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. Most of the world, including Europe, uses a 220 volt/50 hertz system. A handful of other countries, including the United States, have 110 volt/60 . As a result, electronics in these nations are designed to connect to a specific type of power source, and using American devices in European outlets and vice versa can result in havoc.