If you are moving overseas and need to know about importing your television then maybe you should first look at the type of signal which is used in the country. The embassies normally don’t have time for this type of information however it is important in planning your immigration/emigration to a new country. These are the most up-to-date listings.
Television Standards by Country
| Afghanistan | PAL B, SECAM B |
| Albania | PAL B/G |
| Algeria | PAL B/G |
| Angola | PAL I |
| Antarctica | NTSC M |
| Antigua & Barbuda | NTSC M |
| Argentina | PAL N |
| Armenia | SECAM D/K |
| Aruba | NTSC M |
| Australia | PAL B/G |
| Austria | PAL B/G |
| Azerbaijan | SECAM D/K |
| Azores | PAL B |
| Bahamas | NTSC M |
| Bahrain | PAL B/G |
| Bangladesh | PAL B |
| Barbados | NTSC M |
| Belarus | SECAM D/K |
| Belgium | PAL B/H |
| Belgium (Armed Forces Network) | NTSC M |
| Belize | NTSC M |
| Benin | SECAM K |
| Bermuda | NTSC M |
| Bolivia | NTSC M |
| Bosnia/Herzegovina | PAL B/H |
| Botswana | SECAM K, PAL I |
| Brazil | PAL M |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | NTSC M |
| Brunei Darussalam | PAL B |
| Bulgaria | PAL |
| Burkina Faso | SECAM K |
| Burundi | SECAM K |
| Cambodia | PAL B/G, NTSC M |
| Cameroon | PAL B/G |
| Canada | NTSC M |
| Canary Islands | PAL B/G |
| Central African Republic | SECAM K |
| Chad | SECAM D |
| Chile | NTSC M |
| China (People’S Republic) | PAL D |
| Colombia | NTSC M |
| Congo (People’S Republic) | SECAM K |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. (Zaire) | SECAM K |
| Cook Islands | PAL B |
| Costa Rica | NTSC M |
| Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | SECAM K/D |
| Croatia | PAL B/H |
| Cuba | NTSC M |
| Cyprus | PAL B/G |
| Czech Republic | PAL B/G (cable), PAL D/K (broadcast) |
| Denmark | PAL B/G |
| Diego Garcia | NTSC M |
| Djibouti | SECAM K |
| Dominica | NTSC M |
| East Timor | PAL B |
| Easter Island | PAL B |
| Ecuador | NTSC M |
| Egypt | PAL B/G, SECAM B/G |
| El Salvador | NTSC M |
| Equitorial Guinea | SECAM B |
| Estonia | PAL B/G |
| Ethiopia | PAL B |
| Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) | PAL I |
| Fiji | NTSC M |
| Finland | PAL B/G |
| France | SECAM L |
| France (French Forces Tv) | SECAM G |
| Gabon | SECAM K |
| Galapagos Islands | NTSC M |
| Gambia | PAL B |
| Georgia | SECAM D/K |
| Germany | PAL B/G |
| Germany (Armed Forces Tv Germany) | NTSC M |
| Ghana | PAL B/G |
| Gibraltar | PAL B/G |
| Greece | PAL B/G |
| Greenland | PAL B |
| Grenada | NTSC M |
| Guam | NTSC M |
| Guadeloupe | SECAM K |
| Guiana (French) | SECAM K |
| Guinea | PAL K |
| Guyana | NTSC M |
| Haiti | SECAM |
| Honduras | NTSC M |
| Hong Kong | PAL I |
| Hungary | PAL K/K |
| Iceland | PAL B/G |
| India | PAL B |
| Indonesia | PAL B |
| Iran | PAL B/G |
| Iraq | PAL |
| Ireland, Republic Of | PAL I |
| Isle Of Man | PAL |
| Israel | PAL B/G |
| Italy | PAL B/G |
| Jamaica | NTSC M |
| Japan | NTSC M |
| Johnstone Island | NTSC M |
| Jordan | PAL B/G |
| Kazakhstan | SECAM D/K |
| Kenya | PAL B/G |
| Korea (North) | SECAM D, PAL D/K |
| Korea (South) | NTSC M |
| Kuwait | PAL B/G |
| Kyrgyz Republic | SECAM D/K |
| Laos | PAL B |
| Latvia | PAL B/G |
| Lebanon | PAL B/G |
| Lesotho | PAL K |
| Liberia | PAL B/H |
| Libya | PAL B/G |
| Liechtenstein | PAL B/G |
| Lithuania | PAL B/G, SECAM D/K |
| Luxembourg | PAL B/G, SECAM L |
| Macau | PAL I |
| Macedonia | PAL B/H |
| Madagascar | SECAM K |
| Madeira | PAL B |
| Malaysia | PAL B |
| Maldives | PAL B |
| Mali | SECAM K |
| Malta | PAL B |
| Marshall Islands | NTSC M |
| Martinique | SECAM K |
| Mauritania | SECAM B |
| Mauritius | SECAM B |
| Mayotte | SECAM K |
| Mexico | NTSC M |
| Micronesia | NTSC M |
| Midway Island | NTSC M |
| Moldova (Moldavia) | SECAM D/K |
| Monaco | SECAM L, PAL G |
| Mongolia | SECAM D |
| Montenegro | PAL B/G |
| Morocco | SECAM B |
| Mozambique | PAL B |
| Myanmar (Burma) | NTSC M |
| Namibia | PAL I |
| Nepal | B |
| Netherlands | PAL B/G |
| Netherlands (Armed Forces Network) | NTSC M |
| Netherlands Antilles | NTSC M |
| New Caledonia | SECAM K |
| New Zealand | PAL B/G |
| Nicaragua | NTSC M |
| Niger | SECAM K |
| Nigeria | PAL B/G |
| Norfolk Island | PAL B |
| North Mariana Islands | NTSC M |
| Norway | PAL B/G |
| Oman | PAL B/G |
| Pakistan | PAL B |
| Palau | NTSC M |
| Panama | NTSC M |
| Papua New Guinea | PAL B/G |
| Paraguay | PAL N |
| Peru | NTSC M |
| Philippines | NTSC M |
| Poland | PAL D/K |
| Polynesia (French) | SECAM K |
| Portugal | PAL B/G |
| Puerto Rico | NTSC M |
| Qatar | PAL B |
| Reunion | SECAM K |
| Romania | PAL D/G |
| Russia | SECAM D/K |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | NTSC M |
| St. Lucia | NTSC M |
| St. Pierre Et Miquelon | SECAM K |
| St. Vincent | NTSC M |
| Sao Tomé E Principe | PAL B/G |
| Samoa, American | NTSC |
| Saudi Arabia | SECAM B/G, PAL B |
| Samoa | NTSC M |
| Senegal | SECAM K |
| Serbia | PAL B/G |
| Seychelles | PAL B/G |
| Sierra Leone | PAL B/G |
| Singapore | PAL B/G |
| Slovakia | PAL B/G |
| Slovenia | PAL B/H |
| Somalia | PAL B/G |
| South Africa | PAL I |
| Spain | PAL B/G |
| Sri Lanka | PAL |
| Sudan | PAL B |
| Suriname | NTSC M |
| Swaziland | PAL B/G |
| Sweden | PAL B/G |
| Switzerland | PAL B/G (GERMAN ZONE, SECAM L (FRENCH ZONE |
| Syria | SECAM B, PAL G |
| Tahiti | SECAM |
| Taiwan | NTSC |
| Tajikistan | SECAM D/K |
| Tanzania | PAL B |
| Thailand | PAL B/M |
| Togo | SECAM K |
| Trinidad & Tobago | NTSC M |
| Tunisia | SECAM B/G |
| Turkey | PAL B |
| Turkmenistan | SECAM D/K |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | NTSC M |
| Uganda | PAL B/G |
| Ukraine | SECAM D/K |
| Uruguay | PAL N |
| United Arab Emirates | PAL B/G |
| United States | NTSC M |
| United Kingdom | PAL I |
| Uzbekistan | SECAM D/K |
| Venezuela | NTSC M |
| Vietnam | NTSC M, SECAM D |
| Virgin Islands (Us & British) | NTSC M |
| Wallis & Futuna | SECAM K |
| Yemen | PAL B/NTSC M |
| Zambia | PAL B/G |
| Zimbabwe | PAL B/G |
