Worldwide T.V. Standards
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Not all television sets in the world are the same. Different countries use one of the three main video standards - PAL, NTSC or SECAM. This means that a videotape from a PAL country will not play in a VCR in a country that uses the NTSC standard.
This list has been updated as of September 2007. Due to political changes in the last few years some countries have changed from SECAM to PAL.
Country Specific:
(To look up a country click on its first letter below)
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| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Abu Dhabi |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Afghanistan |
B,D |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Albania |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Algeria |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Andorra |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Angola |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Antartica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Antigua |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Antiles |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Argentina |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Aryenuna |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Armenia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Aruba |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Ascension Is. |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Australia |
B |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Austria |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Azerbaijan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Azores |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Azores (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Bahamas |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Bahrain |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Bangladesh |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Barbados |
N |
NTSC |
- |
| Belarus |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Belgium |
B,H |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Belize |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Benin |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Bermuda |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Bhutan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Bolivia |
N |
NTSC |
- |
| Bosnia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Botswana |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Brazil |
M |
PAL |
BTSC |
| Brunei |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Bulgaria |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Burma |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Burundi |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Cameroon |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Canada |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Canary Is. |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Cape Verde |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Cayman Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Central African Rep. |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Chad |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Chile |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| China |
D |
PAL |
Zweiton D |
| Colombia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Comoros |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Congo |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Costa Rica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Crete |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Croatia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Cuba |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Curacao |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Cyprus |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Cyprus (Turkish) |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Czech Republic |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Dahomey |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Denmark |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Diego Garcia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Djibuti |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Dominica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Dominican Rep. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Dubai |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Ecuador |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Egypt |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| El Salvador |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Equatorial Guinea |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Estonia |
D,K,B |
SECAM & PAL |
- |
| Ethiopia |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Falkland Is. |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Faroe Is. |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Fernando Po |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Fiji |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Finland |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| France |
L |
SECAM |
Nicam L |
| French Polynesia |
Kl |
SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Gabon |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Gambia |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Georgia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Germany |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Germany (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Ghana |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Gibraltar |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greece |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greenland |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Greenland (US Forces) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Grenada |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guadeloupe |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guam |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guatamala |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Guinea (Bissau) |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Guinea (Rep.) |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guyana (French) |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Guyana (Rep.) |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Haiti |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Hawaii |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Honduras |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Hong Kong |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Hungary |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Iceland |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| India |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Indonesia |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Iran |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Iraq |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Ireland |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Israel |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Italy |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Ivory Coast |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Jamaica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Japan |
M |
NTSC |
EIAJ |
| Johnston Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Jordan |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Kampuchea |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Kazakhstan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Kenya |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Korea - North |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Korea - South |
M |
NTSC |
Zweiton M |
| Kuwait |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Kyrgystan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Laos |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Latvia |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Lebanon |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Leeward Islands |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Lesotho |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Liberia |
B,H |
PAL |
- |
| Libya |
B,G |
SECAM |
- |
| Lithuania |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Liechtenstein |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Luxembourg |
B,G,L |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Macao |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Macedonia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Madagascar |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Madeira |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Malawi |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Malaysia |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Maldives |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Mali |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Malta |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Marshall Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Martinique |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Mauritania |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Mauritius |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Mayotte |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Mexico |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Micronesia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Midway Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Moldova |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Monaco |
G,L |
PAL & SECAM |
|
| Mongolia |
D |
SECAM |
- |
| Montenegro |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Montserrat |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Morocco |
B,H |
SECAM |
- |
| Mozambique |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Myanmar |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Namibia |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Nepal |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Netherlands |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| New Caledonia |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| New Zealand |
B |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Nicaragua |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Niger |
K1 |
PAL |
- |
| Nigeria |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Norfolk Is. |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Northern Marina Is. |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Norway |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Okinawa |
M |
NTSC |
FM/FM |
| Oman |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Pakistan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Palau |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Panama |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Papua New Guinea |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Paraguay |
N |
PAL |
- |
| Peru |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Philippines |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Poland |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Polynesia |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Portugal |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Puerto Rica |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Qatar |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Reunion |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Romania |
D,K |
PAL |
- |
| Russia |
D,K / B,G |
SECAM / PAL (DVDs) |
- |
| Rwanda |
D,K |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Saba and Sarawak |
B |
PAL |
Zweiton D |
| Samoa (Eastern) |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Samoa (Western) |
B |
PAL |
- |
| San Marino |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Sao Tome |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Saudi Arabia |
B,G |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Senegal |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Serbia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Seychelles |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Sierra Leone |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Singapore |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Slovakia |
B,D,K |
PAL & SECAM |
- |
| Slovenia |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Society Islands |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Somalia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| South Africa |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Spain |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Sri Lanka |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| St. Grenadine |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Lucia |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Pierre Miquelon |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| St. Vincent |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| St. Kitts |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Sudan |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Surinam |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Swaziland |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Sweden |
B,G |
PAL |
Nicam B/G |
| Switzerland |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Syria |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Tahiti |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Taiwan |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Tajikistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Tanzania |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Thailand |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Tibet |
D |
PAL |
- |
| Togo |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Tonga |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Tunisia |
B |
SECAM |
- |
| Turkey |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Turkmenistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Uganda |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| United Kingdom |
I |
PAL |
Nicam I |
| Ukraine |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| United Arab Emirates |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Upper Volta |
K1 |
SECAM |
- |
| Uruguay |
N |
PAL |
- |
| United States of America |
M |
NTSC |
BTSC |
| Uzbekistan |
D,K |
SECAM |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Vatican |
B,G |
PAL |
Zweiton B/G |
| Venezuela |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Vietnam |
D,M |
SECAM & NTSC |
- |
| Virgin Islands |
M |
NTSC |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Yemen |
B |
PAL |
- |
| Country |
System |
Color |
Stereo |
| Zaire |
K |
SECAM |
- |
| Zambia |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
| Zanzibar |
I |
PAL |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
B,G |
PAL |
- |
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