Type A plug and socket
Two flat parallel pins.
The American and Japanese plug (NEMA 1-15). It has no earth pin. Type A plugs also fit type B sockets.
Schematic drawings, not to scale.
A type A plug fits sockets of type
B
Sockets of type A take plugs of type
only itself
Used in
AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArubaBahamasBarbadosBermudaBoliviaBritish Virgin IslandsCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChinaColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuracaoDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuamGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaJapanLaosLebanonMarshall IslandsMexicoMicronesiaNicaraguaNigerPalauPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPuerto RicoSaint Kitts and NevisSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUnited StatesVenezuela
Other plug types
Check the official source or your accommodation before you travel. This data is compiled from IEC's World Plugs list and may be out of date.
Source: IEC World Plugs