World Broadcast Standards by Country

Following are the format standards used by different countries

Country

Standard

Albania PAL
Argentina PAL-N
Australia PAL
Austria PAL
Azores (Portugal) PAL
Bahamas NTSC
Bahrain PAL
Barbados NTSC
Belgium PAL
Bermuda NTSC
Brazil PAL-M
Bulgaria SECAM
Canada NTSC
Canary Is PAL
China PAL
Colombia NTSC
Cyprus PAL
Czechsolvakia SECAM/PAL
Denmark PAL
Egypt SECAM
Faroe Islands (DK) PAL
Finland PAL
France SECAM
Gambia PAL
Germany PAL
Germany (prev East) SECAM/PAL
Gibraltar PAL
Greece PAL (was SECAM)
Hong Kong PAL
Hungary PAL (was SECAM)
Iceland PAL
India PAL
Indonesia PAL
Iran SECAM
Ireland PAL
Israel PAL
Italy PAL
Jamaica SECAM
Japan NTSC
Jordan PAL
Kenya PAL
Korea NTSC
Luxembourg PAL
Madeira PAL
Madagascar SECAM
Malaysia PAL
Malta PAL
Mauritius SECAM
Mexico NTSC
Monaco SECAM/PAL
Morocco SECAM
Netherlands PAL
New Zealand PAL
North Korea SECAM
Norway PAL
Pakistan PAL
Paraguay PAL
Peru NTSC
Philipines NTSC
Poland PAL
Portugal PAL
Romania PAL
Russia SECAM
Saudi Arabia SECAM
Seychelles PAL
Singapore PAL
South Africa PAL
South Korea NTSC
Spain PAL
Sri Lanka PAL
Sweden PAL
Switzerland PAL
Tahiti SECAM
Taiwan NTSC
Thailand PAL
Trinidad NTSC
Tunisia SECAM
Turkey PAL
United Arab Emirates PAL
United Kingdom PAL
Uruguay PAL
USA NTSC
Venezuela NTSC
Yugoslavia PAL
Zimbabwe PAL

 

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Author Date: August 2004