Power plugs & sockets worldwide

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American power plug

Electric socket and plug A Electric socket and plug B Is there an American plug? In North and Central America, power plug A and B are most commonly used. Power plug A has two flat pins and one of them is smaller. It is very similar to the Japanese plug. The Japanese plug has one thinner pin. The type B plug has two flat pins and one of them is smaller than the type A plug, but in addition has a third earth pin which is slightly longer.


List of countries in North and Central America that support plug type A or B.

The vast majority of countries in Central and North America support plug type A or B.


List of countries in North and Central America that do not support plug type A or B.

There are only a few countries in North and Central America that do not support plug type A or B. These countries have a type plug (C, D, E, F, G, I or K) and thus do not support type A or B.