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International Captioning Project
Appendix A: Worldwide Video
Standards
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Country
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Standard
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Country
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Standard
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Country
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Standard
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Afghanistan
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PAL
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Guyana
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SECAM
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Pakistan
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PAL
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Albania
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SECAM
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Haiti
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SECAM
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Panama
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NTSC
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Algeria
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PAL
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Honduras
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NTSC
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Paraguay
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PAL-N
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Argentina
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PAL
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Hong Kong
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PAL
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Peru
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NTSC
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Australia
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PAL
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Hungary
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SECAM
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Philippines
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NTSC
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Austria
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PAL
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Iceland
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PAL
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Poland
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SECAM
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Azores
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PAL
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India
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PAL
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Portugal
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PAL
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Bahamas
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NTSC
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Indonesia
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PAL
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Puerto Rico
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NTSC
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Bahrain
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PAL
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Iran
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SECAM
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Rhodesia
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PAL
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Bangladesh
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PAL
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Iraq
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SECAM
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Rumania
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SECAM
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Barbados
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NTSC
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Ireland
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PAL
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Samoa
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NTSC
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Belgium
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PAL
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Israel
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PAL
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Saudi Arabia
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SECAM
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Bermuda
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NTSC
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Italy
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PAL
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Senegal
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SECAM
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Bolivia
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PAL
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Ivory Coast
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SECAM
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Sierra Lenone
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PAL
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Brazil
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PAL
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Jamaica
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PAL
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Singapore
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PAL
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Bulgaria
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SECAM
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Japan
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NTSC
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South Africa
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PAL
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Canada
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NTSC
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Jordan
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PAL
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Spain
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PAL
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Canary Islands
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PAL
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Keyna
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PAL
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St. Kitts
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NTSC
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China
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PAL
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N. Korea
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SECAM
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Sudan
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PAL
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Colombia
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NTSC
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S. Korea
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NTSC
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Surinam
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SECAM
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Congo
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SECAM
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Kuwait
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PAL
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Swaziland
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PAL
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Costa Rica
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NTSC
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Lebanon
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SECAM
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Sweden
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PAL
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Cuba
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NTSC
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Liberia
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PAL
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Switzerland
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PAL
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Curacao
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NTSC
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Libya
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SECAM
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Syria
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SECAM
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Cyprus
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PAL
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Luxembourg
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SECAM
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Tahati
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SECAM
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Czechoslovakia
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SECAM
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Malaysia
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PAL
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Taiwan
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NTSC
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Denmark
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PAL
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Martinique
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SECAM
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Tanzania
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NTSC
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Dominican Republic
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NTSC
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Mauritius
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SECAM
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Thailand
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PAL
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Ecuador
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NTSC
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Mexico
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NTSC
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Trinidad/Tobago
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NTSC
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Egypt
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SECAM
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Monaco
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SECAM
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Tunisia
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SECAM
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El Salvador
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NTSC
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Morocco
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SECAM
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Turkey
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PAL
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Finland
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PAL
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Mozambique
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PAL
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Uganda
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PAL-
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France
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SECAM
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Netherlands
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PAL
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Uruguay
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PAL-N
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Gabon
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SECAM
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New Caledonia
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SECAM
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USA
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NTSC
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Germany
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PAL
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New Zealand
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PAL
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USSR
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SECAM
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Great Britain
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PAL
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Nicarauga
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NTSC
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Venezuela
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NTSC
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Greece
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PAL
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Nigeria
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PAL
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Virgin Islands
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NTSC
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Guam
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NTSC
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Norway
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PAL
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Yuoslavia
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PAL
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Guatemala
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NTSC
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Oman
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PAL
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Zaire
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SECAM
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