and type H plugs. Type M sockets are used for air conditioners. Identical plugs and sockets also used in Israel/Palestine West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip Italy F, L 230 V 50 Hz Jamaica A, B 110 V 50 Hz Japan A, B 100 V 50 Hz and 60 Hz Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohama, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, Hiroshima) Jordan B, C, D, F, G, J 230 V 50 Hz Kenya G 240 V 50 Hz Kazakhstan C 220 V 50 Hz Kiribati I 240 V 50 Hz Korea, North C 220 V 50 Hz Korea, South C, F 220 V 60 Hz Type F likely to be found in offices and hotels. 110 V power with plugs A & B (under Japanese colonisation influence) 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. Switches and outlets fit American-sized boxes. Kurdistan A, B, C, D, E, F, G 230 v 50 Hz Kuwait C, G 240 V 50 Hz Kyrgyzstan C Laos A, B, C, E, F 230 V 50 Hz Latvia C, F 220 V 50 Hz Lebanon A, B, C, D, G 110 and 200 V 50 Hz Lesotho M 220 V 50 Hz Liberia A, B, C, F 120 V and 240 V 50 Hz and 60 Hz Previously 60 Hz, now switching to 50 Hz. Many private power plants are still 60 Hz. Types A & B are used for 110 V; C & F are used for 230/240 V. It is highly recommended to verify the voltage with a tester before plugging appliances in, no matter the outlet! (As of early 2005 there is no centralized power company in Liberia. All electricity is privately generated.) Libya D 127 V 50 Hz Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230 V Lithuania C, F 220 V 50 Hz Liechtenstein J 230 V 50 Hz Luxembourg C, F 220 V 50 Hz Macau S.A.R. of China D, M, G, a small number of F 220 V 50 Hz No official standards there. However, in the Macao-HK Ferry Pier built by Portuguese Government before handover the standard was E & F. After handover, Macau adopted G in both government and private buildings. Macedonia (FYROM) C, F 220 V 50 Hz Madagascar C, D, E, J, K 127 V and 220 V 50 Hz Madeira C, F 220 V 50 Hz Malawi G 230 V 50 Hz Malaysia G, M for heavy appliances, especially air conditioners 240 V 50 Hz Penang 230 V. Type C plugs are very common with AV equipments and other low-powered equipments. Plugged using widely-available adapters or forced into type G sockets by pushing down the shutter. The latter is widely practised, although hazardous. Maldives A, D, G, J, K, L 230 V 50 Hz Mali C, E 220 V 50 Hz Malta G 240 V 50 Hz Martinique C, D, E 220 V 50 Hz Mauritania C 220 V 50 Hz Mauritius C, G 230 V 50 Hz Mexico A, B 120 V 60 Hz Type B becoming more common. Voltage can vary 110 to 135 depending on local transformer. Split phase (often incorrectly termed two phase) is commonly available and local electricians are apt to wire both to a type A/B socket to give 240 V for air conditioning or washing machine/dryers: beware, there is never a warning! Micronesia A, B 120 V 60 Hz Moldova C Monaco C, D, E, F 127 V and 220 V 50 Hz Mongolia C, E 230 V 50 Hz Montserrat (Leeward Is.) A, B 230 V 60 Hz Morocco C, E 127 V and 220 V 50 Hz Conversion to 220 V only underway Mozambique C, F, M 220 V 50 Hz Type M found especially near the border with South Africa, including in the capital, Maputo. Myanmar/Burma C, D, F, G 230 V 50 Hz Type G found primarily in better hotels. Also, many major hotels chains are said to have outlets that will take Type I plugs and perhaps other types. Namibia D, M 220 V 50 Hz Nauru I 240 V 50 Hz Nepal C, D, M 230 V 50 Hz Netherlands C, F 230 V 50 Hz Netherlands Antilles A, B, F 127 V and 220 V 50 Hz St. Martin 120 V, 60 Hz; Saba & St. Eustatius 110 V, 60 Hz, A, maybe B New Caledonia F 220 V 50 Hz New Zealand I 230 V 50 Hz . Nicaragua A, B 120 V 60 Hz Niger A, B, C, D, E, F 220 V 50 Hz Nigeria D, G 240 V 50 Hz Norway C, F 230 V 50 Hz Okinawa A, B, I 100 V 60 Hz Military facilities 120 V Oman C, G 240 V 50 Hz Voltage variations common Pakistan C, D 220 V 60 Hz Panama A, B 110 V 60 Hz Panama City 120 V Papua New Guinea I 240 V 50 Hz Paraguay C 220 V 50 Hz Peru A, B, C 220 V 60 Hz Talara 110/220 V; Arequipa 50 Hz Philippines A, B, C 220 V 60 Hz In some homes type C sockets deliver 110V/60Hz Poland C, E 230 V 50 Hz Portugal C, F 230 V 50 Hz Puerto Rico A, B 120 V 60 Hz Qatar D, G 240 V 50 Hz Réunion E 220 V 50 Hz Romania C, F 230 V 50 Hz virtually identical to German standards Russian Federation C, F 220 V 50 Hz The former USSR (along with much of Eastern Europe) uses type GOST sockets with 4.0 mm pins instead of the 4.8mm standard used by West European (Schuko) Plugs Rwanda C, J 230 V 50 Hz St. Kitts and Nevis D, G 230 V 60 Hz St. Lucia (Winward Is.) G 240 V 50 Hz St. Vincent (Winward Is.) A, C, E, G, I, K 230 V 50 Hz Saudi Arabia A, B, F, G 127 V and 220 V 60 Hz Senegal C, D, E, K 230 V 50 Hz Serbia and Montenegro C, F 220 V 50 Hz Seychelles G 240 V 50 Hz Sierra Leone D, G 230 V 50 Hz Singapore G, D, M 230 V 50 Hz Type A and C 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. Slovakia C, E 230 V 50 Hz Slovenia C, F 230 V 50 Hz Somalia C 220 V 50 Hz South Africa M 220 V 50 Hz Grahamstown & Port Elizabeth 250 V; also found in King Williams Town Spain C, F 220 V 50 Hz Sri Lanka D, M, G 230 V 50 Hz Increased use of type G in new houses/establishments. Mainly in Colombo and high end hotels. Sudan C, D 230 V 50 Hz Suriname C, F 127 V 60 Hz Swaziland M 230 V 50 Hz Sweden C, F 230 V 50 Hz Switzerland C, J 230 V 50 Hz C only in the form CEE 7/16 Syria C, E, L 220 V 50 Hz Tahiti A, B, E 110 V and 220 V 60 Hz Tajikistan C, I 220 V 50 Hz Republic of China (Taiwan Area only) A, B 110 V 60 Hz the system was influenced by Japanese occupation Tanzania D, G 230 V 50 Hz Thailand A, B, C 220 V 50 Hz Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. Newer outlets have a grounding hole that can also accommodate type B plugs Togo C 220 V 50 Hz Lome 127 V Tonga I 240 V 50 Hz Trinidad & Tobago A, B 115 V 60 Hz Tunisia C, E 230 V 50 Hz Turkey C, F 230 V 50 Hz Turkmenistan B, F 220 V 50 Hz Uganda G 240 V 50 Hz Ukraine C, F 220 V 50 Hz United Arab Emirates C, D, G 220 V 50 Hz United Kingdom G (D and M seen in very old installs and specialist applications) 230 V -Formerly 240v (GB) 220v (NI) 50 Hz A 'shaver' socket (similar to Type C) is sometimes found in bathrooms that will provide low current to some other plug types. These almost always have a 110 V socket and a 230 V socket in the same unit, or a switch to select voltage, which are sometimes labelled as 115 V and 230 V. The G type socket often has a on-off switch on the socket. 110 V centre point earthed transformers are often used for industrial portable tools. United States of America A, B 120 V 60 Hz Standardised at 120 V. In practice, voltage ranges from 105 to 130 volts depending on location, but these are within tolerance. 240 V/60 Hz used for heavy duty applications (e.g. clothes driers, electric cook-stoves and machinery). Many buildings wired for dual voltage but 120 V is the norm in single voltage installations. Older systems used DC, 25 hertz, and even 50 hertz, but most have been replaced. Type A outlets used for retrofit only, type B now required by code in new construction and renovation. Uruguay C, F, I, L 230 V 50 Hz Type F becoming more common as a result of computer use. Neutral and live wires are reversed, as in Argentina. Uzbekistan C, I 220 V 50 Hz Venezuela A, B 120 V 60 Hz Vietnam A, C, G 220 V 50 Hz Type G found in newer hotels, primarily those built by Singaporean and Hong Kong developers. Virgin Islands A, B 110 V 60 Hz Western Samoa I 230 V 50 Hz Yemen A, D, G 230 V 50 Hz Zambia C, D, G 230 V 50 Hz Zimbabwe D, G 220 V 50 Hz

A (USA 2 pin) B (UL-NEMA 5-15 USA 3 pin) C (CEE 7/16) C (CEE 7/17 Euro 2 pin) D (BS546 5 A version of Type M ) E (French) F (CEE 7/4 "Schukostecker" or "Side Earth") E+F (CEE 7/7) G (BS1363 Fused 13 A) H (Israel) I (Australasia) J (Switzerland) K (Denmark) L (Italy) M (15 A version of Type D BS546)

See also

• Alternating current
• Mains power plug, AC power plug
• Electricity
• Electrical wiring
• Heavy-duty power plugs

External links

• [Information on the electrical systems in use in most countries of the world]

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