Tuesday, 23. July 2019 at 07:28 AM
Tuesday, 23. July 2019 at 07:28 AM
Travelling Albania is (relatively) safe Advertising
Travelling Albania is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
Albania shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Albania), the Advisory Index is 1.2 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Greece (1.5), Montenegro (1), Macedonia with 1 and Serbia with 1 (of 5).
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Albania from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 1.5 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. 
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. 
Exercise normal precautions in Albania. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Exercise increased caution in: The southern town of Lazarat due to crime. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. 
Normal precautions
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/albania/
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. 
Exercise increased caution in Albania due to the threat of terrorism.
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. 
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion advises Maltese citizens travelling to Albania that that a spate of violent protests are taking place with police also using tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd. These protests has been systematically going on every week since mid-February calling for the holding of general elections. In view ...
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx
This is the change history of the risk assessment of Albania.
The total rating for Albania changed from 1.8 to 1.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Albania to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -2.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Albania changed from 1.5 to 1.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Albania to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Albania with its capital Tirana is a country in Europe (Southern Europe), slightly smaller than Maryland (28,748 km²). The country is located Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north. The climate can be described as mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter. The landscape is mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast. With a population of about 3.62 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Tirana |
| Population | about 3.62 million |
| Size | 28.748 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Common languages | sq,el |
| Currency | Lek (short: ALL) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +355 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .al |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | AL |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | ALB |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 8 |
These are problems Albania is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products Albania. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports of Albania.
Export products
Import products
Albania is currently rated at 1,5 out of a possible 5.0. Travelling Albania is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Albania.
We currently evaluate nine official sources each morning. Today, we know of 4 active advisories for Albania.
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