|
Country
|
TV standard |
Voltage
|
1st languages
|
Other European languages
|
| Australia
www.australia.com
(Tourist info) www.uk.emb.gov.au
(British High Commission, Canberra) |
PAL |
220/240v
adaptor
may be needed as 3-pin sockets not UK pattern |
English |
|
| Austria
www.austria-tourism.at
(Tourist info) www.britishembassy.at
(British Embassy, Vienna) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
German |
|
| Belgium
www.visitbelgium.com
(Tourist info) www.british-embassy.be
(British Embassy, Brussels) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
French, Flemish |
|
| Brazil
www.brazil.org.uk
(Tourist info, embassy) www.gra-bretanha.org.br
(British Embassy, Brasilia) |
PAL-M |
110/127/220
varies
by area |
Portuguese |
|
| Brunei
www.visitbrunei.com
(Tourist info) www.britain-brunei.org
(British High Commission, Brunei Darussalam) |
PAL? |
220/240v
sockets
vary |
Malay, Chinese |
English |
| Canada
www.canadatourism.com
(Tourist info) www.britain-in-canada.org
(British High Commission, Ottawa) |
NTSC |
120/240 |
English, French |
|
| China
www.cnta.com
(Tourist org.) www.britishembassy.org.cn
(British Embassy, Beijing) |
PAL |
230/240v
2
and 3-pin sockets |
Mandarin, Cantonese |
|
| Cyprus
www.cyprustourism.org
(Tourist info) tel+357(2)861100 (British High Commission, Nicosia) |
PAL/SECAM |
240 |
Greek, Turkish |
English |
| Denmark
www.visitdenmark.com
(Tourist info) www.britishembassy.dk
(British Embassy, Copenhagen) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
Danish |
English, German |
| Egypt
www.touregypt.net
www.britishembassy.org.eg
(British Embassy, Cairo) |
SECAM(V) |
220v,
some 110v in rural areas |
Arabic |
English |
| Finland
www.mek.fi
(Tourist info) www.ukembassy.fi (Helsinki) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
Finnish |
English, Swedish |
| France
www.franceguide.com
(Tourist info) www.amb-grandebretagne.fr
(British Embassy, Pari) |
SECAM(V) |
220v,
mostly
standard 2-pin European socket |
French |
some English |
| Germany
www.germany-tourism.de
www.britishebotschaft.de
(British Embassy, Berlin) |
PAL (West) SECAM (East) |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
German |
English, French |
| Greece
www.antor.com/greece
(Tourist info) www.british-embassy.gr
(Athens) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
Greek |
English, French |
| Hong Kong (China)
www.hkta.org/uk
(Tourist info) www.britishconsulate.org.hk |
PAL |
200v |
Cantonese |
English |
| India
www.indiatouristoffice.org
www.ukinindia.org (British High
Commission, New Delhi) |
PAL |
220/230v
2-
and 3-pin sockets, DC current in some areas |
Hindi and others |
English |
| Indonesia
www.tourismindonesia.com
www.britain-in-indonesia.or.id
(British Embassy, Jakarta) |
PAL |
220v
but
some 110v |
Indonesian |
English, Dutch |
| Iran
www.irantourism.org
tel+98(21)6705011 (British Embassy, Tehran) |
SECAM(H) |
220v
round
2-pin sockets |
Farsi |
English, French |
| Ireland
www.ireland.travel.ie
www.britishembassy.ie (British
Embassy, Dublin) |
PAL |
220v,
3-pin
socket |
English
(Gaelic
is official but minority language) |
|
| Israel
www.infotour.co.il
(Tourist info) www.britemb.org.il
(British Embassy, Tel Aviv) |
PAL |
220v,
3-pin
socket |
Hebrew, Arabic |
English |
| Italy
www.enit.it
(Tourist info) www.ukintalia.it (British
Embassy, Rome) |
PAL |
220v |
Italian |
English, French, German |
| Japan
www.jnto.go.jp
(Tourist info) www.uknow.or.jp (British
Embassy, Tokyo) |
NTSC |
100v
50/60Hz,
flat 2-pin socket |
Japanese |
English |
| Kenya
www.kenyatourism.org
www.britain.or.ke (British High
Commission, Nairobi) |
PAL |
240v,
UK
style round 2-pin and flat 3-pin sockets |
Swahili |
English |
| Korea (South)
www.knto.or.kr
(Tourist info) www.britain.or.kr
(British Embassy, Seoul) |
NTSC |
220v,
some
110v |
Korean |
|
| Libya |
PAL |
127/220 |
Arabic |
|
| Luxembourg
www.luxembourg.co.uk
(Tourist info) tel+352229864 (British Embassy) |
PAL |
220v |
French, German |
English |
| Malaysia
www.tourism.gov.my
www.britain.org.my (British High
Commission, Kuala Lumpur) |
PAL |
220v,
square
3-pin socket |
Malay, also Chinese, Tamil |
English |
| Mexico
www.mexicotravel.co.uk
www.embajadabritanica.co.mx
(British Embassy, Mexico DF) |
NTSC |
110v,
US
flat 2-pin socket |
Spanish (LatAm) |
English |
| Netherlands
www.holland.com
(Tourism) www.britain.nl (British Embassy,
The Hague) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
Dutch |
English, German, French |
| New Zealand
www.purenz.com
(Trade) www.nztb.govt.nz (Tourism) www.brithighcomm.org.nz
(British High Commission, Wellington) |
PAL |
230/240v |
English, Maori |
|
| Nigeria
www.nigeriahouse.uk.com
(N High Commission, London) tel+234(1)2625930 (Brit Dep High Commission,
Lagos) |
PAL |
220/250v |
Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa
(English
is official language) |
English |
| Norway
www.visitnorway.com
www.britain.no (British Embassy, Oslo) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
Norwegian |
English |
|
Oman
www.mocioman.org
(Tourist info)
www.britishembassy.gov.uk/oman
tel
609000 (British Embassy, Muscat) |
PAL |
220/240v |
Arabic |
English |
| Pakistan
www.tourism.gov.pk
tel+92(51)822131 (British High Commission, Islamabad) |
PAL |
220v
round
2- and 3-pin sockets |
Urdu, Punjabi |
English |
| Poland
www.infolinia.pl
(Tourist info) www.britishembassy.pl
(British Embassy, Warsaw) |
SECAM |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
Polish |
English, Russian |
| Portugal
www.portugal.org
(Tourism) tel+351(21)3924000 (British Embassy, Lisbon) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket, but some 220DC and 110vAC |
Portuguese |
English |
| Russian Federation
www.intourist.co.uk
www.britemb.msk.ru (British Embassy,
Moscow) |
SECAM(V) |
220v |
Russian |
|
| Saudi Arabia
www.saudinf.com
(Saudi info centre) tel+966(1)4880077 (British Embassy, Riyadh) |
SECAM(H) |
125/215v |
Arabic |
English |
| South Africa
www.southafrica.net
(Tourist info) www.britain.org.za
(British High Commission, Pretoria/Tshwane) |
PAL |
220/230v
also
some 250v in Pretoria, round 3-pin socket |
English, Afrikaans |
|
| Spain
www.tourspain.es
tel+34(91)7008200 (British Embassy, Madrid) |
PAL |
220v,
standard
2-pin European socket (mostly) |
Spanish, Catalan |
|
| Sweden
www.visit-sweden.com
(Tourism) www.britishembassy.com |
PAL |
220/230v,
standard
2-pin European socket |
Swedish |
English |
| Switzerland
www.myswitzerland.com
(Tourist info) www.british-embassy-berne.ch |
PAL |
220v |
German, French, Italian |
|
| Taiwan
www.trboc.gov.tw
and www.tva.org.tw (Tourism) |
NTSC |
110v |
Mandarin, Taiwanese |
English |
| Thailand
www.tourismthailand.org
www.britishemb.or.th (British
Embassy, Bangkok) |
PAL |
220v,
2-pin European and US sockets |
Thai |
English |
| Turkey
www.turizm.gov.tr
(Tourist) tel+90(312)4686230 (British Embassy, Ankara) |
PAL |
220v |
Turkish |
English, French, German |
| UAE
(Dubai,
Abu Dhabi) www.dubaitourism.com
tel+971(2)6326600 (British Embassy, Abu Dhabi) |
PAL? |
220/240v
mostly
square 3-pin sockets |
Arabic |
English |
| Ukraine
www.intourist.com
www.britemb.ukraine.net (British
Embassy, Kyiv) |
SECAM(V) |
220v |
Ukrainian, Russian |
|
| U S A
www.britainusa.com
(British Embassy, Washington) |
NTSC |
120v
flat
2-pin socket |
English |
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