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WORLD WIDE PHONE GUIDE
What you need to hook up your modem just
about anywhere!
Telephone Plug Types
by Country
| COUNTRY |
PLUG TYPE |
COMMENTS |
AFGHANISTAN
|
Russian |
|
ALBANIA |
Greek, Russian |
|
ALGERIA
|
French |
|
ANDORRA
|
French ,
US RJ-11 |
|
ANGOLA
|
Portuguese, US RJ-11 |
|
ANTIGUA
& BARBUDA |
US RJ-11 |
|
ARGENTINA
|
Argentinean (2 types), US RJ-11 |
|
ARMENIA
|
Russian |
|
ARUBA
|
Venezuela/Colombia/US RJ-11 |
|
AUSTRALIA
|
RJ-45/Australian/US
RJ-11 |
|
AUSTRIA
|
Austrian |
Tax
impulses may be encountered |
AZERBAIJAN
|
Russian |
|
AZORES
|
Portuguese, US RJ-11 |
|
BAHAMAS
|
US RJ-11 |
|
BAHRAIN
|
British |
|
BALI
|
US RJ-11 |
|
BALEARIC
ISLANDS |
US RJ-11 |
|
BANGLADESH
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
BARBADOS
|
US RJ-11 |
|
BELARUS
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
BELGIUM
|
Belgian, US RJ-11 |
Tax
impulses may be encountered |
BELIZE
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
BENIN
|
French, South African |
|
BERMUDA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
BHUTAN
|
French, US RJ-11 |
|
BOLIVIA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
BORNEO
|
US RJ-11 |
|
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA
|
Yugoslavian,
US RJ-11 |
|
BOTSWANA
|
British |
|
BRAZIL |
US RJ-11,
Brazilian |
|
BRUNEI
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
BULGARIA
|
US RJ-11,
Russian |
|
BURKINA
FASO |
French |
|
BURMA
(MYANMAR) |
US RJ-11 |
|
BURUNDI |
South African |
|
CAMBODIA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
CAMEROON
|
South African |
|
CANADA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
CANARY
ISLANDS |
US RJ-11 |
|
CAPE
VERDE ISLANDS |
US RJ-11 |
|
CAYMAN
ISLANDS |
US RJ-11 |
|
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
South African |
|
CHAD
|
French |
|
CHILE
|
US RJ-11 |
|
CHINA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
COLOMBIA
|
Colombian/US RJ-11 |
|
CIS
|
Russian |
|
COMOROS
|
French |
|
CONGO
|
French |
|
CONGO,
DEM. REP. (ZAIRE) |
Belgian, South African |
|
COOK
ISLANDS |
Australian |
|
COSTA
RICA |
US RJ-11 |
|
CROATIA
|
Yugoslavian,
US RJ-11 |
Tax
impulses may be encountered on older
systems (rapidly being replaced) |
CÔTE
D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) |
French |
|
CUBA
|
Russian, US RJ-11 |
|
CYPRUS
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
CZECH
REPUBLIC |
US RJ-11,
Czech |
Tax
impulses may be encountered. Czech
plug discontinued approximately 1996; all new installs use RJ-11. |
DENMARK
|
Danish |
|
DIEGO
GARCIA |
US RJ-11 |
|
DJIBOUTI
|
French |
|
DOMINICA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC |
US RJ-11 |
|
|
EAST TIMOR |
Australian, US RJ-11 |
|
ECUADOR
|
US RJ-11 |
|
EGYPT
|
US RJ-11 |
|
EL
SALVADOR |
US RJ-11 |
|
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA |
French, US RJ-11 |
|
ERITREA
|
British, |
|
ESTONIA
|
US RJ-11 |
Older
buildings may still have Russian or
Finnish/Norwegian jacks. |
ETHIOPIA
|
Italian |
|
FAEROE
ISLANDS |
Danish |
|
FALKLAND
ISLANDS |
British |
|
FIJI
|
Australian |
|
FINLAND
|
Finnish/Norwegian |
|
FRANCE
|
French |
RJ-11
connections may be encountered on phones, but may be wired opposite U.S.
style (outside conductors used instead of inside) |
FRENCH
ANTILLES |
French, US RJ-11 |
|
FRENCH
GUIANA |
French, US RJ-11 |
|
FRENCH
POLYNESIA |
French |
|
GABON
|
French |
|
GAMBIA
|
French |
|
GEORGIA
|
Russian |
|
GERMANY
|
US 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. |
GHANA
|
British
(old), US RJ-11 |
|
GIBRALTAR
|
British |
|
GREECE
|
US RJ-11 |
|
GREENLAND
|
Danish |
|
GRENADA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
GRENADINES
|
French, US RJ-11 |
|
GUADELOUPE
|
French |
|
GUAM
|
US RJ-11 |
|
GUATEMALA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
GUINEA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
GUINEA-BISSAU
|
US RJ-11 |
|
GUYANA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
HAITI
|
US RJ-11 |
|
HONDURAS
|
US RJ-11 |
|
HONG KONG |
British, US RJ-11 |
|
HUNGARY
|
Hungarian, Austrian, US RJ-11 |
|
ICELAND
|
Swedish,
US RJ-11 |
|
INDIA
|
British (old), US RJ-11 |
|
INDONESIA
|
Australian, US RJ-11 |
|
IRAN
|
US RJ-11, Turkish, Jordan/Saudi
|
|
IRAQ
|
US RJ-11, Turkish, Jordan/Saudi |
|
IRELAND,
NORTHERN |
British |
|
IRELAND,
REPUBLIC OF |
US RJ-11 |
|
ISLE OF
MAN |
British |
|
ISRAEL
|
Israeli (2 types),
British |
British
plug is wired differently from that in UK. |
ITALY
|
Italian (2 types), US RJ-11 |
|
JAMAICA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
JAPAN
|
Japanese, US RJ-11 |
|
JORDAN
|
British, Jordan/Middle East, US RJ-11 |
|
KAMPUCHEA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
KAZAKHSTAN
|
Russian |
|
KENYA
|
British, British (old), US
RJ-11 |
|
KIRIBATI
|
US RJ-11 |
|
KOREA
(NORTH) |
Korean |
|
KOREA
(SOUTH) |
Korean, US RJ-11 |
|
KUWAIT
|
British, Jordan/Middle East, US RJ-11 |
|
LAOS
|
US RJ-11 |
|
LATVIA
|
Russian |
|
LEEWARD
ISLANDS |
Dutch, French, US RJ-11
|
|
| LEBANON |
US RJ-11 |
|
LESOTHO
|
British, South African, US
RJ-11 |
|
LIBERIA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
| LIBYA |
US RJ-11 |
|
LIECHTENSTEIN
|
German (5 types), Swiss (2 types) |
|
LITHUANIA
|
US RJ-11,
Russian |
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
US RJ-11,
German (old) |
RJ-11
used in new construction. |
MACAO
|
Portuguese, US RJ-11 |
|
MACEDONIA
|
US RJ-11,
Yugoslavian |
|
MADAGASCAR
|
French |
|
MADEIRA
|
Portugese, US RJ-11 |
|
MALAWI
|
British, Danish, US RJ-11
|
|
MALAYSIA
|
US
RJ-11 |
|
MALDIVE
ISLANDS |
US
RJ-11 |
|
MALI
|
French |
|
MALTA
|
British |
|
MARTINIQUE
|
French |
|
MAURITANIA
|
French |
|
MAURITIUS
|
French, US RJ-11 |
|
MEXICO
|
US RJ-11 |
|
MICRONESIA
|
British, French, US RJ-11
|
|
MOLDOVA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
MONACO
|
French |
|
MONGOLIA
|
Russian |
|
MONTSERRAT
|
US RJ-11 |
|
MOROCCO
|
French |
|
MOZAMBIQUE
|
Portuguese,
US RJ-11 |
|
MYANMAR
(BURMA) |
British, US RJ-11 |
|
NAMIBIA
|
South African |
|
NETHERLANDS
|
Dutch, US RJ-11,
RJ-45 |
ISDN
plugs are RJ-45 type. |
NETHERLANDS
ANTILLES |
Dutch |
|
NEW
CALEDONIA |
French |
|
NEW
HEBRIDES |
British, US RJ-11 |
|
NEW
ZEALAND |
British,
US RJ-11 |
RJ-11
wired opposite U.S. style (outside conductors used instead of inside) |
NICARAGUA |
US RJ-11 |
|
NIGER
|
French |
|
NIGERIA
|
British, British (old) |
|
NORFOLK
ISLAND |
Australian |
|
NORWAY
|
Finnish/Norwegian, RJ-45 |
|
OKINAWA
|
Japan, US RJ-11 |
|
OMAN
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
PAKISTAN
|
US RJ-11 |
|
PALAU
|
Australian |
|
PANAMA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
PAPUA
NEW GUINEA |
Australian, US RJ-11 |
|
PARAGUAY
|
US RJ-11 |
|
PERU
|
US RJ-11 |
|
PHILIPPINES
|
US RJ-11 |
|
POLAND
|
US RJ-11,
Russian |
Many
newer buildings may have both RJ-11 and Russian plugs; some may have
Russian only. Some four- and five-star hotels may be RJ-11 only. |
PORTUGAL
|
US RJ-11, Portuguese,
Danish |
|
PUERTO
RICO |
US RJ-11 |
|
QATAR
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
RÉUNION
|
Australian, French |
|
ROMANIA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
RUSSIA
|
Russian |
|
RWANDA
|
French |
|
SAINT
KITTS & NEVIS |
US RJ-11 |
|
SAINT
LUCIA |
US RJ-11 |
|
SAINT
MARTIN |
French |
|
ST.
PIERRE/MIQUELON |
French |
|
ST.
VINCENT |
British,
US RJ-11 |
RJ-11
used in new installations beginning 2001 |
SAMOA,
AMERICAN |
US RJ-11 |
|
SAMOA,
WESTERN |
Australian, US RJ-11 |
|
SAN
MARINO |
Italian |
|
SÃO
TOMÉ & PRINCIPE |
US RJ-11 |
|
SAUDI
ARABIA |
US RJ-11, British, French,
Jordan/Saudi, US (old) |
|
SENEGAL
|
French, South African |
|
| SERBIA |
Yugoslavian,
US RJ-11 |
|
SEYCHELLES
|
US RJ-11 |
|
SIERRA
LEONE |
British (old) |
|
SINGAPORE
|
US RJ-11 |
|
SLOVAKIA
|
Czech |
|
SLOVENIA
|
Yugoslavian,
US RJ-11 |
|
SOLOMON
ISLANDS |
Australian |
|
SOMALIA
|
French |
|
SOUTH
AFRICA |
South African, US
RJ-11 |
|
SPAIN
|
US RJ-11 |
Tax
impulses may be encountered |
SRI
LANKA |
British, US RJ-11 |
|
SUDAN
|
Italian |
|
SURINAM
|
Dutch |
|
SWAZILAND
|
British |
|
SWEDEN |
Swedish, US RJ-11 |
|
SWITZERLAND
|
Swiss (2 types),
RJ-45
|
Tax
impulses may be encountered.
ISDN plugs
are RJ-45 type. |
SYRIA |
Turkish, US RJ-11 |
|
TAHITI
|
French, US RJ-11 |
|
TAIWAN
|
US RJ-11 |
|
TAJIKISTAN
|
Russian |
|
TANZANIA
|
British |
|
THAILAND
|
US RJ-11 |
|
TIBET
|
Russian, US RJ-11 |
|
TOGO
|
French |
|
TONGA
|
Australian |
|
TRINIDAD
& TOBAGO |
US RJ-11 |
|
TUNISIA
|
French |
|
TURKEY
|
Turkish, US RJ-11 |
|
TURKMENISTAN
|
Turkish, Russian, US
RJ-11 |
|
TURKS
& CAICOS |
US RJ-11 |
|
TUVALU
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES |
British (Ajman and Abu Dhabi), US RJ-11 |
|
UGANDA
|
US RJ-11 |
|
UKRAINE
|
Russian |
|
| UNITED
KINGDOM |
British |
RJ-45
may be found in newer hotels, office blocks and homes. |
UNITED
STATES |
US RJ-11 |
|
URUGUAY
|
US RJ-11 |
|
UZBEKISTAN
|
Russian |
|
VANUATU
|
British, US RJ-11 |
|
VENEZUELA |
Venezuelan, US RJ-11 |
|
VIETNAM
|
US RJ-11 |
|
VIRGIN
ISLANDS |
US RJ-11 |
|
YEMEN
|
US RJ-11 |
|
YUGOSLAVIA
(FORMER) |
Yugoslavian,
US RJ-11 |
|
ZAMBIA
|
British |
|
ZIMBABWE
|
British, South African |
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The information contained on these pages was
compiled from many sources and is subject to update at any time. Table data was
originally drawn
primarily from a printed version Copyright © TeleAdapt Ltd. I have made modifications to
their original guide based on personal experience and travel reports I have
received here since 1995.
Feedback and travel reports are welcome.
Special Thanks To: Lars-Erik Åström, Sweden; Gordon Brown, USA; Kjetil Bernhard
Thomassen, Norway; Andrew Willett, Australia.
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