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Last verified: Thursday, 8. June 2023 at 08:19 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Algeria We advise caution when travelling to Algeria. We detected travel advisories from 9 sources for this specific country.
Algeria shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Algeria), the Advisory Index is 3.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Libya (5), Mali (4.6), Niger (4.3), Mauritania (3.8), Morocco (3), Tunisia with 3 and Western Sahara with 0 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Algeria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Algeria.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Algeria.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Algeria from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Algeria, due to the potential for civil unrest and the threat of terrorism (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Algeria.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Algeria.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to the mountainous region of Kabylie and the wilayas (provinces) of Annaba, Béchar, Biskra, El Bayadh, El Taref, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Skikda, Souk Ahras due to the threat of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Algeria.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Do not travel within 50 kilometres of the border regions with Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Tunisia due to a heightened threat from terrorism and kidnapping (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Exercise increased caution in Algeria due to terrorism and kidnapping. Do not travel to: Areas near the eastern and southern borders due to terrorism and kidnapping. Areas in the Sahara Desert due to terrorism and kidnapping. Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Algerien: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/algeriensicherheit/219044
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Algeria. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Algeria changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Algeria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Algeria changed from 3.1 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Algeria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Algeria changed from 2.9 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Algeria to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Algeria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Algeria changed from 2.8 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Algeria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Algeria changed from 2.7 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Algeria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Algeria changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 3.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 2.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 2.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Algeria with a rating of 3.0.
Algeria with its capital Algiers is a country in Africa (Northern Africa), slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas (2,381,740 km²). The country is located Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia. The climate can be described as arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer. The landscape is mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain. With a population of about 33.74 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Algiers |
| Population | about 33.74 million |
| Size | 2.381.740 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas |
| Common languages | Arabic |
| Currency | Dinar (short: DZD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +213 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .dz |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | DZ |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | DZA |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 12 |
These are problems Algeria is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Algeria. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Algeria.
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Algeria is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 9 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Algeria.
Visiting the country Algeria is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 9 individual sources for Algeria.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Algeria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Algeria.
Algeria has a size of 2,381,740 km² or 919,595 mi² which is slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Libya (5.0)
Mali (4.6)
Niger (4.3)
Mauritania (3.8)
Morocco (3.0)
Tunisia (3.0)
Western Sahara (0.0)