Different Countries around the World operate different VHS cassette formats. If you are not from within the UK or Ireland and would like to order, but do not know your VHS format, then consult the list below. View formats for Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Oceania, N. America and Caribbean Islands, South America and Central America.

NOTE: This list is only a guide to the most common VHS systems used in any particular Country. Video Recorders purchased from outside a particular Country may use a different system. If in doubt which system your Video Recorder operates consult a qualified engineer.
Europe
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 Albania  Secam D
 Austria  Pal/Secam BG
 Belgium  Pal CBH
 Bulgaria  Secam DK
 Czechoslovakia  Secam D
 Denmark  Pal BG
 Finland  Pal BG
 France  Secam L
 Germany (Formerly East)  Secam BG
 Germany (Formerly West)  Pal BG
 Gibraltor  Pal B
 Greece  Secam BG
 Hungary  Secam DK
 Iceland  Pal BG
 Ireland  Pal I
 Italy  Pal BG
 Luxembourg  PalSecam LCG
 Malta  - B
 Monaco  Pal/Secam CGL
 Netherlands  Pal BG
 Norway  Pal BG
 Poland  Secam D
 Portugal  Pal BG
 Romania  Secam D
 Spain  Pal BG
 Sweden  Pal BG
 Switzerland  Pal BG
 U.K.  Pal I
 U.S.S.R.  Secam DK
 Yugoslavia  Pal BG
Africa
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 Algeria  Pal B
 Angola  - I
 Benin  - K
 Burundi  - B
 Central African Empire  - B
 Congo  Secam DK
 Djibouti  Secam K
 Egypt  Secam B
 Equatorial Guinea  - B
 Ethiopia  - B
 Gabon  Secam K
 Ghana  Pal B
 Ivory Coast  Secam K
 Kenya  Pal B
 Liberia  Pal B
 Libya  Secam B
 Madagascar  Secam K
 Mauritius  Secam B
 Morocco  Secam B
 Niger  Secam K
 Nigeria  Pal BG
 Reunion  Secam K
 Senegal  Secam K
 Sierra Leone  Pal B
 South Africa  Pal I
 Sudan  Pal B
 Swaziland  Pal BG
 Tanzania  Pal B
 Togo  Secam K
 Tunisia  Secam B
 Uganda  Pal B
 Upper Volta - KD
 Zaire  Secam K
 Zambia  Pal B
 Zimbabwe  Pal B
Middle East
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 Bahrain  Pal B
 Cyprus  Pal BHG
 Iran  Secam B
 Iraq  Secam B
 Israel  Pal BG
 Jordan  Pal B
 Kuwait  Pal B
 Lebanon  Secam B
 Oman  Pal BG
 Qatar  Pal B
 Saudi Arabia  Secam/Pal BG
 Syria  Secam B
 Turkey  Pal B
 United Arab Emirates  Pal B
 Yemen N. (A.R.)  Pal
 Yemen S. (PD.R.)  - B
Asia
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 Afghanistan (Kabul)  Pal B
 Bangladesh  Pal B
 Brunei  Pal B
 Burma  NTSC M
 China (P.R.)  Pal D
 China (R.O.C.)  NTSC M
 Hong Kong  Pal BI
 India  Pal B
 Indonesia  Pal B
 Japan  NTSC M
 Korea N.  Pal D
 Korea S.  NTSC M
 Malaysia  Pal B
 Mongolia  Secam D
 Pakistan  Pal B
 Phillipines  NTSC M
 Singapore  Pal B
 Sri Lanka  Pal B
 Thailand  Pal B
 Vietnam  - B
Oceania
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 Australia  Pal B
 New Caledonia  Secam K
 New Zealand  Pal B
 Saipan  NTSC M
 Samoa  NTSC M
 Tahiti  Secam K
N America/Caribbean Islands
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 Antigua  NTSC M
 Bahamas  NTSC M
 Barbados  NTSC N
 Bermuda  NTSC M
 Canada  NTSC M
 Cuba  NTSC M
 Dominican Republic  NTSC M
 Guadeloupe  Secam K
 Haiti  Secam L
 Jamaica  NTSC M
 Martinique  Secam K
 Netherlands Antilles  NTSC M
 Trinidad & Tobago  NTSC M
 United States  NTSC M
South America
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 Argentina  Pal N
 Bolivia  NTSC N
 Brazil  Pal M
 Chile  NTSC M
 Colombia  NTSC M
 Ecuador  NTSC M
 Guyana  Secam K
 Paraguay  Pal N
 Peru  NTSC M
 Surinam  NTSC M
 Uruguay  Pal N
 Venezuela  NTSC M
Central America
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 Costa Rica  NTSC M
 El Salvador  NTSC M
 Guatemala  NTSC M
 Honduras  NTSC M
 Mexico  NTSC M
 Nicaragua  NTSC M
 Panama  NTSC M
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