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Tensions et frquences dans le monde

Types de connecteurs pour prises de courant
VOLTAGE

FREQUENCY

PLUG

Afghanistan
Albania

220V
220V*

50 Hz
50 Hz

C&F*
C&F

Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua

230V
120V
230V
220V
110V
230V*

50 Hz
60 Hz
50Hz
50 Hz
60Hz
60 Hz

C* & F
A, B, F & I
C&F
C
A (maybe B)
A&B

Argentina
Armenia
Aruba

220V
220V
127V*

50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz

C & I*
C&F
A, B & F

Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores
Bahamas
Bahrain
Balearic Islands
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus

230V*
230V
220V
220V*
120V
230V*
220V
220V
115V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz*
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

I
C, F
C, F
B, C, & F
A&B
G
C&F
A, C, D, G & K
A, B
C&F

Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia
Botswana

230V
110/220V
220V
120V
230V
220/230V*
220V
231V

50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

E
B&G
E
A&B
D, F, & G
A&C
C&F
G&M

Brazil
Brunei

110/220V*
240V

60 Hz
50 Hz

A & B, C
G

230V
220V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

C* & F*
C&E
C&E

COUNTRY

Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi

Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada

230V
220V
120V

50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz

A & C*
C, E
A&B

Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African
Republic
Chad
Channel Islands
Chile

220V
220V
120V

50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz

C, E, & L
C&F
A&B

220V
220V
230V
220V

50 Hz
50Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

C&E
D, E & F
G
C&L

220V
110V
220V

50 Hz
60Hz
50 Hz

A, I, G
A&B
C&E

230V

50 Hz

C&E

220V
240V
120V

50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz

C&D
I
A&B

220V
230V

50 Hz
50Hz

110/220V
240V
230V

60Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

C&E
C&F
A & B, C,
F&L
G
E

230V
220V
230V
110V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz

C&K
C&E
D&G
A

220V
120-127V
220V

50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz

China, People's
Republic of
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, People's Rep.
of
Congo, Dem. Rep. of
(former Zaire)
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cte d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast)
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic

East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England (See United
Kingdom)
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea

115V

60 Hz

C, E, F, I,
A&B
C
A & B, C, D, E, F,
G, I, J, & L

220V*
230V

50 Hz
50 Hz

C&E
C

Estonia

230V

50 Hz

Ethiopia
Faeroe Islands
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Finland

220V
220V
240V
240V
230V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

D, J, & L
C&K
G
I
C&F

France
French Guiana

230V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz

E
C, & E

Gaza
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Great Britain (See
United Kingdom)
Greece
Greenland
Grenada (Windward
Is.)
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

230V
220V
230V
230V
230V
240V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

H
C
G
C&F
D&G
C&G

220V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz

C, D, E & F
C&K

230V
230V
110V
120V
220V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz
60Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

G
C, D, & E
A&B
A, B, G, & I
C, F & K
C

240V*
110V
110V
220V*
230V
220V
230V
127/230V*
230V
230V
230
240V

60 Hz*
60 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

A, B, D & G
A&B
A&B
G, M
C&F
C&F
C&D
C, F & G
C
C, D, & G
G
C&G

Israel

230V

50 Hz

H&C

Italy
Ivory Coast (See Cte
d'Ivoire)

230V

50 Hz

C, F & L

Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland (Eire)
Isle of Man

Jamaica

110V

50 Hz

A&B

Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kazakhstan
Kiribati

100V
230V
240V
220V
240V

50/60 Hz*
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

A, B
D, F, G & J*
G
C
I

220V
240V
230V
220V
110/220V
220V
120V
127V*
220V
230V

60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

C & F*
C&G
A, B, C, E & F
C&F
A, B, C, D & G
M
A&B
D
C&F
J

220V
220V
220V
220V
220V
230V
240V
230V
220V
240V
220V
220V
230V
127V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz

C&F
D&G

120V
127/220V
230V

60 Hz
50 Hz

A&B
C, D, E F
C&E

230V
127/220V*

60 Hz
50 Hz

A&B
C&E

220V

50 Hz

C, F & M*

230V
220V
240V
230V
230V
127/220V*

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

C, D, F & G*
D
I
C&D
C&F
A, B, & F

Korea, South
Kuwait
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Madeira
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federal
States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat (Leeward
Is.)
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (formerly
Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles

C&F
C&E
C&F
G
G
A, D, G, J, K & L
C&E
G
C, D, & E
C
C&G
A&B

New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Ireland (see
United Kingdom)
Norway
Okinawa
Oman
Pakistan
Palmyra Atoll
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Runion Island
Romania

Russian Federation
Rwanda
St. Kitts and Nevis
(Leeward Is.)
St. Lucia (Windward
Is.)
St. Vincent (Windward
Is.)
Saudi Arabia
Scotland (See United
Kingdom)
Senegal
Serbia-Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka

220V
230V
120V
220V
240V

50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

F
I
A
A, B, C, D, E & F
D&G

230V
100V*
240V*
230V
120V
110V*
240V
220V
220V*
220V
230V
230V
120V
240V
220V
230V

50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz*
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50Hz
50 Hz

C&F
A, B & I
G
C&D
A&B
A, B
I
C
A, B & C
A, B, C
C&E
C&F
A&B
D&G
E
C&F

220V
230V

50 Hz
50 Hz

C
C&J

230V

60 Hz

D&G

240V

50 Hz

230V
127/220V

50 Hz
60 Hz

A, C, E, G, I & K
A, B, F & G

230V
220V
240V
230V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

C, D, E & K
C&F
G
D&G

230V
230V
220V
220V*

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

G
E
C&F
C

220/230V*
230V
230V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

M**
C&F
D

Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden

230V
127V
230V
230V

50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

C&D
C&F
M
C&F

Switzerland
Syria

230V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz

J
C, E, & L

110/220V
220V
110V
230V

60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz

A, B, E
C&I
A, B
D&G

Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey

220V
220V*
240V
115V
230V
230V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

A & C*
C
I
A&B
C& E
C&F

Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates

220V
240V
220V
220V*

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

B&F
G
C
C, D & G

United Kingdom
United States of
America

230V*

50 Hz

120V

60 Hz

A&B

Uruguay
Uzbekistan

220V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz

C, F, I* & L
C&I

Vanuatu
Venezuela

230V
120V

50 Hz
60 Hz

I
A&B

127/220V*

50 Hz

A, C & G

115V

60 Hz

A&B

230V
220/230V
220V
230V
220V

50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz

I
A, D & G
C&F
C, D & G
D&G

Tahiti
Tajikistan
Taiwan
Tanzania

Vietnam
Virgin Islands (British
and U.S.)
Wales (See United
Kingdom)
Western Samoa
Yemen, Rep. of
Yugoslavia (Former)
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Primary sources: Electric

Current Abroad (1998
edition), U.S. Department of
Commerce, National
Technical Information
Service; World Electricity
Supplies and Electrical
Plugs; an International
Survey, (both 1993), British
Standards Institute.
Additionally, since this table
was first posted in late 1995,
numerous revisions have
(and continue to be) made
as a result of personal
observations or reports from
other travelers.

COMMENTS
* A UN correspondent reports C and F common in Kabul, but its
likely a variety of plugs may be used around the country. Some
sources report Type D also in use. Other reports indicate voltage
variances from 160V to 280V.
*Voltage variations common
*A variation of Type C with a ground post offset about 1/2-inch
from center may also be found.

*Airport area is reportedly Antigua power is 110V.

*Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia
and elsewhere.

*Lago Colony 115V

*Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch.
Though nominal voltage has been officially changed to 230V, 240V
is within tolerances and commonly found.

*Ponta Delgada 110V; to be converted to 220V

*Awali 110V, 60 Hz

Notes from correspondents: a 'C' style plug can be used with 'E'
and 'F' receptacles. All double-insulated appliances are indeed
fitted with a 'C' plug, and can be used in any compatible
receptacle (C E F and narrow L). Type C receptacles are
prohibited in Belgium.

Type M plugs also identified by some sources.

*La Paz & Viacha 115V

*127V found in states of Bahia, Paran (including Curitiba), Rio de

Janeiro, So Paulo and Minas Gerais (though 220V may be found
in some hotels). Other areas are 220V only, with the exception of
Fortaleza (240V). Outlets are often a combination of type A and C
and can accept either type plug.
*Outlets are reported as type F, though both type C and F plugs
may be encountered.

*Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept

either type plug. Plug G may be found in some hotels.

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.

The "official" plug type is like type A but slightly shorter and without
holes in blades. Type A and I outlets are common, and Type G
might also be found.

Most older hotels 110V. Some newer hotels 220V. Some outlets
are a combination of type A and C and can accept either type plug.

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).

Type J may exist in some hotels.

A UN correspondent reports "power is poor in the country with
frequent brownouts and blackouts. I suspect that surges are
frequent as we go through a lot of surge-protecting power bars."
Further he reports than Type I is common as much construction is
done by Australians; type C is common in building built during
Indonesian occupation; type E is less common; type F is common
in offices but not hotels.

*Voltage varies between 150 & 175V with frequent outages

Type C may be found in older buildings. Type E plugs may work in
either C or F type outlets.

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.
Type A may be found in older buildings but is illegal.

*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.

Type G replaced by Type M but still found.

*Conversion to 230V in progress; complete in principal cities

Type F once common and may be occasionally found.

*Many (but not all) modern electric outlets in Israel have larger
holes that accept both Type H and C plugs. Some extension
cords and older outlets accept only the Type H plug. One
correspondent estimates a 50-70% chance that a randomly
selected outlet will accept Type C.
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.

Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya,

Hiroshima)

*Type C may be found in some hotels.

*Type F likely to be found in offices and hotels. 110V power with

plugs A & B was previously used but is being phased out. Older
buildings may still have this, and some hotels offer both 110V and
220V service.

*Barce, Benghazi, Derna, Sebha & Tobruk 230V

*Conversion to 220V only underway

*Type M found especially near the border with South Africa,
including the capitol, Maputo.
Type G* found primarily in better hotels. Also, many of major
hotels chains are said to have multipurpose outlets, which will take
Australian 3-pin plugs and perhaps other types.

*St. Martin 120V 60 Hz; Saba &(St. Eustatius 110V 60 Hz A,

maybe B

*Military facilities 120V

*Voltage variations common

*Panama City 120V

*Talara 110/220V; Arequipa 50 Hz

A correspondent notes: "Plug type E can also be used (because

the mains outlets do not have the protruding pin). Plug type F can
sometimes be used but with reservation because in many places
the mains outlet will not allow to connect such plug as the outlets
have smaller hole diameters than F-plug pins.

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.

*Berbera 230V; Merca 110/220V

*Grahamstad & Port Elizabeth 250V; also found in King Williams
** Types C & G can also be found in some areas.

Type C plugs are common on appliances, and will fit the Type J
outlet.
Information is based mainly on hotel experiences reported by
travelers.

*Some outlets are a combination of type A and C and can accept

either type plug.
*Lome 127V

*Outlets typically controlled by adjacent switch.

Though nominal voltage has been officially changed to 230V, 240V
is within tolerances and commonly found.

Type F becoming more common as a result of computer use.

*Neutral and line wires are reversed from that used in Australia
and elsewhere.
Some Type G may linger from British Colonial period, but are a
rarity.
*To be standardized at 220V. Type G found in newer hotels,
primarily those built by Singaporean and Hong Kong developers.

Type A
Flat blade attachment plug

Where found:

American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, C
China (without holes in blades and slightly shorter blades), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatem
Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Maldives, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua
Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam
(U.S.& British), Yemen.

NOTES ON TYPE A PLUGS/OUTLETS

In the U.S. & Canada, two-blade plugs are often polarized, with one blade larger than the other. Most outlets are designed to handle these. The larger blade is the neut
This is a safety feature intended so the plug can be inserted one way only to reduce the chance of accidental shock. If you try to plug a modern plug into an old-style re
blades, it won't go in unless you file down the larger blade to the older plug size. Outside the US, many countries with Type A use the old style plug, and a newer US plu
pose a problem. This can be bypassed using an adaptor (found in many travel kits) which converts the newer Type A plug to the older model with equal-sized blades. B
might also be bypassing the protection that polarization provides.

Type B
Flat blades with round grounding pin

Where found:

All of the above noted for Type A except Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia, China, Dominican Republic, Korea, Liberia, Maldives
St. Vincent, Tahiti, Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen.
Also found in Azores, Belize, Trinidad and Tobago.

Type C
Round pin attachment plug

Where found:

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, B
Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Channel Islands, Chile, Comoros, Congo, Croatia,
Congo (Zaire), Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cyrpus, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Faeroe Is
French Guiana, Gabon, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, India
Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, M
Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Oman, Paki
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, St. Vincent, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan
Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yugoslavia (former), Zambia.

NOTE: Type C plugs can also be used with E and F and some L receptacles.
This type of plug is very common in most "universal" adaptor sets.
(Though the diagram shows a circular plug, quite often Type C plugs have a rectangular form factor, as in the photo a

Type D
Round pins with ground

Where found:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Dem. Rep. of Congo (Zaire), Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, E
French Guiana, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Jerusalem, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, M
Maldives, Martinique, Monaco, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, St. Kitts-Nevis, Senegal, Si
Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

NOTE: Type C plugs can also be used with E and F and some L receptacles.
This type of plug is very common in most "universal" adaptor sets.
(Though the diagram shows a circular plug, quite often Type C plugs have a rectangular form factor, as in the photo a

Type E
Round pin plug and receptacle with male grounding pin

Where found:

Belgium, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire (
Czech Republic, Djibouti, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, French Guiana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Indonesia, It
Lithuania, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Poland, St. Vincent, Senegal, Slovakia, Syria, Tahiti, Tunisia

NOTE: Type E receptacles will also accept Type C plugs.

Type E plugs will also work in Type F receptacles.

Type F
"Schuko" plug and receptacle with side grounding contacts

Where found:

Algeria, American Samoa, Aruba, Austria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Croatia, El Salvador,
Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Laos, Luxembourg, Madeira, Monaco, Mozambiq
Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Suriname, Sweden, Turkey, Uruguay. Yugoslavia (forme

NOTE: Type F receptacles will also accept Type C and E plugs.

This is formally known as a "Schukostecker" plug, commonly abbreviated as "Schuko."

Type G
Rectangular blade plug

Where found:

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Channel Islands, China, Cyprus, Dominica, El Salvador, Gambia,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macau, Malawi, Malay
Mauritius, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sing
Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Type H
Oblique flat blades with ground (V-shaped)

Where found:
Gaza, Israel

Type I
Oblique flat blades with ground (inverted V)

Where found:

American Samoa, Argentina*, Australia, China, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Okinawa, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, St. Vincent, Tajikistan, Tonga, Uruguay*.
* In Argentina and Uruguay, the neutral and active wires are reversed from what is used in other countries.

Type J
Round pins with round grounding pin (offset)

Where found:
El Salvador, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Maldives, Rwanda, Switzerland

Type K
Round pins with spade grounding pin

Where found:
Bangladesh, Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Guinea, Madagascar, Maldives, St. Vincent, Senegal, Tunisia.

Type L
Round pins with round grounding pin (in-line)

Where found:
Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Italy, Maldives, Syria, Tunisia, Uruguay.

Type M
"South African" Plug

This plug resembles the Type D plug, but its pins are much larger.
Where found:
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland.