Electrical Plug Adapters

There are two essential aspects to take note of. AtMicronesia (Federal States of) 120V 60 Hz
the first instance, it is important to note that theMonaco 127/220V 50 Hz
electrical power specifications may vary from countryMongolia 230V
to country that you are visiting. Not many countriesMontserrat (Leeward Is.) 230V 60 Hz
have a electrical power specification as you have atMorocco 127/220V* 50 Hz
home, and hence you should have the right adapterMozambique 220V 50 Hz
with you when you travel abroad. Secondly, the kind ofMyanmar (formerly Burma) 230V 50 Hz
wall mounted power outlet sockets in most of theNamibia 220V 50 Hz
countries, are not usually the ones that you find atNauru 240V 50 Hz
home. It is entirely different, and your device powerNepal 230V 50 Hz
input plug may not fit into that socket at all.Netherlands 230V 50 Hz
The mains power voltage specifications differ fromNetherlands Antilles 127/220V* 50 Hz
country to country. For example, the electrical andNew Caledonia 220V 50 Hz
electronic devices in U.S. operate on 120 Volts AC, butNew Zealand 230V 50 Hz
the United Kingdom has a 220 volts AC outlet, which isNicaragua 120V 60 Hz
different from the one in the United States. Secondly,Niger 220V 50 Hz
your device power input plug will never fit the powerNigeria 240V 50 Hz
outlet sockets available in the United Kingdom.Northern Ireland (see United Kingdom)
Therefore, if you are traveling from home to the UnitedNorway 230V 50 Hz
Kingdom, you do not only need an adapter for yourOkinawa 100V* 60 Hz
device power input plug, but a voltage converter asOman 240V* 50 Hz
well, of the type which would convert the 220 VoltsPakistan 230V 50 Hz
AC electrical power output to 110 Volts AC for yourPalmyra Atoll 120V 60Hz
device to work properly.Panama 110V* 60 Hz
It is recommended that, when-ever you plan your nextPapua New Guinea 240V 50 Hz
visit abroad, take a look at the guide of the powerParaguay 220V 50 Hz
outlet specifications available in the country or countriesPeru 220V* 60 Hz*
that you are visiting and prepare yourself to carryPhilippines 220V 60 Hz
appropriate electrical accessories for those devices toPoland 230V 50 Hz
work properly. There are indeed universal plugPortugal 230V 50 Hz
adapters available, which will comply with the powerPuerto Rico 120V 60 Hz
out input sockets of many countries, but the need ofQatar 240V 50 Hz
voltage converters cannot be ignoredRéunion Island 220V 50Hz
A guide to international electric outlet specification isRomania 230V 50 Hz
presented below:Russian Federation 220V 50 Hz
COUNTRY VOLTAGE FREQUENCYRwanda 230V 50 Hz
Afghanistan 220V 50 HzSt. Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Is.) 230V 60 Hz
Albania 20V* 50 HzSt. Lucia (Windward Is.) 240V 50 Hz
Algeria 230V 50 HzSt. Vincent (Windward Is.) 230V 50 Hz
American Samoa 120V 60 HzSaudi Arabia 127/220V 60 Hz
Andorra 230V 50HzScotland (See United Kingdom)
Angola 220V 50 HzSenegal 230V 50 Hz
Anguilla 110V 60HzSerbia-Montenegro 220V 50 Hz
Antigua 230V* 60 HzSeychelles 240V 50 Hz
Argentina 220V 50 HzSierra Leone 230V 50 Hz
Armenia 220V 50 HzSingapore 230V 50 Hz
Aruba 127V* 60 Hz Australia 230V* 50 HzSlovak Republic 230V 50 Hz
Austria 230V 50 HzSlovenia 220V 50 Hz
Azerbaijan 220V 50 HzSomalia 220V* 50 Hz
Azores 220V* 50 HzSouth Africa 220/230V* 50 Hz
Bahamas 120V 60 HzSpain 230V 50 Hz
Bahrain 230V* 50 Hz*Sri Lanka 230V 50 Hz
Balearic Islands 220V 50 HzSudan 230V 50 Hz
Bangladesh 220V 50 HzSuriname 127V 60 Hz
Barbados 115V 50 HzSwaziland 230V 50 Hz
Belarus 220V 50 HzSweden 230V 50 Hz
Belgium 230V 50 HzSwitzerland 230V 50 Hz
Belize 110/220V 60 HzSyria 220V 50 Hz
Benin 220V 50 HzTahiti 110/220V 60 Hz
Bermuda 120V 60 HzTajikistan 220V 50 Hz
Bhutan 230V 50 HzTaiwan 110V 60 Hz
Bolivia 220/230V* 50 HzTanzania 230V 50 Hz
Bosnia 220V 50 HzThailand 220V 50 Hz
Botswana 231V 50 HzTogo 220V* 50 Hz
Brazil 110/220V* 60 HzTonga 240V 50 Hz
Brunei 240V 50 HzTrinidad & Tobago 115V 60 Hz
Bulgaria 230V 50 HzTunisia 230V 50 Hz
Burkina Faso 220V 50 HzTurkey 230V 50 Hz
Burundi 220V 50 HzTurkmenistan 220V 50 Hz
Cambodia 230V 50 HzUganda 240V 50 Hz
Cameroon 220V 50 HzUkraine 220V 50 Hz
Canada 120V 60 HzUnited Arab Emirates 220V* 50 Hz
Canary Islands 220V 50 HzUnited Kingdom 230V* 50 Hz
Cape Verde 220V 50 HzUnited States of America 120V 60 Hz
Cayman Islands 120V 60 HzUruguay 220V 50 Hz
Central African Republic 220V 50 HzUzbekistan 220V 50 Hz
Chad 220V 50HzVanuatu 230V 50 Hz
Channel Islands 230V 50 HzVenezuela 120V 60 Hz
Chile 220V 50 HzVietnam 127/220V* 50 Hz
China, People's Republic of 220V 50 HzVirgin Islands (British and U.S.) 115V 60 Hz
Colombia 110V 60HzWales (See United Kingdom)
Comoros 220V 50 HzWestern Samoa 230V 50 Hz
Congo, People's Rep. of 230V 50 HzYemen, Rep. of 220/230V 50 Hz
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former Zaire) 220V 50 HzYugoslavia (Former) 220V 50 Hz
Cook Islands 240V 50 HzZambia 230V 50 Hz
Costa Rica 120V 60 HzZimbabwe 220V 50 Hz
Côte d'IvoirePrimary sources: Electric Current Abroad (1998 edition),
(Ivory Coast) 220V 50 HzU.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical
Croatia 230V 50HzInformation Service; World Electricity Supplies and
Cuba 110/220V 60HzElectrical Plugs; an International Survey, (both 1993),
Cyprus 240V 50 HzBritish Standards Institute. Additionally, since this table
Czech Republic 230V 50 Hzwas first posted in late 1995, numerous revisions have
Denmark 230V 50 Hz(and continue to be) made as a result of personal
Djibouti 220V 50 Hzobservations or reports from other travelers.
Dominica 230V 50 HzFor further references please visit
Dominican Republic 110V 60 HzNow, it is not the question of having the right adapter
East Timor 220V 50 Hzwith you when you visit abroad. You must be also
Ecuador 120-127V 60 Hzconcerned with the electrical power specification that
Egypt 220V 50 Hzis available in the country of your visit. Looking at the
El Salvador 115V 60 Hzguide above, it is clearly understood that your electrical
England (See United Kingdom)and electronic devices will require not only plug
Equatorial Guinea 220V* 50 Hzadapters but also a built-in or separate voltage
Eritrea 230V 50 Hzconverter. If you are planning a visit to the United
Estonia 230V 50 HzKingdom, you will need a device which converts the
Ethiopia 220V 50 Hzelectrical power of 230 Volts Alternating Current (AC)
Faeroe Islands 220V 50 Hzto 110 Volts AC before you can apply that power to
Falkland Islands 240V 50 Hzyour equipment.. These converters need to be of the
Fiji 240V 50 Hzright specification of providing the right output
Finland 230V 50 Hzalternating current and the frequency as well for your
France 230V 50 Hzequipment to work correctly.
French Guiana 220V 50 HzIf you need to charge your digital camera in Beijing, you
Gaza 230V 50 Hzwill need an adapter which lets you plug in your
Gabon 220V 50 Hzcharger on the wall socket. That's not all. Beijing has an
Gambia 230V 50 Hzelectrical power output of 220 Volts AC with 50 Hz
Germany 230V 50 Hzfrequency and your charger can only accept an input
Ghana 230V 50 Hzvoltage of 120 Volts AC and 60Hz. Hz, which is the
Gibraltar 240V 50 Hzshort form of Hertz, is the number of cycles the
Great Britain (See United Kingdom)alternating voltage goes through one cycle. This AC
Greece 220V 50 Hzoutput voltage is normally a sine-wave, alternating
Greenland 220V 50 Hzbetween a positive and a negative level. This is a
Grenada (Windward Is.) 230V 50 Hzsmooth variation with time as the other variant, and
Guadeloupe 230V 50 Hzcompletion of one such cycle in one second is termed
Guam 110V 60Hzas 1Hz. Therefore, a 110 Volt AC of 60 Hz has 60
Guatemala 120V 60 Hzcycles in one second.
Guinea 220V 50 HzRemaining on the aspect of charging your digital
Guinea-Bissau 220V 50 Hzcamera in Beijing, you do not only need a plug adapter
Guyana 240V* 60 Hz*but also the right voltage converter, which will give you
Haiti 110V 60 Hza 120 Volts AC, 60 Hz output from an input of 220
Honduras 110V 60 HzVolts AC of 50 Hz, which is the standard electrical
Hong Kong 220V* 50 Hzpower in China. The converted AC voltage applied to
Hungary 230V 50 Hzyour charger produces a much lower Direct Current
Iceland 220V 50 Hz(DC) voltage output to your digital camera, for charging
India 230V 50 Hzthe camera's re-chargeable battery. Application of the
Indonesia 127/230V* 50 Hzdirect 220 Volts AC output, without a converter will not
Iran 230V 50 Hzonly destroy the charger unit but may also damage
Iraq 230V 50 Hzyour digital camera, if it is plugged into the charger,
Ireland (Eire) 230 50 HzTherefore, when you travel abroad, it is desirable that
Isle of Man 240V 50 Hzyou check the electrical power specification of the
Israel 230V 50 Hzcountry or countries that you are visiting. At the same
Italy 230V 50 Hztime you should determine the plug adapter that you
Ivory Coast (See Côte d'Ivoire)would be wanting. For this purpose you may like to
Jamaica 110V 50 Hzvisit for more information.
Japan 100V 50/60 Hz*Voltage converters are available in different
Jordan 230V 50 Hzspecifications, which mainly depend upon the purpose
Kenya 240V 50 Hzof its application. For example, a voltage converter for
Kazakhstan 220V 50 Hzyour digital camera recharging unit will be much smaller
Kiribati 240V 50 Hzthan the one you would need to turn on your iron, if
Korea, South 220V 60 Hzyou have one with you. The varying sizes of such
Kuwait 240V 50 Hzconverters depend upon the kind of alternating current
Laos 230V 50 Hzor wattage that you would require to either turn on the
Latvia 220V 50 Hzcharger or the iron. The wattage along with the
Lebanon 110/220V 50 Hzspecification of input and output voltages are generally
Lesotho 220V 50 Hzspecified on the body of the converter units that you
Liberia 120V 60 Hzare buying.
Libya 127V* 50 HzThere are adapters available which cater for
Lithuania 220V 50 Hzmulti-voltage operation. For example, the adapter itself
Liechtenstein 230V 50 Hzwill give you an option to be switched from 110 Volts
Luxembourg 220V 50 HzAC output to 230 volts AC output. This is done
Macau 220V 50 Hzthrough a toggle, at times appearing as a screw head
Macedonia 220V 50 Hzon the converter body itself. But then again you may
Madagascar 220V 50 Hzneed a plug adapter to plug this mini-converter in the
Madeira 220V 50 Hzelectrical power source available in the country that
Malawi 230V 50 Hzyou are visiting. In certain countries the electrical power
Malaysia 240V 50 Hzmay have surges. Surges are high frequency levels of
Maldives 230V 50 Hzvery high voltages, suddenly appearing at the output of
Mali 220V 50 Hzthe power source for a fraction of a millisecond or
Malta 240V 50 Hzeven micro-second. There are such adapters which
Martinique 220V 50 Hzare available with surge protection. Please bear in mind,
Mauritania 220V 50 Hzthunderstorms can produce these electrical surges
Mauritius 230V 50 Hzwhich may damage your equipment.
Mexico 127V 60 Hz