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Travel basics by country: plugs, voltage, driving side, emergency numbers

Plug type, voltage, driving side, emergency number, calling code, currency, official language and time zone for 194 countries, each on its own page. Every fact comes from public datasets and is shown only where at least two independent sources agree. Where they disagree, we leave the field out instead of guessing. Data checked 2026-10-27. This is not an official source.

Compare countries by topic

• Plug types: which countries use type A, B, C, G and the rest.
• Voltage and frequency: 110 V or 230 V, 50 Hz or 60 Hz.
• Driving side: left or right.
• Emergency numbers: 112, 911, 999 and local numbers.
• Calling codes: international dialling codes.
• Currencies: names and ISO codes.
• Time zones: UTC offsets and daylight saving.
• Tipping: customs for the countries with a written source.

Travel basics for every country

Europe

Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City

Europe and Asia

Russia Turkey

Asia

Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

Africa

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Djibouti DR Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

North America

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States

South America

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Oceania

Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Want to learn the map first? See the country pages and the geography games.

Data sources and licences

GeoKnow compiles facts from public datasets and checks each fact against a second source. We do not copy their text, except short paraphrases for tipping. Sources: Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country, Left- and right-hand traffic, List of emergency telephone numbers, List of telephone country codes and List of tipping customs by country (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0); Wikidata (CC0); World Standards, plug and voltage by country; REST Countries data (mledoze/countries) (ODbL); and the IANA time zone database (public domain). Data checked 2026-10-27.

Frequently asked questions

What are the travel basics for a country?

They are the practical facts a visitor needs on arrival: which plug and voltage to expect, which side of the road traffic uses, the emergency number, the calling code, the currency and the time zone.

How accurate is this information?

Each fact is shown only where at least two independent public sources agree, and the data was checked on 2026-10-27. It is not official. Always confirm important details with official travel advice.

Why is a fact missing for some countries?

When our sources disagreed, or only one source covered the country, we left the fact out instead of guessing.

Check before you travel

Data checked 2026-10-27. These facts are compiled from public datasets and are shown only where at least two independent sources agree. GeoKnow is an independent site and is not an official source: rules, plugs, emergency numbers and currencies can change. Before you go, confirm anything important with your government’s travel advice, the destination’s embassy, your airline, hotel or phone provider. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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Sources: Plugs, voltage and frequency: Wikipedia “Mains electricity by country” and worldstandards.eu. Driving side: Wikipedia “Left- and right-hand traffic” and Wikidata. Emergency numbers: Wikipedia “List of emergency telephone numbers” and Wikidata. Calling codes: Wikipedia “List of telephone country codes”, Wikidata and REST Countries. Currency: REST Countries and Wikidata. Languages: REST Countries and Wikidata. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, cross-checked against Wikipedia or Wikidata. Tipping: Wikipedia “List of tipping customs by country” (single source, community edited).