Telephone standards around the world


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CountryPlug(s)Comment
AfghanistanRussian
AlbaniaGreek, Russian
AlgeriaFrench
American SamoaUS RJ-11
AndorraFrench , US RJ-11
AngolaPortuguese, US RJ-11
Antigua & BarbudaUS RJ-11
ArgentinaArgentinean (2 types), US RJ-11
ArmeniaRussian
ArubaVenezuela/Colombia/US RJ-11
AustraliaRJ-45/Australian/US RJ-11
AustriaAustrian Tax impulses may be encountered
AzerbaijanRussian
AzoresPortuguese, US RJ-11
BahamasUS RJ-11
BahrainBritish
Balearic IslandsUS RJ-11
BaliUS RJ-11
BangladeshBritish, US RJ-11
BarbadosUS RJ-11
BelarusRussian
BelgiumBelgian, US RJ-11 Tax impulses may be encountered
BelizeBritish, US RJ-11
BeninFrench, South African
BermudaUS RJ-11
BhutanFrench, US RJ-11
BoliviaUS RJ-11
Bosnia & HerzegovinaYugoslavian,   US RJ-11
BotswanaBritish
BrazilUS RJ-11, Brazilian
BruneiBritish, US RJ-11
BulgariaUS RJ-11, Russian
Burkina FasoFrench
BurundiSouth African
CambodiaUS RJ-11
CameroonSouth African
CanadaUS RJ-11
Canary IslandsUS RJ-11
Cape Verde IslandsUS RJ-11
Cayman IslandsUS RJ-11
Central African RepublicSouth African
ChadFrench
Channel IslandsBritish 
ChileUS RJ-11
ChinaUS RJ-11
ColombiaColombian/US RJ-11
ComorosFrench
Congo, EastBelgian, South African
Congo, WestFrench
Cook IslandsAustralian
Costa RicaUS RJ-11
Côte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)French
CroatiaYugoslavian, US RJ-11Tax impulses may be encountered on older systems (rapidly being replaced)
CubaRussian, US RJ-11
CyprusBritish, US RJ-11
Czech RepublicUS RJ-11, CzechTax impulses may be encountered.  Czech plug discontinued approximately 1996; all new installs use RJ-11.
DenmarkDanish
Diego GarciaUS RJ-11
DjiboutiFrench
DominicaUS RJ-11
Dominican RepublicUS RJ-11
EcuadorUS RJ-11
EgyptUS RJ-11
El SalvadorUS RJ-11
Equatorial GuineaFrench, US RJ-11
EritreaBritish, 
EstoniaUS RJ-11 Older buildings may still have Russian or Finnish/Norwegian jacks.
EthiopiaItalian
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)British
Faroe IslandsDanish
FijiAustralian
FinlandFinnish/Norwegian
FranceFrenchRJ-11 connections may be encountered on phones, but may be wired opposite U.S. style (outside conductors used instead of inside)
French GuianaFrench, US RJ-11
French Polynesia (Tahiti)French, US RJ-11
GabonFrench
GambiaFrench
GeorgiaRussian
GermanyUS RJ-11, German (5 types), RJ-45 RJ-11 wired opposite U.S. style (outside conductors used instead of inside). Tax impulses may be encountered.  ISDN plugs are RJ-45 type.
GhanaBritish (old), US RJ-11
GibraltarBritish
GreeceUS RJ-11
GreenlandDanish
GrenadaUS RJ-11
GuadeloupeFrench, US RJ-11
GuamUS RJ-11
GuatemalaUS RJ-11
GuineaUS RJ-11
Guinea-BissauUS RJ-11
GuyanaUS RJ-11
HaitiUS RJ-11
HondurasUS RJ-11
Hong KongBritish, US RJ-11
HungaryHungarian, Austrian, US RJ-11
IcelandSwedish, US RJ-11
IndiaBritish (old), US RJ-11
IndonesiaAustralian, US RJ-11
IranUS RJ-11, Turkish, Jordan/Saudi
IraqUS RJ-11, Turkish, Jordan/Saudi
IrelandUS RJ-11, RJ-45 (ISDN)If you really want to go into technical details click here
Isle Of ManBritish  
IsraelIsraeli (2 types), BritishBritish plug is wired differently from that in UK.
ItalyItalian (2 types), US RJ-11
JamaicaUS RJ-11
JapanJapanese, US RJ-11
JordanBritish, Jordan/Middle East, US RJ-11
KazakhstanRussian
KenyaBritish, British (old), US RJ-11
KiribatiUS RJ-11
Korea, NorthKorean
Korea, SouthKorean, US RJ-11
KuwaitBritish, Jordan/Middle East, US RJ-11
LaosUS RJ-11
LatviaRussian
LebanonUS RJ-11
Leeward IslandsDutch, French, US RJ-11
LesothoBritish, South African, US RJ-11
LiberiaUS RJ-11
LiechtensteinGerman (5 types), Swiss (2 types)
LithuaniaUS RJ-11, Russian
LuxembourgUS RJ-11, German (old)RJ-11 used in new construction.
MacaoPortuguese, US RJ-11
MacedoniaUS RJ-11, Yugoslavian
MadagascarFrench
MadeiraPortugese, US RJ-11
MalawiBritish, Danish, US RJ-11
MalaysiaUS RJ-11
MaldivesUS RJ-11
MaliFrench
MaltaBritish
MartiniqueFrench, US RJ-11
MauritaniaFrench
MauritiusFrench, US RJ-11
MexicoUS RJ-11
MicronesiaBritish, French, US RJ-11
MoldovaUS RJ-11
MonacoFrench
MongoliaRussian
MontserratUS RJ-11
MoroccoFrench
MozambiquePortuguese, US RJ-11
MyanmarBritish, US RJ-11
NamibiaSouth African
NetherlandsDutch, US RJ-11, RJ-45ISDN plugs are RJ-45 type.
Netherlands AntillesDutch
New CaledoniaFrench
New HebridesBritish, US RJ-11
New ZealandBritish, US RJ-11 RJ-11 wired opposite U.S. style (outside conductors used instead of inside)
NicaraguaUS RJ-11
NigerFrench
NigeriaBritish, British (old)
Norfolk IslandAustralian
NorwayFinnish/Norwegian, RJ-45
OkinawaJapan, US RJ-11
OmanBritish, US RJ-11
PakistanUS RJ-11
PalauAustralian
PalestineIsraeli 
PanamaUS RJ-11
Papua New GuineaAustralian, US RJ-11
ParaguayUS RJ-11
PeruUS RJ-11
PhilippinesUS RJ-11
PolandUS RJ-11Russian plugs may be found in older hotels and buildings.
PortugalUS RJ-11, Portuguese, Danish
Puerto RicoUS RJ-11
QatarBritish, US RJ-11
RéunionAustralian, French
RomaniaUS RJ-11, RussianPulse dialing often required
RussiaRussian
RwandaFrench
SamoaAustralian, US RJ-11
San MarinoItalian
São Tomé & PrincipeUS RJ-11
Saudi ArabiaUS RJ-11, British, French, Jordan/Saudi, US (old)
SenegalFrench, South African
Serbia & MontenegroYugoslavian, US RJ-11
SeychellesUS RJ-11
Sierra LeoneBritish (old)
SingaporeUS RJ-11
SlovakiaCzech
SloveniaYugoslavian
Solomon IslandsAustralian
SomaliaFrench
South AfricaSouth African, US RJ-11
SpainUS RJ-11 Tax impulses may be encountered
Sri LankaBritish, US RJ-11
St. Kitts & NevisUS RJ-11
St. LuciaUS RJ-11
St. MartinFrench
St. Pierre & MiquelonFrench
St. VincentBritish, US RJ-11 RJ-11 used in new installations beginning 2001
SudanItalian
SurinameDutch
SwazilandSouth African, US RJ-11
SwedenSwedish, US RJ-11
SwitzerlandSwiss (2 types) Tax impulses may be encountered
SyriaTurkish, US RJ-11
TaiwanUS RJ-11
TajikistanRussian
TanzaniaBritish
ThailandUS RJ-11
TibetRussian, US RJ-11
Timor-LesteAustralian, US RJ-11
TogoFrench
TongaAustralian
Trinidad & TobagoUS RJ-11
TunisiaFrench
TurkeyTurkish, US RJ-11
TurkmenistanTurkish, Russian, US RJ-11
Turks & Caicos IslandsUS RJ-11
TuvaluBritish, US RJ-11
UgandaUS RJ-11
UkraineRussian
United Arab EmiratesBritish (Ajman and Abu Dhabi), US RJ-11
United KingdomBritish
United StatesUS RJ-11
UruguayUS RJ-11
UzbekistanRussian
VanuatuBritish, US RJ-11
VenezuelaVenezuelan, US RJ-11
VietnamUS RJ-11
Virgin Islands, U.S.US RJ-11
YemenUS RJ-11
ZambiaBritish
ZimbabweBritish, South African
Åland IslandsFinnish/Norwegian