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COUNTRY	SINGLE PHASE	FREQUENCY	THREE PHASE	COMMENTS
Afghanistan	220V	50 Hz*	380v	*Charikar 60Hz
Albania	220V*	50 Hz	380V	*Voltage variations common
Algeria	127/220V	50 Hz	220/380V
American Samoa	120V	60 Hz
Angola	220V	50 Hz	380V
Antigua	230V*	60 Hz		*Airport area is reportedly Antigua power is 110v.
Argentina	220V	50 Hz	380V
Aruba	127V*	60 Hz		*Lago Colony 115V
Australia	240V	50 Hz	415V
Austria	220V	50 Hz	380V
Bahamas	120V	60 Hz	240V
Bahrain	230V*	50 Hz*	400V	*Awali 110V, 60 Hz
Bangladesh	220V	50 Hz	440V
Barbados	115V	50 Hz	230V
Belarus	220V	50 Hz	380V
Belgium	230V	50 Hz	400V
Belize	110/220V	60 Hz	220/440V
Benin	220V	50 Hz	380V
Bermuda	120V	60 Hz	240V
Bolivia	110V	50 Hz	220V	*La Paz & Viacha 115V
Botswana	231V	50 Hz	400V
Brazil	110/220V*	60 Hz	220/380V	*127V found in states of Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Other areas are 220V only, with the exception of Fortaleza (240V).
Brunei	240V	50 Hz	415V
Bulgaria	220V	50 Hz	380V
Burkina Faso	220V	50 Hz	380V
Burundi	220V	50 Hz	380V
Cambodia	220V	50 Hz	380V
Cameroon	220V	50 Hz	380V
Canada	120V	60 Hz	240V
Cape Verde	220V	50 Hz	380V
Cayman Islands	120V	60 Hz	240V
Central African Republic	220V	50 Hz	380V
Chad	220V	50Hz	380V
Chile	220V	50 Hz	380V
China	220V	50 Hz	380V
Colombia	110/150V	60Hz	220/260V
Congo	220V	50 Hz	380V
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former Zaire)	220V	50 Hz	380V
Costa Rica	120V	60 Hz	240V
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	220V	50 Hz	380V
Croatia	220V	50Hz	380V
Cuba	110/220V	60Hz
Cyprus	240V	50 Hz	415V
Czech Republic	230V	50 Hz	380V
Denmark	230V	50 Hz	380V
Djibouti	220V	50 Hz	380V
Dominican Republic	110V	60 Hz	220V
Ecuador	120-127V	60 Hz	208
Egypt	220V	50 Hz	380V
El Salvador	115V	60 Hz	230V
England (See United Kingdom)
Eritrea	220V	50 Hz	380V
Estonia	220V	50 Hz	380V
Ethiopia	220V	50 Hz	380V
Fiji	240V	50 Hz	415V
Finland	230V	50 Hz	400V
France	230V	50 Hz	380V
French Guiana	220V	50 Hz	380V
Gabon	220V	50 Hz	380V
Gambia	220V	50 Hz	380V
Germany	230V	50 Hz	400V
Ghana	230V	50 Hz	415V
Gibraltar	240V	50 Hz	415V
Great Britain (See United Kingdom)
Greece	220V	50 Hz	380V
Greenland	220V	50 Hz	380V
Grenada (Windward Is.)	230V	50 Hz	400V
Guam	110V	60Hz	220V
Guatemala	120V	60 Hz	240V
Guinea	220V	50 Hz	380V
Guinea-Bissau	220V	50 Hz	380V
Guyana	110V*	60 Hz*	220V	*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.
Haiti	110V	60 Hz	220V
Honduras	110V	60 Hz	220V
Hong Kong	220V	50 Hz	415V
Hungary	220V	50 Hz	380V
Iceland	220V	50 Hz	380V
India	230V*	50 Hz	400V	*DC power in use in some areas
Indonesia	127/220V*	50 Hz	220/380V	*Conversion to 220V in progress; complete in principal cities
Iran	220V	50 Hz	380V
Ireland (Eire)	220V	50 Hz	380V
Israel	230V	50 Hz	380V
Italy	127/220V	50 Hz	220/380V
Ivory Coast (See Côte d'Ivoire)
Jamaica	110V	50 Hz	220V
Japan	100V	50/60 Hz*	200V	*Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki, Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima)
Jordan	220V	50 Hz	380V
Kenya	240V	50 Hz	415V
Korea	220V	60 Hz	380V
Kuwait	240V	50 Hz	415V
Laos	220V	50 Hz	380V
Latvia	220V	50 Hz	380V
Lebanon	110/220V	50 Hz	190/380V
Lesotho	220V	50 Hz	380V
Liberia	120V	60 Hz	240V
Luxembourg	230V	50 Hz	400V
Madagascar	127/220V	50 Hz	220/380V
Malawi	230V	50 Hz	400V
Malaysia	240V*	50 Hz	415V	*Penang 230V
Malta	240V	50 Hz	415V
Martinique	220V	50 Hz	380V
Mauritania	220V	50 Hz	380V
Mauritius	230V	50 Hz	400V
Mexico	127V	60 Hz	220V
Monaco	127/220V	50 Hz	220/380V
Mozambique	220V	50 Hz	380V
Namibia	220V*	50 Hz	380V	*Keetmanshoop 230V
Nepal	220V	50 Hz	380V
Netherlands	230V	50 Hz	380V
Netherlands Antilles	127/220V*	50 Hz	220/380V	*St. Martin 120V 60 Hz
New Zealand	240V	50 Hz	400V
Nicaragua	120V	60 Hz	240V
Niger	220V	50 Hz	380V
Nigeria	230V	50 Hz	380V
Northern Ireland (see United Kingdom)
Norway	220V	50 Hz	380V
Okinawa	100V*	60 Hz	220V	*Military facilities 120V
Oman	240V*	50 Hz	415V	*Voltage variations common
Pakistan	230V	50 Hz	400V
Panama	110V*	60 Hz	240V	*Panama City 120V
Paraguay	220V	50 Hz	380V
Peru	220V*	60 Hz*	380V	*Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz
Philippines	110/220V*	60 Hz	220V	*Manila 115/230V
Poland	220V	50 Hz	380V
Portugal	220V	50 Hz	380V
Puerto Rico	120V	60 Hz	220V
Qatar	240V	50 Hz	415V
Romania	220V	50 Hz	380V
Russia & former Soviet republics	220V	50 Hz	380V
Rwanda	220V	50 Hz	380V
Saudi Arabia	127V	60 Hz	220V
Scotland (See United Kingdom)
Senegal	127V	60 Hz	220V
Sierra Leone	230V	50 Hz	400V
Singapore	230V	50 Hz	400V
Slovak Republic	220V	50 Hz	380V
Slovenia	220V	50 Hz	380V
Somalia	220V*	50 Hz	n/a	*Berbera 230V; Merca 110/220V
South Africa	220/230V*	50 Hz	380/400V	*Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250/433V; also found in King Williams
Spain	220V	50 Hz	380V
Sri Lanka	230V	50 Hz	400V
Sudan	240V	50 Hz	415V
Suriname	127V	60 Hz	220V
Swaziland	230V	50 Hz	400V
Sweden	230V	50 Hz	400V
Switzerland	230V	50 Hz	380V
Syria	220V	50 Hz	380V
Tahiti	127V	60 Hz	220V
Taiwan	110V	60 Hz	220V
Tanzania	220V	50 Hz	380V
Thailand	220V	50 Hz	380V
Togo	220V*	50 Hz	220/380V	*Lome 127V
Trinidad & Tobago	115/230V	60 Hz	230/400V
Tunisia	127/220V	50 Hz	380V
Turkey	220V	50 Hz	380V
Uganda	240V*	50 Hz	415V	*Voltage variances are common
United Arab Emirates	220V*	50 Hz	380V	*Ajman & Sharjah 230V
United Kingdom	230V	50 Hz	415V
United States of America	120V	60 Hz	220V
Uruguay	220V	50 Hz	380V
Venezuela	120V	60 Hz*	240V	*Valencia 50 Hz; also found in Maracay
Vietnam	127/220V*	50 Hz	220/380V	*To be standardized at 220V.
Wales (See United Kingdom)
Western Samoa	230V	50 Hz	400V
Yemen Arab Republic	220/230V	50 Hz	380V
Zambia	220V	50 Hz	380V
Zimbabwe	220V	50 Hz	380V