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This is a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and frequencies they use.

It is designed to complement Mains power plug. See that article for definition of terms, full information on each plug, and more. if you are travelling you should also look at our electrical travellers guide.

Region Plug(s) Voltage f 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, and Australians still often refer to mains power as "two-forty volt". 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 110/220 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 220/230 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 110–220 V 60 Hz Type I is becomming common as a distinctive socket type 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. 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 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 China (PRC) A, I, G 220 V 50 Hz Colombia A, B 110 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 220 V 50 Hz Croatia C, F 230 V 50 Hz Cuba A, B, C, L 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 110 V 60 Hz East Timor C, E, F, I 220 V 50 Hz Ecuador A, B 120–127 V 60 Hz Egypt C 220 V 50 Hz El Salvador A–G, I, J, L 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 Guyana C, D, E 220 V 50 Hz Gaza H 230 V 50 Hz Gabon C 220 V 50 Hz Gambia G 230 V 50 Hz Germany C, F 230 V 50 Hz 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, G, I 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 D, G 220 V 50 Hz Hungary C, F 230 V 50 Hz Iceland C, F 220 V 50 Hz India C, D, M 230 V 50 Hz Indonesia C, F, G 127/230 V 50 Hz Iran C 230 V 50 Hz Iraq C, D, G 230 V 50 Hz Republic of Ireland G 230 V 50 Hz Isle of Man C, G 240 V 50 Hz Israel C, D, H 230 V 50 Hz Italy F, L 230 V 50 Hz Jamaica A, B 110 V 50 Hz Japan A, B 100 V 50/60 Hz Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, 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, South C, F 220 V 60 Hz 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 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 110/200 V 50 Hz Lesotho M 220 V 50 Hz Liberia A, B 120 V 60 Hz 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 D, G 220 V 50 Hz Macedonia (FYROM) C, F 220 V 50 Hz Madagascar C, D, E, J, K 127/220 V 50 Hz Madeira C, F 220 V 50 Hz Malawi G 230 V 50 Hz Malaysia G 240 V 50 Hz Penang 230 V 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 127 V 60 Hz Type B becoming more common. Voltage can vary 110 to 135 depending on local transformer. 2-phase is commonly available and local electricians are apt to wire both to a type A 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 127/220 V 50 Hz Mongolia C, E 230 V 0 Hz Montserrat (Leeward Is.) A, B 230 V 60 Hz Morocco C, E 127/220 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 the capital, Maputo. Myanmar C, D, F, G 230 V 50 Hz Type G found primarily in better hotels. Also, many major hotels chains are said to have multipurpose outlets, which will take Australian 3-pin 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 127/220 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 120 V 60 Hz Niger A, B, C, D, E, F 220 V 0 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 230 V 50 Hz Palmyra Atoll A, B 120 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 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 Island E 220 V 50 Hz Romania C, F 230 V 50 Hz Russian Federation C, F 220 V 50 Hz 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 127/220 V 60 Hz Senegal C, D, E, K 230 V 50 Hz Serbia & Montenegro C, F 220 V 50 Hz Seychelles G 240 V 50 Hz Sierra Leone D, G 230 V 50 Hz Singapore G 230 V 50 Hz 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. Slovakia E 230 V 50 Hz Slovenia C, F 230 V 50 Hz Somalia C 220 V 50 Hz South Africa M 220/230 V 50 Hz Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250 V; also found in King Williams Spain C, F 230 V 50 Hz Sri Lanka D, M 230 V 50 Hz 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 Syria C, E, L 220 V 50 Hz Tahiti A, B, E 110/220 V 60 Hz Tajikistan C, I 220 V 50 Hz Taiwan (ROC) A, B 110 V 60 Hz Tanzania D, G 230 V 50 Hz Thailand A, C 220 V 50 Hz Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug. 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 230 V 50 Hz A 'shaver' socket is sometimes found in bathrooms that will provides low current to some other plug types. These almost always have a 110 V socket and a 230 V socket in the same unit. United States of America A, B 120 V 60 Hz Uruguay C, F, I, L 220 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 127/220 V 50 Hz To be standardised at 220 V. 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

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