|
COUNTRY |
VOLTAGE |
FREQUENCY |
COMMENTS |
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Afghanistan
|
220V |
50 Hz |
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Albania |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Algeria |
230V |
50 Hz |
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American Samoa |
120V |
60 Hz |
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Andorra |
230V |
50Hz |
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Angola |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Anguilla |
110V |
60Hz |
|
|
Antigua |
230V |
60 Hz |
Airport
area is reportedly Antigua power is 110V. |
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Argentina |
220V |
50 Hz |
Neutral
and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and
elsewhere.
Click here for more. |
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Armenia |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Aruba |
127V |
60 Hz |
Lago
Colony 115V |
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Australia |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Austria |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Azerbaijan |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Azores |
220V |
50 Hz |
Ponta
Delgada 110V; to be converted to 220V |
|
Bahamas |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
Bahrain |
230V |
50 Hz |
Awali
110V, 60 Hz |
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Balearic
Islands |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Bangladesh |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Barbados |
115V |
50 Hz |
|
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Belarus |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Belgium |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Belize |
110/220V |
60 Hz |
|
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Benin |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Bermuda |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Bhutan |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Bolivia |
220/230V |
50 Hz |
La Paz &
Viacha 115V |
|
Bosnia |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Botswana |
231V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Brazil |
110/220V |
60 Hz |
127V found
in states of Bahia, Paraná (including Curitiba), Rio de Janeiro, São
Paulo and Minas Gerais (though 220V may be found in some hotels).
Other areas are 220V only, with the exception of Fortaleza (240V). |
|
Brunei |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Bulgaria |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Burkina Faso |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Burundi |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Cambodia |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Cameroon |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Canada |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Canary Islands |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Cape Verde |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Cayman Islands |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Central African
Republic |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Chad |
220V |
50Hz |
|
|
Channel Islands |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Chile |
220V |
50 Hz |
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China, People's
Republic of |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Colombia |
110V |
60Hz |
|
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Comoros |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Congo, People's
Rep. of |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Congo, Dem.
Rep. of (former Zaire) |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Cook Islands |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Costa Rica |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Côte d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast) |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Croatia |
230V |
50Hz |
|
|
Cuba |
110/220V |
60Hz |
Most older
hotels 110V. Some newer hotels 220V. |
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Cyprus |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Czech Republic |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Denmark |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Djibouti |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Dominica |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Dominican
Republic |
110V |
60 Hz |
|
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East Timor |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Ecuador |
120-127V |
60 Hz |
|
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Egypt |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
El Salvador |
115V |
60 Hz |
|
|
England |
(See United Kingdom) |
|
Equatorial
Guinea |
220V |
50 Hz |
Voltage
varies between 150 & 175V with frequent outages |
|
Eritrea |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Estonia |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Ethiopia |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Faeroe Islands |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Falkland
Islands |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Fiji |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Finland
|
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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France |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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French Guiana |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Gaza |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Gabon |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Gambia |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Germany |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Ghana |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Gibraltar |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Great Britain
|
|
(See United Kingdom) |
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Greece |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Greenland |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Grenada
(Windward Is.) |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Guadeloupe |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Guam |
110V |
60Hz |
|
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Guatemala |
120V |
60 Hz |
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Guinea |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Guinea-Bissau |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Guyana |
240V |
60 Hz* |
*Inside
the capital city of Georgetown, both 120V and 240V at either 50 or
60Hz are found, depending on the part of the city (50Hz most
common). Actual voltage may vary from area to area. |
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Haiti |
110V |
60 Hz |
|
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Honduras |
110V |
60 Hz |
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Hong Kong |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Hungary |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Iceland |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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India |
230V |
50 Hz |
Click
here for photos and more info. |
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Indonesia |
127/230V |
50 Hz |
*Conversion to 230V in progress; complete in principal cities
|
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Iran |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Iraq |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Ireland (Eire) |
230 |
50 Hz |
|
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Isle of Man |
240V |
50 Hz |
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Israel |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Italy |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Ivory Coast |
|
(See Côte d'Ivoire) |
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Jamaica |
110V |
50 Hz |
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|
Japan |
100V |
50/60 Hz |
Eastern
Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai);
Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima)
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Jordan |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Kenya |
240V |
50 Hz |
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Kazakhstan |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Kiribati |
240V |
50 Hz |
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Korea, South |
220V |
60 Hz |
|
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Kuwait |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Laos |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Latvia |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Lebanon |
110/220V |
50 Hz |
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Lesotho |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Liberia |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Libya |
127V |
50 Hz |
Barce,
Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230V |
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Lithuania |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Liechtenstein |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Luxembourg |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Macau |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Macedonia |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Madagascar |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Madeira |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Malawi |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Malaysia |
240V |
50 Hz |
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Maldives |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Mali |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Malta |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Martinique |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Mauritania |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Mauritius |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Mexico |
127V |
60 Hz |
|
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Micronesia
(Federal States of) |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Monaco |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
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Mongolia |
230V |
|
|
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Montserrat
(Leeward Is.) |
230V |
60 Hz |
|
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Morocco |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
Conversion
to 220V only underway |
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Mozambique |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Myanmar
(formerly Burma) |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Namibia |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Nauru |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Nepal |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Netherlands |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Netherlands
Antilles |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
St. Martin
120V 60 Hz; Saba &(St. Eustatius 110V 60 Hz A, maybe B |
|
New Caledonia |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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New Zealand |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Nicaragua |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Niger |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Nigeria |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Northern
Ireland |
|
(see United Kingdom) |
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Norway |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Okinawa |
100V |
60 Hz |
Military
facilities 120V |
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Oman |
240V |
50 Hz |
Voltage
variations common |
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Pakistan |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Palmyra Atoll |
120V |
60Hz |
|
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Panama |
110V |
60 Hz |
Panama
City 120V |
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Papua New
Guinea |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Paraguay |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Peru |
220V |
60 Hz |
Talara
110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz |
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Philippines |
220V |
60 Hz |
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Poland |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Portugal |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Puerto Rico |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
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Qatar |
240V |
50 Hz |
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Réunion Island |
220V |
50Hz |
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Romania |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Russian
Federation |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Rwanda |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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St. Kitts and
Nevis |
230V |
60 Hz |
(Leeward
Is.) |
|
St. Lucia
|
240V |
50 Hz |
(Windward
Is.) |
|
St. Vincent
|
230V |
50 Hz |
(Windward
Is.) |
|
Saudi Arabia |
127/220V |
60 Hz |
|
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Scotland
|
|
|
(See
United Kingdom) |
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Senegal |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Serbia-Montenegro |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Seychelles |
240V |
50 Hz |
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Sierra Leone |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Singapore |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Slovak Republic |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Slovenia |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Somalia |
220V |
50 Hz |
Berbera
230V; Merca 110/220V |
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South Africa |
220/230V |
50 Hz |
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Spain |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Sri Lanka |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Sudan |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Suriname |
127V |
60 Hz |
|
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Swaziland |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Sweden |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Switzerland |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Syria |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Tahiti |
110/220V |
60 Hz |
Information is based mainly on hotel experiences reported by
travelers. |
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Tajikistan |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Taiwan |
110V |
60 Hz |
|
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Tanzania |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Thailand |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Togo |
220V |
50 Hz |
Lome 127V
|
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Tonga |
240V |
50 Hz |
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Trinidad &
Tobago |
115V |
60 Hz |
|
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Tunisia |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Turkey |
230V |
50 Hz |
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Turkmenistan |
220V |
50 Hz |
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Uganda |
240V |
50 Hz |
|
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Ukraine |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
United Arab
Emirates |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
United Kingdom |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
|
United States
of America |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
|
Uruguay |
220V |
50 Hz |
*Neutral
and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia and
elsewhere.
Click here for more. |
|
Uzbekistan |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
|
Vanuatu |
230V |
50 Hz |
Some Type
G
may linger from British Colonial period, but are a rarity. |
|
Venezuela |
120V |
60 Hz |
|
|
Vietnam |
127/220V |
50 Hz |
To be
standardized at 220V. |
|
Virgin Islands
|
115V |
60 Hz |
(British
and U.S.) |
|
Wales |
|
(See United Kingdom) |
|
Western Samoa |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Yemen, Rep. of |
220/230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Yugoslavia
(Former) |
220V |
50 Hz |
|
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Zambia |
230V |
50 Hz |
|
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Zimbabwe |
220V |
50 Hz |
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