List of Worldwide video formats

VHS PAL
(Suitable for the UK, Australia,
New Zealand etc.)

The following Countries
usually
support the VHS PAL Format

  • ABU DHABI
  • AFGHANISTAN
  • ALGERIA
  • ANDORRA
  • ARGENTINA
  • AUSTRALIA
  • AUSTRIA
  • AZORES
  • BAHRAIN
  • BANGLADESH
  • BELGIUM
  • BOTSWANA
  • BRAZIL
  • BRUNEI
  • CANARY ISLANDS
  • CHINA
  • CYPRUS
  • DENMARK
  • DUBAI
  • FINLAND
  • GERMANY (WEST)
  • GHANA
  • GIBRALTAR
  • HONG KONG
  • ICELAND
  • INDIA
  • INDONESIA
  • IRELAND
  • ISRAEL
  • ITALY
  • JORDAN
  • KENYA
  • KOREA (NORTH)
  • KUWAIT
  • LIBERIA
  • LIBYA
  • LUXEMBOURG
  • MADAGASCAR
  • MADEIRA
  • MALAYSIA
  • MALDIVES
  • MALTA
  • MOZAMBIQUE
  • NAMIBIA
  • NETHERLANDS
  • NEW ZEALAND
  • NIGERIA
  • NORWAY
  • OMAN
  • PAKISTAN
  • PARAGUAY
  • PORTUGAL
  • QUATAR
  • SABAH & SARAWAK
  • SEYCHELLES
  • SIERRA LEONE
  • SINGAPORE
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • SPAIN
  • SRI LANKA
  • SUDAN
  • SWAZILAND
  • SWEDEN
  • SWITZERLAND
  • TANZANIA
  • THAILAND
  • TURKEY
  • UGANDA
  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  • UNITED KINGDOM
  • URUGUAY
  • YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  • YEMEN DEMOCRATIC
  • YUGOSLAVIA
  • ZAMBIA
  • ZIMBABWE

VHS NTSC
(Suitable for the USA,
Canada etc.)

The following Countries
usually
support the VHS NTSC Format

  • ALASKA
  • ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
  • ANTILLIES
  • BAHAMAS
  • BARBADOS
  • BERMUDA
  • BOLIVIA
  • BURMA
  • CANADA
  • CAYMAN ISLANDS
  • CHILE
  • COLUMBIA
  • COSTA RICA
  • CUBA
  • CURACAO & ARUBA
  • DIEGO GARCIA
  • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • ECUADOR
  • EL SALVADOR
  • GREENLAND
  • GUAM
  • GUATEMALA
  • HAWAII
  • JAMAICA
  • JAPAN
  • KOREA (SOUTH)
  • MEXICO
  • NICARAGUA
  • OKINAWA
  • PANAMA
  • PERU
  • PHILIPPINES
  • PUERTO RICO
  • SAMOA EASTERN
  • ST KITTS
  • SURINAM
  • TAIWAN
  • TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
  • TRUST ISLANDS
  • UNITED STATES
  • VENEZUELA
  • VIRGIN ISLANDS

VHS SECAM
(Suitable for France,
Bulgaria, Morocco etc.)

The following Countries
usually
support the VHS SECAM Format

  • ALBANIA
  • BULGARIA
  • CONGO
  • CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  • DJIBOUTI
  • EGYPT
  • FRANCE
  • GABON
  • GERMANY
  • GREECE
  • GUADELOUPE
  • GUYANA FRENCH
  • HAITI
  • HUNGARY
  • IRAN
  • IRAQ
  • IVORY COAST
  • LEBANON
  • LUXEMBOURG
  • MARTINIQUE
  • MAURITIUS
  • MONACO
  • MONGOLIA
  • MOROCCO
  • NEW CALEDONIA
  • POLAND
  • REUNION
  • ROMANIA
  • SAUDI ARABIA
  • SENEGAL
  • SYRIA
  • TAHITI
  • TOGO
  • TUNISIA
  • USSR
  • ZAIRE

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