TV standards and DVD regions by country/territory

The following table lists for each country/territory, the correct TV standard to choose when creating a project, and the associated DVD region code (see Setting DVD region codes for more information about region codes).

We provide this information in good faith and believe it to be correct, but we cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions. “Official” standards sometimes change (for example, many countries are moving from SECAM to PAL), new broadcasters may use different standards, and people often receive broadcasts from outside their country. We recommend that you always check which TV standard is used in the target countries before you begin a project.

Country/territory

TV standard

DVD region

Afghanistan

PAL/SECAM

5

Albania

PAL/SECAM

2

Algeria

PAL/SECAM

5

Andorra

PAL/SECAM

2

Angola

PAL/SECAM

5

Anguilla

NTSC

4

Antarctica

NTSC

Not applicable

Antigua and Barbuda

NTSC

4

Argentina

PAL/SECAM

4

Armenia

PAL/SECAM

5

Aruba

NTSC

4

Australia

PAL/SECAM

4

Austria

PAL/SECAM

2

Azerbaijan

PAL/SECAM

5

Azores

PAL/SECAM
NTSC is used on US military bases

2

Bahamas

NTSC

4

Bahrain

PAL/SECAM

2

Bangladesh

PAL/SECAM

5

Barbados

NTSC

4

Belarus

PAL/SECAM

5

Belgium

PAL/SECAM

2

Belize

NTSC

4

Benin

PAL/SECAM

5

Bermuda

NTSC

1

Bhutan

PAL/SECAM

5

Bolivia

NTSC

4

Bosnia Herzegovina

PAL/SECAM

2

Botswana

PAL/SECAM

5

Brazil

NTSC

4

British Indian Ocean Territory

NTSC

5

Brunei

PAL/SECAM

3

Bulgaria

PAL/SECAM

2

Burkina Faso

PAL/SECAM

5

Burundi

PAL/SECAM

5

Cambodia

PAL/SECAM

3

Cameroon

PAL/SECAM

5

Canada

NTSC

1

Canary Islands

PAL/SECAM

2

Cape Verde

PAL/SECAM

5

Cayman Islands

NTSC

4

Central African Republic

PAL/SECAM

5

Chad

PAL/SECAM

5

Chile

NTSC

4

China, People’s Republic of

PAL/SECAM

6

Colombia

NTSC

4

Comoros

PAL/SECAM

5

Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire)

PAL/SECAM

5

Congo, Republic of

PAL/SECAM

5

Cook Islands

PAL/SECAM

4

Costa Rica

NTSC

4

Croatia

PAL/SECAM

2

Cuba

NTSC

4

Cyprus

PAL/SECAM

2

Czech Republic

PAL/SECAM

2

Denmark

PAL/SECAM

2

Djibouti

PAL/SECAM

5

Dominica

NTSC

4

Dominican Republic

NTSC

4

East Timor

PAL/SECAM

3

Ecuador

NTSC

4

Egypt

PAL/SECAM

2

El Salvador

NTSC

4

Equatorial Guinea

PAL/SECAM

5

Eritrea

PAL/SECAM

5

Estonia

PAL/SECAM

5

Ethiopia

PAL/SECAM

5

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

PAL/SECAM

4

Faeroe Islands

PAL/SECAM

2

Fiji

PAL/SECAM

4

Finland

PAL/SECAM

2

France

PAL/SECAM

2

France (Metropolitan)

PAL/SECAM

4

Gabon

PAL/SECAM

5

Gambia

PAL/SECAM

5

Georgia

PAL/SECAM

5

Germany

PAL/SECAM

2

Ghana

PAL/SECAM

5

Gibraltar

PAL/SECAM

2

Greece

PAL/SECAM

2

Greenland

PAL/SECAM
NTSC is used on US military bases

2

Grenada

NTSC

4

Guadeloupe

PAL/SECAM

4

Guam

NTSC

4

Guatemala

NTSC

4

Guiana (French)

PAL/SECAM

4

Guinea

PAL/SECAM

5

Guinea-Bissau

PAL/SECAM

5

Guyana

NTSC

4

Haiti

NTSC

4

Honduras

NTSC

4

Hong Kong

PAL/SECAM

3

Hungary

PAL/SECAM

2

Iceland

PAL/SECAM

2

India

PAL/SECAM

5

Indonesia

PAL/SECAM

3

Iran

PAL/SECAM

2

Iraq

PAL/SECAM

2

Ireland

PAL/SECAM

2

Israel

PAL/SECAM

2

Italy

PAL/SECAM

2

Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)

PAL/SECAM

5

Jamaica

NTSC

4

Japan

NTSC

2

Jordan

PAL/SECAM

2

Kazakhstan

PAL/SECAM

5

Kenya

PAL/SECAM

5

Kiribati

PAL/SECAM

4

Korea (North)

PAL/SECAM

5

Korea (South)

NTSC

3

Kuwait

PAL/SECAM

2

Kyrgyzstan

PAL/SECAM

5

Laos

NTSC

3

Latvia

PAL/SECAM

5

Lebanon

PAL/SECAM

2

Lesotho

PAL/SECAM

2

Liberia

PAL/SECAM

5

Libya

PAL/SECAM

5

Liechtenstein

PAL/SECAM

2

Lithuania

PAL/SECAM

5

Luxembourg

PAL/SECAM

2

Macau

PAL/SECAM

3

Macedonia

PAL/SECAM

2

Madagascar

PAL/SECAM

5

Malawi

PAL/SECAM

5

Malaysia

PAL/SECAM

3

Maldives

PAL/SECAM

5

Mali

PAL/SECAM

5

Malta

PAL/SECAM

2

Marshall Islands

NTSC

4

Martinique

PAL/SECAM

4

Mauritania

PAL/SECAM

5

Mauritius

PAL/SECAM

5

Mayotte

PAL/SECAM

5

Mexico

NTSC

4

Micronesia

NTSC

4

Moldova

PAL/SECAM

5

Monaco

PAL/SECAM

2

Mongolia

PAL/SECAM

5

Montserrat

NTSC

4

Morocco

PAL/SECAM

5

Mozambique

PAL/SECAM

5

Myanmar (Burma)

NTSC

3

Namibia

PAL/SECAM

5

Nauru

PAL/SECAM

4

Nepal

PAL/SECAM

5

Netherlands (Holland)

PAL/SECAM

2

Netherlands Antilles

NTSC

4

New Caledonia

PAL/SECAM

4

New Zealand

PAL/SECAM

4

Nicaragua

NTSC

4

Niger

PAL/SECAM

5

Nigeria

PAL/SECAM

5

Niue

PAL/SECAM

4

Norfolk Island

PAL/SECAM

4

Northern Mariana Islands

NTSC

4

Norway

PAL/SECAM

2

Oman

PAL/SECAM

2

Pakistan

PAL/SECAM

5

Palau (Belau)

NTSC

4

Panama

NTSC

4

Papua New Guinea

PAL/SECAM

4

Paraguay

PAL/SECAM

4

Peru

NTSC

4

Philippines

NTSC

3

Pitcairn Island

PAL/SECAM

4

Poland

PAL/SECAM

2

Polynesia (French)

PAL/SECAM

4

Portugal

PAL/SECAM

2

Puerto Rico

NTSC

1

Qatar

PAL/SECAM

2

Réunion

PAL/SECAM

5

Romania

PAL/SECAM

2

Russia

PAL/SECAM

5

Rwanda

PAL/SECAM

5

Samoa (American)

NTSC

1

Samoa (Western)

PAL/SECAM

4

San Marino

PAL/SECAM

2

São Tomé and Principe

PAL/SECAM

5

Saudi Arabia

PAL/SECAM

2

Senegal

PAL/SECAM

5

Seychelles

PAL/SECAM

5

Sierra Leone

PAL/SECAM

5

Singapore

PAL/SECAM

3

Slovakia

PAL/SECAM

2

Slovenia

PAL/SECAM

2

Solomon Islands

PAL/SECAM

4

Somalia

PAL/SECAM

5

South Africa

PAL/SECAM

2

Spain

PAL/SECAM

2

Sri Lanka

PAL/SECAM

5

St. Helena

PAL/SECAM

5

St. Kitts and Nevis

NTSC

4

St. Lucia

NTSC

4

St. Pierre and Miquelon

PAL/SECAM

1

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

NTSC

4

Sudan

PAL/SECAM

5

Suriname

NTSC

4

Svalbard (Spitzbergen)

PAL/SECAM

2

Swaziland

PAL/SECAM

2

Sweden

PAL/SECAM

2

Switzerland

PAL/SECAM

2

Syria

PAL/SECAM

2

Taiwan

NTSC

3

Tajikistan

PAL/SECAM

5

Tanzania

PAL/SECAM

5

Thailand

PAL/SECAM

3

Togo

PAL/SECAM

5

Tokelau

PAL/SECAM

4

Tonga

NTSC

4

Trinidad and Tobago

NTSC

4

Tunisia

PAL/SECAM

5

Turkey

PAL/SECAM

2

Turkmenistan

PAL/SECAM

5

Turks and Caicos Islands

NTSC

4

Tuvalu

PAL/SECAM

4

Uganda

PAL/SECAM

5

Ukraine

PAL/SECAM

5

United Arab Emirates

PAL/SECAM

2

United Kingdom

PAL/SECAM

2

United States

NTSC

1

Uruguay

PAL/SECAM

4

Uzbekistan

PAL/SECAM

5

Vanuatu

PAL/SECAM

4

Venezuela

NTSC

4

Vietnam

PAL/SECAM

3

Virgin Islands (American)

NTSC

1

Virgin Islands (British)

NTSC

4

Wallis and Futuna Islands

PAL/SECAM

4

Western Sahara

PAL/SECAM

5

Yemen

PAL/SECAM

2

Yugoslavia
(Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo)

PAL/SECAM

2

Zambia

PAL/SECAM

5

Zimbabwe

PAL/SECAM

5

TV standards and DVD regions by country/territory