This list should help you to choose what Video Format to order. It's based on published sources, but may not be definitive. I regret that I can't supply SECAM, but machines in those countries will probably play either PAL or NTSC (or both).
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DIRECTORY OF WORLD TELEVISION STANDARDS |
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Abu Dhabi |
PAL |
Haiti |
SECAM |
Qatar |
PAL |
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Alaska |
NTSC |
Hawaii |
NTSC |
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Algeria |
PAL |
Honduras |
NTSC |
Reunion |
SECAM |
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Angola |
NTSC |
Hong Kong |
PAL |
Romania |
SECAM |
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Argentina |
PAL |
Hungary |
SECAM |
Rwanda |
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Australia |
PAL |
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Austria |
PAL |
Iceland |
PAL |
Sabah & Sakawak |
PAL |
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India |
PAL |
San Marino |
PAL |
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Bahamas |
NTSC |
Indonesia |
PAL |
Saudi Arabia |
SECAM |
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Bahrain |
PAL |
Iran |
PAL/SEC |
Seychelles |
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Bangladesh |
PAL |
Iraq |
SECAM |
Sierra Leone |
PAL |
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Barbados |
NTSC |
Ireland |
PAL |
Singapore |
PAL |
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Belgium |
PAL |
Israel |
PAL |
Solomon Islands |
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Bermuda |
NTSC |
Italy |
PAL |
South Africa |
PAL |
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Bolivia |
NTSC |
Ivory Coast |
SECAM |
Spain |
PAL |
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Botswana |
PAL |
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Sri Lanka |
PAL |
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Brazil |
PAL N |
Japan |
NTSC |
St Helena |
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Burma |
NTSC |
Jordan |
PAL |
St Lucia |
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Burundi |
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Sudan |
PAL |
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Kenya |
PAL |
Swaziland |
PAL |
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Canada |
NTSC |
Korea South |
NTSC |
Sweden |
PAL |
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Canary Islands |
PAL |
Kuwait |
PAL |
Switzerland |
PAL |
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Cayman Islands |
NTSC |
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Syria |
SECAM |
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Chile |
NTSC |
Lebanon |
SECAM |
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China |
PAL |
Libya |
PAL |
Tahiti |
SECAM |
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Columbia |
NTSC |
Liechtenstein |
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Taiwan |
NTSC |
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Costa Rica |
NTSC |
Luxembourg |
PAL/SEC |
Tanzania |
PAL |
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Cuba |
NTSC |
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Thailand |
PAL |
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Cyprus |
PAL |
Madeira |
PAL |
Trinidad & Tobago |
NTSC |
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Czechoslovakia |
SECAM |
Malawi |
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Trust Islands |
NTSC |
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Malaysia |
PAL |
Tunisia |
SECAM |
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Denmark |
PAL |
Malta |
PAL |
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Dominica |
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Martinique |
SECAM |
Uganda |
PAL |
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Dominican Republic |
NTSC |
Mauritius |
SECAM |
UAE |
PAL |
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Dubai |
PAL |
Mexico |
NTSC |
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Monaco |
SECAM |
United Kingdom |
PAL |
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Ecuador |
NTSC |
Mongolia |
SECAM |
Uruguay |
PAL N |
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Egypt |
SECAM |
Morocco |
SECAM |
United States |
NTSC |
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El Salvador |
NTSC |
Mozambique |
PAL |
USSR |
SECAM |
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Falkland Islands |
PAL |
Nepal |
PAL |
Vatican |
PAL |
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Fiji |
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Netherlands |
PAL |
Venezuela |
NTSC |
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Finland |
PAL |
New Zealand |
PAL |
Virgin Islands |
NTSC |
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France |
SECAM |
Nigeria |
PAL |
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Norway |
PAL |
Yemen Arab-Republic |
PAL |
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Gabon |
SECAM |
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Gambia |
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Oman |
PAL |
Yugoslavia |
PAL |
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Germany (East) |
SECAM |
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Germany (West) |
PAL |
Pakistan |
PAL |
Zaire |
SECAM |
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Ghana |
PAL |
Panama |
NTSC |
Zambia |
PAL |
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Gibraltar |
PAL |
Paraguay |
PAL N |
Zimbabwe |
PAL |
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Greece |
SECAM |
Peru |
NTSC |
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Greenland |
NTSC |
Philippines |
NTSC |
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Guadeloupe |
SECAM |
Portugal |
PAL |
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Guam |
NTSC |
Puerto Rico |
NTSC |
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