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Below is a list of voltages and frequencies for countries all over the world, arranged in alphabetical order. The information has been gleaned from numerous sources and although it is believed to be correct at the time of writing no guarantee of accuracy is offered. If you spot any error or have any additions to make please email us.

Plug Types

A	B	C	D	E	F	G
H	I	J	K	L	M

Voltages and Connectors

Country	Connector	Voltage	AC Frequency (Hz)	Comments
Afghanistan	C/F	220	50
Albania	C/F	230	50
Algeria	C/F	230	50
American Samoa	A/B/F/I	120	60
Andorra	C/F	230	50
Angola	C/F	220	50
Anguilla	A/B	110	60
Antigua and Barbuda	A/B	230	60
Argentina	C/I	220	50	Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and elsewhere.
Armenia	C/F	230	50
Aruba	A/B/F	127	60
Australia	I	240	50
Austria	C/F	230	50
Azerbaijan	C/F	220	50
Azores	B/C/F	230	50
Bahamas	A/B	120	60
Bahrain	G	230	50
Balearic Islands	C/F	230	50
Bangladesh	A/C/D/G/K	220	50
Barbados	A/B	115	50
Belarus	C/F	230	50
Belgium	E	230	50
Belize	B/G	110	60	Same as US
Benin	C/F	220	50
Bermuda	A/B	120	60
Bhutan	D/F/G	230	50
Bolivia	A/C	230	50	La Paz & Viacha use 115V
Bosnia	C/F	230	50
Botswana	M	230	50
Brazil	A/B/C	110/220	60	There is no standard voltage in Brazil. Most states use 110V, but some states in the north and some hotels use 220-240V
Brunei	G	240	50
Bulgaria	C/F	230	50
Burkina Faso	C/E	220	50
Burundi	C/E	220	50
Cambodia	A/C	230	50
Cameroon	C/E	220	50
Canada	A/B	120	60
Canary Islands	C/E/L	230	50	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	C/F	230	50
Cayman Islands	A/B	120	60
Central African Republic	C/F	220	50
Chad	D/E/F	220	50
Channel Islands	G	230	50
Chile	C/L	220	50
China	I	220	50	The Chinese standard CCC calls for a plug almost identical to the Australian but with pins 1mm shorter.
Colombia	A/B	110	60
Comoros	C/E	220	50
Congo, People's Republic of	C/E	230	50
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (formerly Zaire)	C/D	220	50
Cook Islands	I	240	50
Costa Rica	A/B	120	60
Côte d'Ivoire  (Ivory Coast)	C/E	220	50
Croatia	C/F	230	50
Cuba	A/B/C/F/L	110/220	60	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.
Cyprus	G	230	50
Czech Republic	E	230	50
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Zaire	C/E	220	50
Denmark	C/K	230	50	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).
Djibouti	C/E	220	50
Dominica	D/G	230	50
Dominican Republic	A	110	60	Some hotels may have type J sockets
East Timor	C/E/F/I	220	50	Power is reported to be poor suffereing from surges, brownouts and blackouts. Type F is common in offices but not in hotels whilst type C is common in buildings constructed during indonesian occupation. Type I is is increasingly common as much construction is done by Australians.
Ecuador	A/B	127	60
Egypt	C/F	220	50
El Salvador	A/B	115	60
England (United Kingdom)	G	230	50
Equatorial Guinea	C/E	220	50	Voltages can vary enormously with frequent outages
Eritrea	C	230	50
Estonia	C/F	230	50
Ethiopia	D/J/L	220	50
Faeroe Islands	C/K	230	50
Falkland Islands	G	240	50
Fiji	I	240	50
Finland	C/F	230	50
France	E	230	50	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.
French Guyana	C/E	220	50
French Polynesia / Tahiti	A/B/E	110 or 220	60
Gabon	C/F	220	50
Gambia	G	230	50
Gaza	H	230	50
Georgia	C	220	50
Germany	C/F	230	50
Ghana	D/G	230	50
Gibraltar	C/G	230	50
Great Britain (United Kingdom)	G	230	50
Greece	C/D/E/F	230	50
Greenland	C/K	230	50
Grenada (Windward Isl.)	G	230	50
Guadeloupe	C/D/E	230	50
Guam	A/B	110	60
Guatemala	A/B/G/I	120	60
Guinea	C/F/K	220	50
Guinea-Bissau	C	220	50
Guyana	A/B/D/G	240	60	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.
Haiti	A/B	110	60
Honduras	A/B	110	60
Hong Kong / Xianggang	G/M	220	50	Type G has replaced the type M as the official connector but M sockets can still be found.
Hungary	C/F	230	50
Iceland	C/F	230	50
India	C/D	240	50
Indonesia	C/F/G	230	50
Iran	C/F	230	50
Iraq	C/D/G	230	50
Ireland (Eire)	G	230	50
Isle of Man	C/G	230	50
Israel	H	230	50	Israel’s standard plug, defined in SI 32, is unique to Israel and is incompatible with all other plugs. It is rated at 16 amps. New connectors may have round pins instead of flat in older models.
Italy	C/F/L	230	50	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.
Ivory Coast	C/F	220	50
Jamaica	A/B	110	50
Japan	A/B	100	50/60	The frequency in Japan depends on your location. Eastern Japan (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, Sendai) uses 50 Hz. Western Japan (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima) tends to use 60 Hz. Outwardly he plug is the same as the US NEMA connector, but the cable has a different specification.
Jordan	D/F/G/J	230	50	Type C may also be found in some hotels
Kazakhstan	C/F	220	50
Kenya	G	240	50
Kiribati	I	240	50
Korea, South	C/F	220	60	Type F likely to be found in offices and hotels.  110 V power with plugs A and 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	D/G	240	50	Type D is typically used for a 15 amp service, type G for 13 amp.
Kyrgyzstan	C/F	220	50
Laos	A/BC/E/F	230	50
Latvia	C/F	230	50
Lebanon	A/B/C/D/G	230	50
Lesotho	M	220	50
Liberia	A/B	120	60
Libya	D	230	50	Some parts may still use 127v
Liechtenstein	J	230	50
Lithuania	C/F	230	50
Luxembourg	C/F	230	50
Macau / Aomen	D/G	220	50
Macedonia	C/E	230	50
Madagascar	C/E	220	50	Some places in Madagascar use 127V
Madeira	C/F	230	50
Malawi	G	230	50
Malaysia	G	240	50
Maldives	A/D/G/J/K/L	230	50
Mali	C/E	220	50
Malta	G	230	50
Martinique	C/D/E	220	50
Mauritania	C/F	220	50
Mauritius	C/G	230	50
Mexico	A/B	127	60
Micronesia, Federal States of	A/B	120	60
Moldova	C/F	230	50
Monaco	C/D/E/F	230	50
Mongolia	C/E	230	50
Montserrat (Leeward Islands)	A/B	230	60
Morocco	C/F	220	50
Mozambique	C/F/M	220	50	Type M found especially near the border with South Africa, including the capitol, Maputo.
Myanmar / Burma	C/D/F/G	230	50	Type G found primarily in better hotels.  Also,  many of major hotel chains are said to have multipurpose outlets, which will take Australian 3-pin plugs and perhaps other types.
Namibia	M	220	50
Nauru	I	240	50
Nepal	C/D	230	50
Netherlands	C/F	230	50
Netherlands Antilles	A/B/F	220	50	St Martin uses 120V 60Hz. Saba & St. Eustatius use 110V 60 Hz
New Caledonia	C/F	220	50
New Zealand	I	230	50
Nicaragua	A	120	60
Niger	A/B/C/D/E/F	220	50
Nigeria	D/G	240	50
Norway	C/F	230	50
Okinawa	A/B/I	100	60	Military facilities use 120v
Oman	G	240	50	Voltage variations are common
Pakistan	C/D	230	50
Palmyra Atoll	A/B	120	60
Panama	A/B	110	60	Panama City is 120v
Papua New Guinea	I	240	50
Paraguay	C/F	220	50
Peru	A/B/C	220	60
Philippines	A/B/C	220	60
Poland	C/E	230	50
Portugal	C/F	230	50
Puerto Rico	A/B	120	60
Qatar	D/G	240	50
Republic of the Congo	C/F	230	50
Reunion Island	E	230	50
Romania	C/F	230	50
Rwanda	C/F	230	50
Saint Kitts and Nevis	D/G	230	60
Saint Lucia	G	240	50
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	A/C/E/G/I/K	230	50
Samoa	!	230	50
Saudi Arabia	A/B/F/G	110/220	60	Saudi Arabia has both 110 and 220V volt electricity, so when visiting it is necessary to determine the voltage of the area you are staying unless you have a dual voltage appliance.
Senegal	C/D/F/K	230	50
Serbia & Montenegro	C/F	230	50
Seychelles	G	240	50
Sierra Leone	D/G	230	50
Singapore	G	230	50	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	E	230	50
Slovenia	C/F	230	50
Somalia	C/F	220	50	Berbera 230 V; Merca 110/220 V
South Africa	M	230	50	Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250V; also found in King Williams. Types C and G can also be found in some areas.
Spain	C/F	230	50
Sri Lanka	D	230	50
Sudan	C/D	230	50
Suriname	C/F	127	60
Swaziland	M	230	50
Sweden	C/F	230	50
Switzerland	J	230	50	Type C plugs are common on appliances and will fit the type J socket
Syria	C/E/L	220	50
Taiwan	A/B	110	60
Tajikistan	C/I	220	50
Tanzania	D/G	230	50
Thailand	A/C	220	50	Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug.
The Gambia	G	230	50
The Russian Federation	C/F	230	50
Togo	C/F	220	50	Lome 127v
Tonga	I	240	50
Trinidad and Tobago	A/B	115	60
Tunisia	C/F	230	50
Turkey	C/F	230	50
Turkmenistan	B/F	220	50
Uganda	G	240	50
Ukraine	C/F	230	50
United Arab Emirates	G	220	50
United Kingdom	G	230	50
United States of America / USA	A/B	120	60
Uruguay	C/F/I/L	220	50
Uzbekistan	C/I	220	50
Vanuatu	I	230	50	Some type G may be found dating from the British Colonial period, but are rarity
Venezuela	A/B	120	60
Vietnam	A/C/G	220	50	Type G found in newer hotels, primarily those built by Singaporean and Hong Kong developers.
Virgin Islands	A/B	110	60
Yemen	A/D/G	230	50
Zambia	C/D/G	230	50
Zimbabwe	D/G	220	50

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