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| COUNTRY | TV Households | Cabled Households | Electrical Standards | VHF Color System | VHF Broadcast System |
| AFGHANISTAN | 100,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| ALBANIA | 405,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| ALGERIA | 3,000,000 | N/A | 110 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| ANGOLA | 80,000 | N/A | 240 | I | PAL |
| ANTIGUA | 26,000 | N/A | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| ARGENTINA | 10,050,000 | 3,300,000 | 220 V @ 50 Hz | N | PAL |
| ARMENIA | 825,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ARUBA | 20,000 | N/A | 110/220V @ 60 Hz | M | NTSC |
| AUSTRALIA | 6,800,000 | 880,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| AUSTRIA | 3,110,000 | 1,090,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| AZERBAIJAN | 170,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BAHAMAS | 57,000 | N/A | 120 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| BAHRAIN | 145,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| BANGLADESH | 2,248,260 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| BARBADOS | 60,000 (sets) | N/A | 110 @ 50 | N | NTSC |
| BELGIUM | 4,390,000 | 4,070,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| BELIZE | 100,000 | N/A | 110/220 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| BENIN | 17,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| BERMUDA | 28,000 | 3,900 | N/A | M | NTSC |
| BOLIVIA | 500,000 | N/A | 110/220 @ 50 | M | NTSC |
| BOPHUTHATSWANA | 2,000 | N/A | 220V 60 | B | PAL |
| BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 660,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BOTSWANA | 20,000 | N/A | 220v 60 | B | PAL |
| BRAZIL | 33,000,000 | 240,000 | 127/220 | M | PAL |
| BRUNI DARUSSALAM | 67,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| BULGARIA | 2,900,000 | 90,000 | 220 @ 50 | D | SECAM |
| BURKINA FASO | 45,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | SECAM |
| BURUNDI | 100,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | SECAM |
| CAMBODIA | 233,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown |
| CAMEROON | 10,000 | N/A | 110/220 | B | PAL |
| CANADA | 9,900,000 | 7,600,000 | 110/220 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| CAPE VERDE | 4,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 10,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| CHAD | Unknown | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| CHILE | 3,330,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | M | NTSC |
| CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC | 310,000,000 | 90,000,000 | 220 @ 50 | D | PAL |
| COLUMBIA | 4,650,000 | N/A | 110/150 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | 2,100,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | K | SECAM |
| CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE | 6,000 | N/A | N/A | D | SECAM |
| COSTA RICA | 477,000 | 143,000 | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| CROATIA | 1,600,000 | 190,000 | 220 @ 50Hz | B | PAL |
| CUBA | 2,300,000 | N/A | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| CYPRUS | 175,000 | N/A | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL B |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 3,930,000 | 730,000 | 220 @ 50 | D | SECAM |
| DENMARK | 2,340,000 | 740,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| DJIBOUTI | 14,000 | N/A | 220-59 | K | SECAM |
| DOMINICA | 5,200 | N/A | 110 @ 60 | N/A | NTSC |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 600,000 | 258,000 | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| ECUADOR | 620,000 | N/A | N/A | M | NTSC |
| EGYPT | 5,500,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| EL SALVADOR | 425,000 | N/A | 115/230 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 3,000 (sets) | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| ESTONIA | 700,000 | 50,000 | 220V@ 50Hz | B | PAL |
| ETHIOPIA | 100,000 | N/A | 220 @ 60 | B | PAL |
| FINLAND | 2,130,000 | 800,000 | 220 @ 60 | B | PAL |
| FRANCE | 21,270,000 | 2,190,000 | 110/220 @ 50 | E | SECAM |
| FRENCH GUYANA | 14,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | 30,000 | N/A | 127 @ 60 | K | SECAM |
| GABON | 40,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| GEORGIA | 2,570,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| GERMANY | 33,560,000 | 18,550,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| GHANA | 400,000 | N/A | 240 @ 50 | G | PAL |
| GIBRALTAR | 9,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| GREECE | 3,100,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| GREENLAND | 14,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| GRENADA | Unknown | N/A | N/A | M | NTSC |
| GUADELOUPE | 100,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| GUATEMALA | 950,000 | N/A | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| GUINEA | 9,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| GUINEA-BISSAU | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown |
| GUYANA | 100,000 | N/A | 110/220 @ 50/60 | K | NTSC |
| HAITI | 300,000 | N/A | 110/220 @ 50/60 | M | NTSC |
| HONDURAS | 250,000 | N/A | 110/220 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| HONG KONG | 2,252,000 | 510,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| HUNGARY | 3,710,000 | 1,590,000 | 220 @ 50 | D | SECAM |
| ICELAND | 84,500 | 1,100 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| INDIA | 60,000,000 | 29,000,000 | 240 @ 50 Hz | PAL-B | PAL-G |
| INDONESIA | 1,200,000 | 50,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| IRAN | 2,400,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| IRAQ | 620,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| IRELAND | 1,150,000 | 590,000 | 220 @ 50 | A | PAL |
| ISRAEL | 1,100,000 | 676,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| ITALY | 20,660,000 | 7,000 | 220 V @ 50 Hz | B | PAL |
| IVORY COAST | 800,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | K | SECAM |
| JAMAICA | 250,000 | N/A | 110 @ 50 | M | NTSC |
| JAPAN | 44,235,735 | 4,600,000 | 100/110 @ 50 or 60 | M | NTSC |
| JORDAN | 285,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| KENYA | 450,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| KUWAIT | 680,000 | N/A | 250 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| LAOS | 35,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| LATVIA | 1,100,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | SECAM |
| LEBANON | 520,000 | 343,000 | 110 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| LESOTHO | 5,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| LIBERIA | 59,000 | N/A | 120 @ 60 | B | PAL |
| LIBYA | 600,000 | N/A | 127/220 @ 50 w/some 230/400 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| LITHUANIA | 1,000,000 | N/A | N/A | D | SECAM |
| LUXEMBOURG | 160,000 | 130,000 | 100/220 @ 50/60 | C | PAL, SECAM |
| MACAU | 150,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| MACEDONIA | 410,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| MADAGASCAR | 350,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| MALAWI | 700,000 | N/A | 220 @ 60 | B | PAL |
| MALAYSIA | 3,031,000 | 135,000 | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| MALDIVES | 5,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| MALI | 10,000 | N/A | N/A | D | SECAM |
| MALTA | 136,000 | 3,000 | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| MARTINIQUE | 68,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| MAURITANIA | 10,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| MAURITIUS | 150,000 | N/A | N/A | B | SECAM |
| MEXICO | 15,300,000 | 917,000 | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| MOLDAVIA | 1,200,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| MONACO | 7,000 | N/A | 127/220 @ 50 | E | PAL, SECAM |
| MONGOLIA | 88,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | D | SECAM |
| MOROCCO | 3,000,000 | N/A | 110 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| MOZAMBIQUE | 36,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| MYANMAR | 2,933,000 | N/A | N/A | M | NTSC |
| NAMIBIA | 50,000 | N/A | N/A | I | PAL |
| NEPAL | 50,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| NETHERLAND ANTILLES | 63,000 | N/A | 110 @ 50 | M | NTSC |
| NETHERLANDS, THE | 6,580,000 | 6,120,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| NEW CALEDONIA | 41,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| NEW ZEALAND | 1,157,380 | 205,000 | 230 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| NICARAGUA | 215,000 | N/A | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| NIGER | 35,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| NIGERIA | 3,800,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| NORTH KOREA | 1,050,000 | 10,000 | N/A | B | PAL |
| NORWAY | 1,920,000 | 820,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| OMAN | 225,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| PAKISTAN | 6,464,000 | 200,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| PALAU | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PANAMA | 495,000 | 14,850 | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 230,000 | N/A | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| PARAGUAY | 266,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | N | PAL |
| PERU | 1,650,000 | N/A | 220 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| PHILIPPINES | 9,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 220 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| POLAND | 12,280,000 | 4,720,000 | 220 @ 50 | D | SECAM |
| PORTUGAL | 3,130,000 | 530,000 | 110 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| PUERTO RICO | 835,000 | 209,000 | N/A | M | NTSC |
| QATAR | 170,000 | N/A | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| REUNION | Unknown | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| ROMANIA | 7,200,000 | 1,180,000 | 220 @ 50 | D | PAL |
| RUSSIA | 77,000,000 | 2,900,000 | 220 @ 50 | D | SECAM |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 3,950,000 | N/A | 110 @ 60 | B | PAL |
| SENEGAL | 400,000 | N/A | 110/220 @ 50 | K | SECAM |
| SERBIA | 2,750,000 | 248,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SEYCHELLES | 8,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| SIERRA LEONE | 35,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SINGAPORE | 795,960 | 250,000 | 230/400 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SLOVAKIA | 1,810,000 | 490,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SLOVENIA | 650,000 | 250,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SOMALIA | N/A | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 4,400,000 | N/A | N/A | I | PAL |
| SOUTH KOREA | 15,200,000 | 2,500,000 | N/A | M | NTSC |
| SPAIN | 11,840,000 | 400,000 | 110/220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SRI LANKA | 1,500,000 | N/A | 230/240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| ST KITTS AND NEVIS | 9,000 | N/A | N/A | M | NTSC |
| ST LUCIA | 15,000 | N/A | N/A | M | NTSC |
| SUDAN | 1,000,000 | N/A | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SURINAME | 75,000 | N/A | 220 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| SWAZILAND | 25,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| SWEDEN | 3,950,000 | 1,770,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SWITZERLAND | 2,980,000 | 2,500,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| SYRIA | 685,000 | N/A | 115/200; 220/380 | B | PAL |
| TAIWAN | 5,2100,000 | 4,800,000 | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| TANZANIA | 15,000 | N/A | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| THAILAND | 13,000,000 | 350,000 | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| TOGO | 40,000 | N/A | N/A | K | SECAM |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 300,000 | N/A | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| TUNISIA | 750,000 | N/A | 110/220 @ 50 | B | SECAM |
| TURKEY | 15,000,000 | 800,000 | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| UGANDA | 100,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| UKRAINE | 20,000,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | N/A | SECAM |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 150,000 | N/A | 240 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 24,100,000 | 3,090,000 | 230 @ 50 MHz | N/A | PAL and DVB-T |
| URUGUAY | 600,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | N | PAL |
| USA | 93,400,000 | 67,000,000 | 110 V @ 60 Hz | M | NTSC |
| VENEZUELA | 3,250,000 | 65,000 | 110 @ 60 | M | NTSC |
| VIETNAM | 3,500,000 | N/A | 220 V @ 50 Hz | D | PAL/B |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH | 3,000 | N/A | N/A | M | NTSC |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (US) | 38,000 | N/A | N/A | M | NTSC |
| WALLIS AND FUTUNA | Unknown | N/A | N/A | D | SECAM |
| YEMEN | 97,000 | N/A | N/A | B | PAL |
| YUGOSLAV FEDERATION | 2,000,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | N/A | SECAM |
| ZAMBIA | 400,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
| ZIMBABWE | 113,000 | N/A | 220 @ 50 | B | PAL |
