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
|
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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